DOGE vs Deep State - Trump’s Efficiency Crusade Left’s Hypocrisy

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   Willowarborposted 27 hours ago

   And who really needs this, right?  More of what you voted for...
   
   DOGE cuts $900 million from agency that tracks American students’ academic progress
   
   A federal research agency that tracks the progress of America’s students is being hit with almost $900 million in cuts after Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency found no need for much of its work.
   
   Some of the biggest contracts were for long-term studies that track students’ learning from kindergarten through high school, a study evaluating strategies for teaching elementary school reading, and research on the effectiveness of supports for youth with disabilities, according to list of cuts obtained by The Associated Press.
   
   OH WELL. 
   
   https://apnews.com/article/ies-musk-dog … 465999b011

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   Willowarborposted 27 hours ago

   Thank goodness the bloat has been cut here also....
   
   "Clinical trials have been delayed, contracts canceled and support staff fired. With deeper cuts coming, some are warning of potential harms to veterans."
   
   At the Veterans Affairs hospital in Pittsburgh, researchers spent months preparing for a clinical trial of a new drug to treat advanced cancers of the mouth, throat and voice box.
   
   They were ready last month to start enrolling patients — veterans whose cancer had spread to other tissue and who had run out of treatment options.
   
   Then a problem arose.
   
   The hospital was unable to renew the job of a key staff member involved in running the study, a typically routine process thwarted by a hiring freeze imposed under the government-cutting project led by President Trump and Elon Musk. Suddenly, the clinical trial was on hold.
   
   “They were ready to enroll,” said Alanna Caffas, the chief executive of the Veterans Health Foundation, which administers the trials. “They had the lab kits on site. They had the drug to dispense. But they couldn’t get the clinical research coordinator renewed.”
   
   OH WELL... These people need to realize that folks voted for these cuts... Maybe they'll find help elsewhere.   Or maybe not, a lot of people don't really care, they're more impressed by the big numbers musk is posting.
   
   https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/09/us/p … -cuts.html

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      Sharlee01posted 24 hours agoin reply to this

      Here is the most important reason I don't reply to this type of post, I am not ignoring them--- I visibly see you don't understand that these cuts would be pending, and decided in the end by congress...
      
      The cuts you're referring to, particularly those related to clinical trials, contracts, and support staff in the context of veterans' programs, are not necessarily a done deal just yet. Such cuts would typically have to go through a formal process before they are finalized.
      
      If these cuts are part of the federal budget or specific policy proposals, they would likely need to be approved by Congress. The president might propose these cuts, but it’s Congress that ultimately decides whether to pass them through the appropriations process. Once Congress approves any cuts or changes, they would be implemented by the relevant government agencies.
      
      So, while the cuts may have been proposed, they still require approval from Congress. There will be many back and forth, and the cuts may never come to fruition.  IT's fine to point out proposals, but your context appears to share these cuts are a done deal. You could ask what others think of a given proposal to cut a program.
      
      Proposing a savings cut is just that-- a recommendation in most cases, Congress has the last word.

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         Willowarborposted 22 hours agoin reply to this

         I really think you're misunderstanding that cuts have already been made, programs canceled and funding eliminated.  Agency heads can manage contracting functions within their agencies, including contract terminations.

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            Sharlee01posted 20 hours agoin reply to this

            I shared this in a comment to Cred --- "However, if a program was created by the agency head, the situation changes. While the head of a government agency has the authority to cut or alter a program or study funded by the agency’s budget without Congressional approval, there are key limitations. When discussing program cuts, staffing changes, or halting studies, the process is complex. Ultimately, if Congress has allocated funds for a program, they are the only ones with the power to eliminate it. If the study is funded through the agency's budget, the agency head has the authority to cut it, Sharlee

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   Willowarborposted 6 hours ago

   This is why people are out protesting..
   
   DOGE job cuts bring pain to Trump heartland..
   
   Jennifer Piggott, a former Trump supporter, regrets her choice after being fired from her job at the Treasury Department’s Bureau of Fiscal Service. Following significant cuts led by the Trump administration and Elon Musk's cost-cutting efforts, hundreds of federal workers, including veterans, are facing economic hardships in Parkersburg, West Virginia.
   
   Jennifer Piggott proudly hung a red-and-blue Trump campaign flag outside her one-story home during the November election race. Now, after she was abruptly fired from her civil service job, her days of supporting the president are over.
   
   The renunciation of allegiance to Trump by Piggott, a church-going conservative and three-time Trump voter, comes as political analysts are parsing early signs of a possible backlash in Republican strongholds where the government-slashing efforts of the president and his cost-cutting czar Elon Musk are beginning to be felt...
   
   Turns out that people don't take too kindly to the world's richest man deciding their financial fate.. it's always great until it hits home, right? They thought only the people they dislike would suffer...
   
   https://m.economictimes.com/news/intern … 796957.cms

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      Miebakagh57posted 2 hours agoin reply to this

      Omg, Republican voters suffering under President Trump?

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         Willowarborposted 2 hours agoin reply to this

         Oh yes the heart of maga will feel the most pain.  Their states have poor job prospects, poor economies, they are  at the bottom of the educational ladder and they use the great majority of public welfare. This bunch knows they're easy targets.

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