Political 2024 presidential election

On a different subject……I was surprised by his AG pick. Not somebody I personally think should be the AG and don’t think that he will make it to the checkered flag.

I think he would do great, I think he is just going to be bringing some baggage that is going to create a bit of a sideshow that could hamper things. I could be wrong, but I think there are some people that could do a good job but could fly under the radar a little better. Personally I wanted to see Trey Gowdy.

anderson750 said:

Their focus will not be on programs, but on workers. There are over 400 government agencies and a lot of redundancies across them that cost us billions of dollars of every year. They cost us the money through not only duplication of work, but the acceptance of not be efficient in the work they do. Raising the unemployment rate through trimming down government employment will be a good thing.

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I question your first statement. Do you really think Elon and company are interested in the productivity of specific employees? If they look at workers, it will be about how well they support the MAGA movement, whether it is related to their job or not.

An yes, there are huge inefficiencies in the government. When a family member was applying for government jobs, each of the three agencies ran their own security clearance investigation. A few differences, but 90% of it the same.

Cody said:

I'm intentionally staying out of this, but the irony of creating a new government program to reduce government programs is not lost on me.

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I had the exact same thought.

Cody said:

I'm intentionally staying out of this, but the irony of creating a new government program to reduce government programs is not lost on me.

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Not ironic, because it’s not actually a government department. It’s a non governmental advisory board, that will put together recommendations. The end. Elon, Vivek and the people working there will be unpaid, and they have a sunset date of July 4 2026. So pretty much the opposite of what you are apparently imagining.

And Elon is totally the guy. He became a billionaire in three separate industries, nobody else has even done it in two. That ain’t luck. He knows how to slash and burn fat to be efficient, and is probably the most regulated individual around across his companies, so he knows what government bloat looks like. Literally nobody is better for this job.

This is what I truly want.
Language warning.

anderson750 said:

don’t think that he will make it to the checkered flag.

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You called it...

Herzog said:

You called it...

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I wonder if he made the call because he saw what a circus the confirmation was going to be or if he was asked to withdraw because they did not want to deal with the circus.

anderson750 said:

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I did NOT give you permission to take my picture! Please delete that ASAP.

Herzog said:

You called it...

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This is not one of the names I would have expect to see on the AG list. She is a by the law type person, so I like the pick.