Sooner or later, Trump will step on red toes.
Of course he will. And depending on the program, will adjust accordingly.
No program to people will be affected. ss, Medicare, Medicaid, meals on wheels, etc. Programs like WHO, $50milliom for Gaza condos or condoms, are affected.
Pretty sure we both know that programs like school lunch will survive any freeze. However, we have to stop governing by the squeaky wheel gets the most grease principle. At some point the government is going to have to justify each penny that goes out the door and refuse to spend pennies that aren't being spent in the best interest of the U.S..
Do you honestly think he would cut off funding for school lunches? I highly doubt it.
Zero based budgeting is what our government needs.
Good luck with that. Congress is too lazy and enjoys kicking the can to unelected bureuacrats way to much to start from zero every yr. Just send a little more to each agency every yr, tell them to spend it all and they are golden.
Honestly? I'm done trying to predict what he'll do. I think that's part of his allure to a huge part of the country.
This is what frustrates normal Americans. Everyone knows spending is out of control but when someone goes after pork, the opposition acts like the proposal is cutting the bone. It is the same with SS. Someone proposes raising the retirement age and the opposition starts screaming they are pushing granny over the cliff.
Think it had the intended effect. Opened my eyes to some outrageous funding that has been taking place. Apparently the judges ruling prevented OMB from discussing with agency heads questioned funding.
The OMB memo was rescinded, but the EO is still in place.
Nobody knows what's going on at this point. Nobody. Who's in charge?
The point of the Federal Government is to make that a difficult question to answer.
Same thing we asked for 4 years , and got nothing.
Maybe they will freeze 90% of entitlement funding - both domestic and international for a few weeks and flip the entire applecart. We need to cut spending $1.25 trillion minimum, Folks are going to push back from all facets and walks of life. The media will eat up the push back, but cuts need to be done and be done fast. If it ruffles some feathers (from red states or blue states) , so be it.
We will all have to sacrifice some to get this Country back on its feet. These Dems might as well accept it.
Having to justify earmark pork for their districts will render that method DOA.
Nope. It would not stop the school lunch program.
I think the purpose is to elminate all nthe stupid stuff and waste. I would be surprised if any program that that has common se3nse value to Americans will be hurt to bad. Most of this money is wasted. The idea of free lunch is really not good. People should be working and paying their own way or at least that should be your goal in life. Because it is not free they take money from working people to pay for these lunches. As a country people need to think about how they arte going to feed their off spring before they have them
I agree that's how it should work but the simple fact is our fed gov has literally been encouraging anti social behavior for decades by promising teens and those in their early 20s free food, lodging and spending money for having children they can't afford and then giving them raises for adding to the brood. My bipolar daughter tried to leave my house at 17 by going to social services and asking for assistance. They told her they couldn't help her unless she had a child and they'd set her up. I'm currently raising a granddaughter...
One of the main targets was DEI grants to schools for liberal agenda curriculum. Grants of taxpayer money to schools to promote any ideological agenda, liberal or conservative, is just wrong and needs to go.
Great point. I'm old enough to remember the left fighting tooth and nail to get Christianity out of the classroom because the state was overstepping their bounds but are now okay with other religions and agendas being in the classroom.
And it’s another that would not be touched by the EO. Thank you for your dishonesty in bringing it up
He didn't bring it up. It was a stupid post talking about school lunches that he was responding to. You fit right in with the Trump cult that lives on here.
Man, FO with that. My local Board of Ed. had legitimate concerns, and still do for the next budget cycle. Dishonesty my ass.
He did bring it up but I do not think it was dishonest. I do think he cares about those who might need the food. The part that is frustrating is people assume the worst and start picking things apart and trying to find fault before it is even warranted. That is true for both sides for sure. The left has a strong desire to make everything Trump does seem evil and self serving.
I don't agree with a lot you said here, but I do agree that so many things can be improved. But how do we go about changing things is the question. "Spend our time and resources building up people's skills and knowledge so they can earn their way". That is so idealistic and I don't see any concrete suggestion. It would be great if 90% of the people receiving free lunch would only need that benefit temporarily, but you are living in a dream world if you think that can be accomplished.
Blaming the mid-air collision last night on DEI was particularly enjoyable this morning.
