FLBear5630 said:
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boognish_bear said:
The money tree must be flourishing
Oh look another promise from Trump that Americans will get money.... what is this the 4th time he has said this or just the third?
There were DOGE cut rebates coming.......
Then there were tariff checks coming.......
And I think I am forgetting one.....
And none of them have happened.
Anyone that believes DOGE was about saving money is a fool.
It had the potential to do that. Congress just needed to act to help make the cuts permanent. But that is typical of government projects done by both parties. Lots of potential to be good but often a waste as the parties argue over it for voter points instead of making true change.
Permanent, they had no idea what they were cutting. We ended up going back and rehiring (at higher rates) and re-establishing programs they killed. Except the regulatory on AVs and the FAA (space), those we have not put back. USAID was the "devil". Hell, some of it went to fight Ebola. Trump had to re-allocate 1.4B back and to re-establish programs that were in place. Sorry, keeping Ebola in check seems pretty good investment, better than the crap they are spending it on. Better than more missiles for an Iran War with no point. DOGE was about freeing up Musk's companies to do what they wanted, that is all. You know Musk, the guy who one year later became the first trillionaire?
DOGE cuts to USAID have worsened the Congo's Ebola outbreak that has killed 500, experts warn | Fortune
They had no idea what they were cutting, the went by the description in the funding summary sheet.
So yeah like I said potential.
But ebola is not our concern. The countries where it happens it is their concern and job to fight it. Not my taxpayer money. Same for ANY US money going to other countries. Cut it all off.
That is a very short sighted position, especially with infectious disease. There problem will become our problem and the earlier we deal with it the less expensive. Not to mention the humanitarian side to the coin. Why should we help? Because we can. At least that would be the Christian view. Much better use of the money to redo the reflecting pool, or a ballroom bigger than .the White House or build a monument to Donald (being sardonic, I know the circa Berlin 1937 monument is a shrine to freedom...)
As usual you can't see past Trump.
WE have plenty of people here in the USA that need help. Spend that money on them. Veterans. Better Mental health..... ok lets be honest.... any sort of mental health because that is a joke in this country.
We should spend nothing on a disease that has killed 16,000 since 1976.
16,000.
And for that we spending millions every year on??? LOL. That is a joke. But I shouldn't expect more from someone who is ok with the government forcing things on people.
Our USAID on infectious disease is nothing. Diseases don't mutate right, so why do we need vaccines! You guys. Bet you think AI is great too... It can't hurt anything, just pull the plug.
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Like seriously? What have I said about vaccines? Oh that's right nothing.
I was talking about sending money to countries that have Ebola. We shouldn't spend money to cure their problem.
Sorry but the excuse of "it's a small amount" is how we get to a huge deficit and debt. A few million here, a few there and it adds up. Then it turns into a few 100 million. Then a few billion and suddenly we are spending billions more than we bring in. With large chunks going to other countries instead of our problems.
And you clearly don't pay any attention to other posters to follow their posting trends to know where I stand on AI.
As usual anyone who disagrees with you must be on the other side and "extreme" on all their views.
