2024 Presidential Election

[ShadeRaven]

Senior Republican aide on DOGE

“Two people who know nothing about how the government works pretending they can cut a trillion dollars, both with decent pulpits to preach from, and the ear of an unpredictable president? Disaster. The only good thing is that at some point they’ll overpromise and get bounced by Trump. But until then … disaster.”

[blah3]

And there you have a good example of swamp thinking.
His lament that they don’t know how govt works is just s deep seated belief that govt can solve problems. The reality is govt is inefficient and outsiders are the perfect people to come in and question why this and that are necessary and what are we getting for a dollar spent?

[ShadeRaven]

Economists and labour leaders fear Elon Musk's plan to cut the workforce could crimp the number of good available jobs at a time of declining private-sector employment, compounding already-stiff competition for white-collar jobs.


https://www.ft.com/content/3bb39633-...8-3cd4c5d6bfe0

I too had the thought that cutting Millions of jobs instantly was probably gonna be a tough hit to the economy and peoples families but oh well. FAFO

[blah3]

Thinking that hiring people in govt to just work so they can have work is just bad economic policy.

[ShadeRaven]

Thinking that hiring people in govt to just work so they can have work is just bad economic policy.

Yes every government job is exactly that, youre so smart.

[blah3]

Lookie at shame mischaracterizing again

[Willbacker]

Economists and labour leaders fear Elon Musk's plan to cut the workforce could crimp the number of good available jobs at a time of declining private-sector employment, compounding already-stiff competition for white-collar jobs.


https://www.ft.com/content/3bb39633-...8-3cd4c5d6bfe0

I too had the thought that cutting Millions of jobs instantly was probably gonna be a tough hit to the economy and peoples families but oh well. FAFO

Getting rid of visas especially non stop extensions of them would help.