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Right, if you assume competency and hard work from the administration involved. Seriously, many of the cuts reference returning power to the states, does that m
by tmpz22 1y ago
Right, if you assume competency and hard work from the administration involved. Seriously, many of the cuts reference returning power to the states, does that mean it will be returned in its entirety as block grants, or as non-corporate tax cuts? Based on past performance I doubt they'll accomplish either yet the money and programs and federal jobs will still be gone. Federal jobs many considered to be good jobs and even the biggest cynic would admit provided -some- public good (e.g. National Parks NSF, NHS, many others).
How many times is woke (and related words) mentioned? Is dragging culture war BS into the budgeting process really the way forward. In the limited descriptions that they gave, was dedicating so much headspace to nebulous buzzwords really a good use of tax payer money? Are we really machete'ing giant programs and saying its all because of woke?
Green New Scam was plastered everywhere, likely referencing Biden's infrastructure bill where ~80% of funds were earmarked for conservative districts (it was the only way to pass the bill!).
I'm not here to disparage the way you vote or your beliefs and certainly not what you think is best for the country, but taken within the context of Trumps ~5 years in political office, does this really look like a good thing?
- landl0rd 1y agoBlock grants are bad. I would prefer non-corporate tax cuts focusing on the middle class. This would also help us balance the federal budget. I like national parks. They are one of the few things I don't mind paying taxes for. Most of the federal budget does not go to national parks. I also live in a state that has really good state parks. Well-run, widely available, well-maintained. Hopefully we can have states help pick up the slack if there are challenges with the NPS. You can't lump NHS in with those. I do not like public health care. I did not put "woke" in there. I don't like the "wrapper" language. I do like some of the content. I do not think trump in office is a good thing. I just think harris is a bad thing. Since roosevelt we have been stuck on a leftward ratchet. Liberals take office and change things. Conservatives take power and fail to reverse them. Trump is not much of a conservative. I do think he can at least promote some reversal of the social parts. I don't care much about the social parts. But I do hope that sets a precedent for someone to reverse the practical economic parts.
- UncleMeat 1y agoTax cuts would let us balance the budget? What? You like national parks and see no problem with funding it with taxes. But then why is it bad when the rest of us like other things that the federal government does? Elsewhere you talk about federalism concerns but you completely ignore them here. Why is that?
- landl0rd 1y agoProperty clause: “ The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property belonging to the United States” In other words it’s not commerce/elastic clause bullshit. If you really care about the NPS and think it’s an overreach we could move management of parks back to states. I don’t strongly object to that.