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I’d be ok with looking to streamline NOAA, double check budgets etc, but just disbanding it no.

01HNNWZ0MV43FF 2y ago
I need to trim my fingernails but I am not going to let a crazed axe murderer in my house to do so
imajoke 2y ago
Nothing about NOAA makes a dent in the federal deficit. You're thinking of entitlements (which are appropriated by Congress, a co-equal branch of government that makes laws (lest you forgot)), and defense spending.
- user3939382 2y ago
  I’m aware of the size of NOAA, it’s still tax dollars. If they were spending $10k that could be $8k it’s still tax dollars. That would apply to any federal agency.
jonstewart 2y ago
Thank you for your service, President 3939382! It’s an honor to serve in your benevolent administration.
- user3939382 2y ago
  Your country thanks you.
lotsofpulp 2y ago
You can double the NOAA budget and still not make any difference. https://fiscaldata.treasury.gov/americas-finance-guide/federal-spending/ https://fiscaldata.treasury.gov/americas-finance-guide/feder...
- willis936 2y ago
  Or you could halve it and cost society tens of billions in second order effects.
WorkerBee28474 2y ago
It's will never be disbanded. The nation will always need an in-house weather service for the military advantage that provides.
- dylan604 2y ago
  Never is a strong word to toss around with the current administration. There's been a big push to make NOAA go away so that private companies like AccuWeather be the one everyone turns to for their data. AccuWeather has been pushing for this for a long time--even before Trump's first term. We'll see how big their donations are perceived by how gutted NOAA becomes. As for military, the Air Force has it's own weather teams as well. I'd assume others do as well. NOAA is ripe for President Musk's axe if Uncle Trump says so
  - AstroJetson 2y ago
    Yep, AccuWeather would love to get all of the NWS / NOAA assets and charge everyone to get a forecast. Thank goodness that the UK and Canadian weather services have great forecasting capabilities, the public can turn to them for our weather needs.
- imglorp 2y ago
  It's also a critical part of the national air transport system -- nothing flies without a METAR -- not to mention maritime, agriculture, commerce, etc. Some things are just reliable, public infrastructure like roads or electricity that society finances one way or another. Anyone aiming to damage public infrastructure is trying to end the country.
- yongjik 2y ago
  I don't think this administration even cares about America's military advantage. If they did, they wouldn't have started the term by casually insulting the sovereignty of two NATO allies.
  - mullingitover 2y ago
    This administration is a large group of people stripping the copper wire from our walls and stealing our catalytic converters, and they are able to do this because they won by appealing to all our worst impulses. Democracy is the idea that the voters know what they want, and they deserve to get it good and hard - H. L. Mencken

I need to trim my fingernails but I am not going to let a crazed axe murderer in my house to do so

Nothing about NOAA makes a dent in the federal deficit. You're thinking of entitlements (which are appropriated by Congress, a co-equal branch of government that makes laws (lest you forgot)), and defense spending.

user3939382 2y ago
I’m aware of the size of NOAA, it’s still tax dollars. If they were spending $10k that could be $8k it’s still tax dollars. That would apply to any federal agency.

jonstewart 2y ago

Thank you for your service, President 3939382! It’s an honor to serve in your benevolent administration.

user3939382 2y ago
Your country thanks you.

lotsofpulp 2y ago

You can double the NOAA budget and still not make any difference. https://fiscaldata.treasury.gov/americas-finance-guide/federal-spending/ https://fiscaldata.treasury.gov/americas-finance-guide/feder...

willis936 2y ago
Or you could halve it and cost society tens of billions in second order effects.

WorkerBee28474 2y ago

It's will never be disbanded. The nation will always need an in-house weather service for the military advantage that provides.

dylan604 2y ago
Never is a strong word to toss around with the current administration. There's been a big push to make NOAA go away so that private companies like AccuWeather be the one everyone turns to for their data. AccuWeather has been pushing for this for a long time--even before Trump's first term. We'll see how big their donations are perceived by how gutted NOAA becomes. As for military, the Air Force has it's own weather teams as well. I'd assume others do as well. NOAA is ripe for President Musk's axe if Uncle Trump says so
- AstroJetson 2y ago
  Yep, AccuWeather would love to get all of the NWS / NOAA assets and charge everyone to get a forecast. Thank goodness that the UK and Canadian weather services have great forecasting capabilities, the public can turn to them for our weather needs.
imglorp 2y ago
It's also a critical part of the national air transport system -- nothing flies without a METAR -- not to mention maritime, agriculture, commerce, etc. Some things are just reliable, public infrastructure like roads or electricity that society finances one way or another. Anyone aiming to damage public infrastructure is trying to end the country.
yongjik 2y ago
I don't think this administration even cares about America's military advantage. If they did, they wouldn't have started the term by casually insulting the sovereignty of two NATO allies.
- mullingitover 2y ago
  This administration is a large group of people stripping the copper wire from our walls and stealing our catalytic converters, and they are able to do this because they won by appealing to all our worst impulses. Democracy is the idea that the voters know what they want, and they deserve to get it good and hard - H. L. Mencken