Even if the Department of Government Efficiency eliminates all improper payments and fraud, we'll still be facing a debt explosion—which requires structural reform.
Have the executive branch impose small, incremental spending cuts across various agencies, bypassing the need for congressional approval.
Ah yes, totally what the current approach is. I understand the aim of a libertarian approach like this, but here’s the thing: we live in a society, and part of that society is having safety nets, having public works, having public spaces. We are literally a community, albeit on a large scale.
The cuts being made are not, in the words of this article, “necessary.” I can attest to it. The cuts are being haphazardly made, and sometimes aimed at things meant to protect the general public from garbage companies, as well as from general stupidity.
Ah yes, totally what the current approach is. I understand the aim of a libertarian approach like this, but here’s the thing: we live in a society, and part of that society is having safety nets, having public works, having public spaces. We are literally a community, albeit on a large scale.
The cuts being made are not, in the words of this article, “necessary.” I can attest to it. The cuts are being haphazardly made, and sometimes aimed at things meant to protect the general public from garbage companies, as well as from general stupidity.