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0 pointsdpkonofa1y ago0 comments

You say this as if Trump will also not be in control of both sides of Congress. All it takes to make this a department of the government is a vote in Congress.

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sundaeofshock1y ago

And most of the members of congress (all of the house, 1/3 of the senate)will be up for election in 2 years. Let’s see if they are up for cutting social security and medicare when they have to face the voters just two years later.

red-iron-pine1y ago

two years is long enough to make deep cuts.

there will be no big collapse, no big catastrophe. there won't be a 1991 Berlin Wall event.

things will just get shittier and more expensive, and people will go out less, buy less, travel less, have fewer kids, etc.

sundaeofshock1y ago

Let’s break this down. Payments on the debt (10% of budget) are already off the table. SS, Health Insurance (Medicare, Medicaid, ACA, etc) and defense represent about 58% of the budget. If we eliminate everything else, we are going after things like welfare, the VA, and veterans benefits, as well as subsidies to a variety of businesses. Bottom line, even if there wasn’t an economic impact, there will be some very pissed-off powerful constituents.

At the end of the day, this whole process shows that Musk and Ramaswamy are clowns.

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sundaeofshock1y ago

red-iron-pine1y ago

two years is long enough to make deep cuts.

there will be no big collapse, no big catastrophe. there won't be a 1991 Berlin Wall event.

things will just get shittier and more expensive, and people will go out less, buy less, travel less, have fewer kids, etc.

sundaeofshock1y ago

At the end of the day, this whole process shows that Musk and Ramaswamy are clowns.

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