Oh heavens. Cutting things; reducing government agencies means less power…not more. It’s not a fear tactic. It’s going in and doing what every president promises they’re going to do, but they never have because THEY have enjoyed the power (both sides of the aisle). Trump doesn’t need more power. The abruptness is difficult, I’ll admit, because even as a janitor- that’s someone’s job.
Oh heavens. Cutting things; reducing government agencies means less power…not more. It’s not a fear tactic. It’s going in and doing what every president promises they’re going to do, but they never have because THEY have enjoyed the power (both sides of the aisle). Trump doesn’t need more power. The abruptness is difficult, I’ll admit, because even as a janitor- that’s someone’s job.
I think you’re right that cutting funding could theoretically mean less government power. However, attempting to use unchecked executive power to do so flies directly in the face of that theory. Also, Trump ultimately will pass significant tax cuts for the wealthy, so any “savings” from cut government programs will flow to the wealthy and oligarchs - who will continue to prop up the executive’s power.
Yes — the means matters as much as the ends. Power is sort of like energy. It cannot be created or destroyed, it can only be transferred or displaced. Trump isn’t relinquishing power, he’s concentrating it in his own hands.
How do I know Trump will give tax cuts to the wealthy? It’s very much been a pillar of his campaign. And the men who benefit and send funds his way were sitting front row at his inauguration. It’s all pretty public knowledge.
Doesn’t Congress control the purse? This funding was allocated by Congress, and it’s now suddenly pulled while researchers have moved and families have started participating in these projects. This will cause people to lose jobs and patients to not get treatments. That causes fear in my book. A different way to go about this would’ve been to work through Congress and plan out budgets for next year, so people can prepare and everyone gets a say. A President was never intended to have the power to come in and re-allocate or cut $ to stuff Congress already appropriated. It’s a total loss of the checks and balances of our system. This should not be overlooked even if you voted to put that person into office. If Trump ignores the courts who rule against what he’s doing will you support that? Also “difficult” feels like a minimization of the situation. To some this is life threatening. It will cost lives and livelihoods.
Oh heavens. Cutting things; reducing government agencies means less power…not more. It’s not a fear tactic. It’s going in and doing what every president promises they’re going to do, but they never have because THEY have enjoyed the power (both sides of the aisle). Trump doesn’t need more power. The abruptness is difficult, I’ll admit, because even as a janitor- that’s someone’s job.
I think you’re right that cutting funding could theoretically mean less government power. However, attempting to use unchecked executive power to do so flies directly in the face of that theory. Also, Trump ultimately will pass significant tax cuts for the wealthy, so any “savings” from cut government programs will flow to the wealthy and oligarchs - who will continue to prop up the executive’s power.
Yes — the means matters as much as the ends. Power is sort of like energy. It cannot be created or destroyed, it can only be transferred or displaced. Trump isn’t relinquishing power, he’s concentrating it in his own hands.
How do you know this?
How do I know Trump will give tax cuts to the wealthy? It’s very much been a pillar of his campaign. And the men who benefit and send funds his way were sitting front row at his inauguration. It’s all pretty public knowledge.
Cutting funding by percentages is the least intelligent way to reduce spending/waste/fraud, etc.
And by least intelligent, I mean stupid.
Doesn’t Congress control the purse? This funding was allocated by Congress, and it’s now suddenly pulled while researchers have moved and families have started participating in these projects. This will cause people to lose jobs and patients to not get treatments. That causes fear in my book. A different way to go about this would’ve been to work through Congress and plan out budgets for next year, so people can prepare and everyone gets a say. A President was never intended to have the power to come in and re-allocate or cut $ to stuff Congress already appropriated. It’s a total loss of the checks and balances of our system. This should not be overlooked even if you voted to put that person into office. If Trump ignores the courts who rule against what he’s doing will you support that? Also “difficult” feels like a minimization of the situation. To some this is life threatening. It will cost lives and livelihoods.
Margaux, Thank you for pointing out language.
“The abruptness is difficult”
“Even as a janitor”
He's using a baseball bat when he could have used a scalpel. Why? To break things. To sow chaos. To exert power.
And as someone replied below, Congress holds the power to allocate funds. A president cannot just decide to unilaterally cut already allocated monies.