I guess we'll see.

[Contumacious]

The idea of Musk and Ramaswami being handed the ability to make drastic changes in how our country works. terrifies me. They are both well accomplished, but not in the disparate areas they will be modifying. However, I just read that one of their first goals will be the elimination of Daylight-Saving Time. That's not a bad idea. It serves no purpose that I know of and is a drastic inconvenience in so many ways. I can support that particular goal. I'm still not comfortable with them being given such a broad mandate, but I expected much more disruption from their first ideas. I guess we will see what happens.

Can you identify that Constitutional Proviso which authorized Congress to create a Swamp, ie, a Deep State , ie an Administrative State? So why would the Musk-Ramaswamy Spring Cleaning "terrify you" ?

 

[Meathead]

The idea of Musk and Ramaswami being handed the ability to make drastic changes in how our country works. terrifies me. They are both well accomplished, but not in the disparate areas they will be modifying. However, I just read that one of their first goals will be the elimination of Daylight-Saving Time. That's not a bad idea. It serves no purpose that I know of and is a drastic inconvenience in so many ways. I can support that particular goal. I'm still not comfortable with them being given such a broad mandate, but I expected much more disruption from their first ideas. I guess we will see what happens.

Que sera sera.

 

[BULLDOG]

I don't understand why that "terrifies" you, Elon Musk is a historic visionary and the most successful Entrepeneur of modern times, so I don't see anyone better to advise the executive branch on the most effective ways of downsizing the federal government to fit our means. This is not optional, if we don't take drastic action this country will experience a default and all the horrible consequences that follow, incrementalist just will not work.

Will he succeed? that remains to be seen, he'll have a lot of resistance from entrenched interests fighting to keep the gravy train running but the fact that he's willing to put his intellect and ability to work tackling this enormous problem should be applauded by every citizen that cares about avoiding fiscal catastrophe and preserving individual liberty.

Musk is brilliant, but he doesn't have the qualifications to remake our entire government.

 

[NetJedi]

Musk is brilliant, but he doesn't have the qualifications to remake our entire government.

His task here isn't to "remake our entire government", his task is to advise the President on ways to cut federal government waste, fraud and abuse and to make the executive branch departments more efficient, he's an advisor and doesn't have any authority to implement changes unilaterally.

Why would anyone be "terrified" of that, unless of course you're one of the federal waste, fraud or abusers.

 

[BULLDOG]

That’s because you want the status quo, spend spend spend. Who cares about a 36 trillion dollar national debt?

Again, you are confusing me with that straw man you built in your imagination.

 

[BULLDOG]

Daylight savings ? That would be more then any Democrat did for America and Americans in decades.

It seems to have been unchanged and in effect under both parties for several decades.

 

[BULLDOG]

They can't implement anything.

No, but all they have to do is convince trump, and his cult members in the house and senate will approve anything. His handpicked and paid for SC has already made him above the law, so they will approve anything.

 

[BULLDOG]

This pleases me

Seems you are more concerned with "sticking it to the Democrats" more than you are the actual outcome. Typical MAGA/cult member.

 

[BULLDOG]

This is what the voters want. Sit back and whine as you eat Cheetos

It's what less than half of the voters voted for. Considering all the articles about buyer's remorse, even less than that.

 

[BULLDOG]

They are not making 'drastic changes' , they will be addressing the 'drastic changes' the last administration instituted

~S~

As I said, we'll see.

 

[Independent thinker]

Again, you are confusing me with that straw man you built in your imagination.

When it comes to imagination, no one holds a candle to you.

 

[BULLDOG]

Can you identify that Constitutional Proviso which authorized Congress to create a Swamp, ie, a Deep State , ie an Administrative State? So why would the Musk-Ramaswamy Spring Cleaning "terrify you" ?

The Constitution is a rulebook for the way our laws are administered, and the SC is assigned the task of staying within the law. If you can't see how that allows for certain changes to occur over time, you aren't very smart.

 

[BULLDOG]

His task here isn't to "remake our entire government", his task is to advise the President on ways to cut federal government waste, fraud and abuse and to make the executive branch departments more efficient, he's an advisor and doesn't have any authority to implement changes unilaterally.

Why would anyone be "terrified" of that, unless of course you're one of the federal waste, fraud or abusers.

Elon Musk is advocating for the elimination of the IRS with no rational plan for funding our government. That's kinda like the fox being consulted on the administration of the hen house.

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

Elon Musk is advocating for the elimination of the IRS with no rational plan for funding our government. That's kinda like the fox being consulted on the administration of the hen house.

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How do you know "he has no rational plan"?

Has he told you this across the dinner table? When was this?








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[BULLDOG]

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How do you know "he has no rational plan"?

Has he told you this across the dinner table? When was this?








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At least you are consistent with your goofy remarks.

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

At least you are consistent with your goofy remarks.

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Translation -- "Stop picking on me!"








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[OKTexas]

The idea of Musk and Ramaswami being handed the ability to make drastic changes in how our country works. terrifies me. They are both well accomplished, but not in the disparate areas they will be modifying. However, I just read that one of their first goals will be the elimination of Daylight-Saving Time. That's not a bad idea. It serves no purpose that I know of and is a drastic inconvenience in so many ways. I can support that particular goal. I'm still not comfortable with them being given such a broad mandate, but I expected much more disruption from their first ideas. I guess we will see what happens.

Personally I'd prefer permeant daylight savings time. I hate it getting dark by 5 PM in the winter.

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[NetJedi]

Elon Musk is advocating for the elimination of the IRS with no rational plan for funding our government. That's kinda like the fox being consulted on the administration of the hen house.

So what? Musk and Ramaswamy have both promised and are legally obligated to be transparent to the public with any and all recommendations. The IRS is not a sacred cow, if Musk and Ramaswamy come up with a better way to handle federal revenue, let's see it and open it up for debate, EVERYTHING in the executive branch needs to be on the table.

I don't understand why people are so afraid of change especially since what we're doing now IS NOT WORKING. We're $35 Trillion+ in debt and the interest payments on that debt exceed annual defense spending if we keep on the current path that interest expense will consume the ENTIRE federal budget in the not too distant future, that is if the bond buyers don't wake up to reality sooner and eschew U.S. Treasuries, at which point.. say hello to my little friend, hyperinflation.

What Musk and Ramaswamy have been tasked to do is not optional, unless we actually want to see a sovereign default in the U.S. and the world plunged into an economic and social catastrophe.

Just curious, did you get this freaked out about the Simpson-Bowles commission during the Obama Administration? Because they were trying to tackle the same problems.

 

[NetJedi]

Personally I'd prefer permeant daylight savings time. I hate it getting dark by 5 PM in the winter.

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Daylight savings time is fascist.

 

[BackAgain]

The idea of Musk and Ramaswami being handed the ability to make drastic changes in how our country works. terrifies me. They are both well accomplished, but not in the disparate areas they will be modifying. However, I just read that one of their first goals will be the elimination of Daylight-Saving Time. That's not a bad idea. It serves no purpose that I know of and is a drastic inconvenience in so many ways. I can support that particular goal. I'm still not comfortable with them being given such a broad mandate, but I expected much more disruption from their first ideas. I guess we will see what happens.