Do you honestly think that if we had more tax money coming in the govt would put it to good use? It seems to me the more that comes in the more it goes out. I believe they collected the most taxes in history in 2024, which was better than the previous best in 2023. So how much did those record tax years bring down the debt…..how about we cut the waste first and then work on going after those who don’t pay taxes?
To the point about being a “surgeon” with these cuts. Do you think Microsoft, google, amazon, tesla, etc went through employee by employee before they made their cuts the last couple years? ( I’m sure you all were up in arms about those people losing their jobs). Do you care to let me know how most of their stocks are doing today? Cuts are made, some good people and/or needed positions that were cut will come back after the need is discovered….simple as that. If not, then it must not have been to important. If there is a good manager/director in place they can make the case that the position/person that was cut needs to come back because x, y, and z are imperative to our operation.
For those of you who work in the govt what do you feel is the percentage of cut in your branch/division/segment that should happen?
You tell me. With the makeup of this congress and administration, if they had a lot more money coming would they just spend it?
And lets get one thing understood--it's not about raising taxes. It's about restoring them to their former level. We have cut them and cut them again esp. for the wealthy and corporations so much that gets confused by many. Those tax cuts have done more to increase the rate of growth of the national debt than increased spending has by far.
And because the bulk of spending is tied up in Medicare, Social Security, and Military you can cut entire federal departments and not make as big a dent as you would by restoring to the former tax rates. Not that some focus in both places shouldn't occur--it's just DOGE and this administration are NOT focusing on both sides of the ledger!
I do think some extra revenue should be spent--on more help that pays for itself and then some that has been resisted by congress for years. But absent that if it just went to lowering the deficit some I'd be OK with that too.
And yes my experience with people who worked in large business or corporations is that they absolutely do that with care, strategically cutting back where it does the least harm to their future. That's not what Doge is doing. And I guarantee you no business or corporation will be jumping to find ways to take LESS money in like this administration has planned.
Just one of the many ironies--some say it should be managed like a business, but no business would survive if they managed like DOGE and the current administration is!
Since you asked I suspect many government employees on this board or those close to them will have universal agreement on this. If there's a need to cut back, ask the employees where that should occur. They will have some good ideas in my experience--but no one ever asks them.
The caveat there is to remember that may not play in every department--those who have had staff and budgets cut again and again may not have much if anything left to cut unless the public is prepared to not have the services those agencies provide anymore.
