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0 pointsmiltonlost1y ago0 comments

> One of my laments is that there is no automatic equivalent force in the government. Agencies grow and grow, projects grow and grow, all totally decoupled from whether they are achieving any progress whatsoever towards the agency's mission.

There was. It's the GAO and the inspectors general of the agencies, both of which have been gutted by this administration.

> I'm not defending the specific actions of this administration (for which I simply don't know enough), but it is refreshing to see the government rummaging through its mess and cutting stuff that is irrational, corrupt, and not serving the mission.

LMAO, you're not defending the specific actions, but you know enough about the actions to know that they are "cutting stuff that is irrational". This is a defense of DOGE but with the "no, i'm NOT defending Musk" veneer that doesn't pass muster. You're giving this administration the benefit of the doubt and a large amount of good faith that they have not earned.

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CityOfThrowaway1y ago

I was talking generally, not this specific set of cuts. From what I know (and what is generally accepted), there is an abundance of waste in government spending. I don't know anything about this specific Accenture contract, so can't say much about it. But I have enough close contact with government to know with absolute certainty that some amount of cleanup is long past due.

mattfca1y ago

you cant call out a bias when you are doing the exact same thing.

albedoa1y ago

You absolutely can. What on earth are you talking about.

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