Government Efficiency (1 Viewer)

[RobF]

I think this topic deserves its own thread, both to discuss generally the topic of government efficiency, and specifically the so-called 'Department of Government Efficiency' and the incoming Trump administration's aims to "dismantle Government Bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures and restructure Federal Agencies".

The announcements have been covered in the The Trump Cabinet and key post thread, but to recap, Trump has announced that Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will work together on a not-actually-an-official-government-Department of Government Efficiency, which is intended to work with the White House and Office of Management & Budget to "drive large scale structural reform, and create an entrepreneurial approach to Government never seen before," with the 'Department' to conclude its work "no later than July 4, 2026."

Musk has previously said that the federal budget could be reduced by "at least $2 trillion", and Ramaswarmy, during his presidential campaign, said he would fire more than 75% of the federal work force and disband agencies including the Department of Education and the FBI.

 

[TampaJoe]

You didn’t pay any attention to his fraud case in NY, did you? He doesn’t do “legitimate” at all, never has. Not in business, not in his personal life, and certainly not in politics.

I didn’t know we were talking about Trump specifically. His fraud case in NY? You mean the 3 misdemeanors turned into 34 felony counts? Hell even Andrew Cuomo said it was lawfare. Those the “fraud” counts? Or were you talking about the fraud counts that had no victims? I was in the real estate business working for a developer for 10 years. You do realize that lending institutions do not rely on the developers financial statements when making lending decisions. They other own due diligence. They do their own valuations. Anyone who has done any of these types of deals knows that. Anyone.

There were many reasons not to vote for Trump. The NY AG and the DA shouldn’t use the law to pursue their political enemies. Now they are all running scared afraid Trump will do to them exactly what they attempted to do to him. How ironic.

Me. I think all this lawfare BS needs to stop. Beat your political rivals the old fashioned way. At the ballot box.

For the record. I never liked Trump. I also don’t care for people who act like Trump. I’m speaking about the people who abuse the power of their office for purely political purposes.