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    jon-nyc
    wrote on 14 Nov 2024, 13:28 last edited by jon-nyc
    #179

    You wonder about Vivek’s incentives. Is he better off proposing some cuts that have a chance of passing? Or does he double down on his cutting of 75% of the federal workforce, write a DOA report, but position himself as the serious spending cut guy for 2028?

    I know where I’d place my bet.

    "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
    -Cormac McCarthy

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    • M Mik
      14 Nov 2024, 03:29

      Steve Miller made a pretty astute and funny comment.

      I find it amusing that there are two people in charge of the Department of Government Efficiency.

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      Wim
      wrote on 14 Nov 2024, 13:39 last edited by
      #180

      @Mik My first thougt as well.

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        Mik
        wrote on 14 Nov 2024, 13:56 last edited by
        #181

        “Despite Musk and Ramaswamy’s best efforts, history is not on their side,” wrote analysts for Beacon Policy Advisors in a research note on Wednesday.

        That right there is reason enough to change.

        “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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        • J jon-nyc
          14 Nov 2024, 13:28

          You wonder about Vivek’s incentives. Is he better off proposing some cuts that have a chance of passing? Or does he double down on his cutting of 75% of the federal workforce, write a DOA report, but position himself as the serious spending cut guy for 2028?

          I know where I’d place my bet.

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          Jolly
          wrote on 14 Nov 2024, 14:11 last edited by
          #182

          @jon-nyc said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:

          You wonder about Vivek’s incentives. Is he better off proposing some cuts that have a chance of passing? Or does he double down on his cutting of 75% of the federal workforce, write a DOA report, but position himself as the serious spending cut guy for 2028?

          I know where I’d place my bet.

          Neither.

          I think you're going to see a few things:

          1. 20%- 25% reduction in Federal employees.
          2. A mandate that agencies do not go outside of Congressional law, piggybacking rules that Congress did not intend.
          3. A higher emphasis on technology.
          4. A big cut in Federal aid to states, along with the cessation of unfunded mandates. Think Dept of Ed, for one.
          5. Some tax policy changes.

          “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

          Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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            jon-nyc
            wrote on 14 Nov 2024, 14:27 last edited by
            #183

            We can revisit this post in 2 years. Most of that takes legislation.

            "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
            -Cormac McCarthy

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              Jolly
              wrote on 14 Nov 2024, 15:16 last edited by
              #184

              I think that DOGE has to hit the ground running, because most of what gets enacted will be in the first twelve months.

              “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

              Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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              • L LuFins Dad
                14 Nov 2024, 12:37

                @Mik said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:

                Steve Miller made a pretty astute and funny comment.

                I find it amusing that there are two people in charge of the Department of Government Efficiency.

                And what’s their combined salary?

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                Horace
                wrote on 14 Nov 2024, 15:26 last edited by
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                @LuFins-Dad said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:

                @Mik said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:

                Steve Miller made a pretty astute and funny comment.

                I find it amusing that there are two people in charge of the Department of Government Efficiency.

                And what’s their combined salary?

                I guess something can be astute, funny, and also completely meaningless

                Education is extremely important.

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                • J jon-nyc
                  14 Nov 2024, 13:28

                  You wonder about Vivek’s incentives. Is he better off proposing some cuts that have a chance of passing? Or does he double down on his cutting of 75% of the federal workforce, write a DOA report, but position himself as the serious spending cut guy for 2028?

                  I know where I’d place my bet.

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                  Horace
                  wrote on 14 Nov 2024, 16:18 last edited by
                  #186

                  @jon-nyc said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:

                  You wonder about Vivek’s incentives. Is he better off proposing some cuts that have a chance of passing? Or does he double down on his cutting of 75% of the federal workforce, write a DOA report, but position himself as the serious spending cut guy for 2028?

                  I know where I’d place my bet.

                  If the electorate is in the mood to re-elect Maga in 2028, I see no point in spending his political capital losing to Vance in a primary. He'd be well positioned for a 2036 run at best.

                  Education is extremely important.

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                  • G George K
                    13 Nov 2024, 15:42

                    Whoa...TuCa as PressSec.

                    Exploding heads in 3...2...1...

                    image.jpeg

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                    George K
                    wrote on 14 Nov 2024, 20:14 last edited by
                    #187

                    @George-K said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:

                    Whoa...TuCa as PressSec.

                    Exploding heads in 3...2...1...

                    image.jpeg

                    Screenshot 2024-11-14 at 2.13.56 PM.png

                    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                      Renauda
                      wrote on 14 Nov 2024, 21:33 last edited by
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                      At least he wasn’t appointed Special Envoy on Ukraine.

                      Elbows up!

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                        George K
                        wrote on 14 Nov 2024, 22:38 last edited by
                        #189

                        RFK for HHS.

                        That should be...interesting.

                        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                          xenon
                          wrote on 14 Nov 2024, 22:52 last edited by
                          #190

                          Man - this administration is gonna be a show. Literally. I’m definitely tuning in to more press briefings now.

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                            Copper
                            wrote on 14 Nov 2024, 23:00 last edited by
                            #191

                            Tuco would be more effective than Tuca, but Tuca is OK.

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                              xenon
                              wrote on 14 Nov 2024, 23:12 last edited by
                              #192

                              Trump’s a performance artist. Seems like he’s picking other performance artists for his cabinet now - literal ones like editorial news hosts and guys that wear half a tub of hair gel like Gaetz.

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                              • X xenon
                                14 Nov 2024, 23:12

                                Trump’s a performance artist. Seems like he’s picking other performance artists for his cabinet now - literal ones like editorial news hosts and guys that wear half a tub of hair gel like Gaetz.

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                                Doctor Phibes
                                wrote on 15 Nov 2024, 00:44 last edited by
                                #193

                                @xenon said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:

                                Trump’s a performance artist. Seems like he’s picking other performance artists for his cabinet now - literal ones like editorial news hosts and guys that wear half a tub of hair gel like Gaetz.

                                That’s not hair gel

                                I was only joking

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                                • D Doctor Phibes
                                  15 Nov 2024, 00:44

                                  @xenon said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:

                                  Trump’s a performance artist. Seems like he’s picking other performance artists for his cabinet now - literal ones like editorial news hosts and guys that wear half a tub of hair gel like Gaetz.

                                  That’s not hair gel

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                                  Mik
                                  wrote on 15 Nov 2024, 00:51 last edited by
                                  #194

                                  @Doctor-Phibes

                                  Sheep dip?

                                  “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                  • D Doctor Phibes
                                    15 Nov 2024, 00:44

                                    @xenon said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:

                                    Trump’s a performance artist. Seems like he’s picking other performance artists for his cabinet now - literal ones like editorial news hosts and guys that wear half a tub of hair gel like Gaetz.

                                    That’s not hair gel

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                                    George K
                                    wrote on 15 Nov 2024, 00:53 last edited by
                                    #195

                                    @Doctor-Phibes said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:

                                    That’s not hair gel

                                    It came from California.

                                    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                      George K
                                      wrote on 15 Nov 2024, 01:35 last edited by
                                      #196

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                                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                        Jolly
                                        wrote on 15 Nov 2024, 01:49 last edited by
                                        #197

                                        Trump just announced in a speech...

                                        Doug Burgum - Interior.

                                        “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                                        Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                                        • J Jolly
                                          15 Nov 2024, 01:49

                                          Trump just announced in a speech...

                                          Doug Burgum - Interior.

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                                          George K
                                          wrote on 15 Nov 2024, 02:07 last edited by
                                          #198

                                          @Jolly said in President-Elect Trump's cabinet:

                                          Doug Burgum - Interior.

                                          Drill, baby, drill.

                                          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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