I'd take some of that money and start looking at central kitchens built in all Cities with a high percentage of visible minorities in need of food. Start buying in bulk directly from American Farmers. Start creating jobs and a distribution network in recyclable containers. Focus on delicious meals that cost less but are well received. Have contests for the best meals that use the least expensive, most abundant American ingredients. Offer jobs to the younger people who volunteer in these kitchens. Make America a productive restaurant experience all across the Nation. Have a netwrok to pick up the recycled containers and bring them back to be washed and reused. Kids on bikes can do it in the Spring, Summer & Fall. Bring prosperity back to the community, one good meal & job at a time. This WHOLE PROGRAM would cost less than what exists atm.
You can run both systems parallel. This blind thinking about future projects is poison. Who said it was Government doing it. It could be a Community run initiative with smart incentives and the positbilty of a bigger Career on a State of National level. Open your mind
Except in a time of declared war or nationwide disaster, gov’t should never spend more than it takes in. If the gov’t has to borrow money, it hasn’t eliminated enough useless crap yet.
I get it. There are sooooooo many ‘worthy’ programs out there that need ‘our’ help, but it’s sooooooo hard convincing all those individual Joe Lunchpails enough to pony up. However, it’s really easy convincing 425/100 congressmen/senators to fritter away money they steal from all those reluctant Joes
It’s that kind of short-term thinking that has us $36+ TRILLION in debt.
Solvency is required for stability and growth. Budgets don't care about feelings. Neither does bankruptcy.
Your kitchens idea touches the heartstrings, just not enough for people to open their wallets, otherwise they'd already be in existance. You want to 'do good' in the world? More power to ya. Put in your own time, put up your own money. If your idea is good, and enough people think the same, you'll prosper. When 'good' ideas fail, is when well-meaning people lean on weak politicians to fund ideas not enough regular people will go for.
Speaking for myself, I will fight any attempt to piss away my tax dollars on boondoggles like that. Get popular support from the local community(ies), or find something else. It's not a gov't problem.
The US Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), created by President Donald Trump and led by Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, has announced that it has managed to save over $1 billion thanks to the elimination of contracts related to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI).
The agency posted the breakdown of federal government savings on Friday via its official X account. The published index lists off 30 federal bodies, stating that 104 contracts with a “ceiling value” of over $1.2 billion were eliminated as part of Trump’s move to scrap DEI initiatives.
DOGE was initially proposed during Trump’s presidential campaign last summer and was later established as a presidential advisory commission. Despite its name, the agency is not a permanent federal executive department, but a temporary body dedicated to reducing government spending, the key goal of which is to slash up to $2 trillion in federal spending by July 2026.
Earlier this week, the new agency stated that it had managed to cut federal spending by approximately $1 billion per day as of January 29, due to an effective halt to “the hiring of people into unnecessary positions, deletion of DEI, and stopping improper payments to foreign organizations.”
I'd take some of that money and start looking at central kitchens built in all Cities with a high percentage of visible minorities in need of food. Start buying in bulk directly from American Farmers. Start creating jobs and a distribution network in recyclable containers. Focus on delicious meals that cost less but are well received. Have contests for the best meals that use the least expensive, most abundant American ingredients. Offer jobs to the younger people who volunteer in these kitchens. Make America a productive restaurant experience all across the Nation. Have a netwrok to pick up the recycled containers and bring them back to be washed and reused. Kids on bikes can do it in the Spring, Summer & Fall. Bring prosperity back to the community, one good meal & job at a time. This WHOLE PROGRAM would cost less than what exists atm.
No.
Gov’t fucks up whatever it touches. No more spending, until they cut enough to live with their collected tax revenue.
If it’s important enough, people will voluntarily help, with time, money, or both.
You can run both systems parallel. This blind thinking about future projects is poison. Who said it was Government doing it. It could be a Community run initiative with smart incentives and the positbilty of a bigger Career on a State of National level. Open your mind
Except in a time of declared war or nationwide disaster, gov’t should never spend more than it takes in. If the gov’t has to borrow money, it hasn’t eliminated enough useless crap yet.
I get it. There are sooooooo many ‘worthy’ programs out there that need ‘our’ help, but it’s sooooooo hard convincing all those individual Joe Lunchpails enough to pony up. However, it’s really easy convincing 425/100 congressmen/senators to fritter away money they steal from all those reluctant Joes
It’s that kind of short-term thinking that has us $36+ TRILLION in debt.
lol - dude, you're being trolled. Just block and go.
Solvency is required for stability and growth. Budgets don't care about feelings. Neither does bankruptcy.
Your kitchens idea touches the heartstrings, just not enough for people to open their wallets, otherwise they'd already be in existance. You want to 'do good' in the world? More power to ya. Put in your own time, put up your own money. If your idea is good, and enough people think the same, you'll prosper. When 'good' ideas fail, is when well-meaning people lean on weak politicians to fund ideas not enough regular people will go for.
Speaking for myself, I will fight any attempt to piss away my tax dollars on boondoggles like that. Get popular support from the local community(ies), or find something else. It's not a gov't problem.
I think it's 1 billion PER DAY?
From the article,
The US Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), created by President Donald Trump and led by Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, has announced that it has managed to save over $1 billion thanks to the elimination of contracts related to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI).
The agency posted the breakdown of federal government savings on Friday via its official X account. The published index lists off 30 federal bodies, stating that 104 contracts with a “ceiling value” of over $1.2 billion were eliminated as part of Trump’s move to scrap DEI initiatives.
DOGE was initially proposed during Trump’s presidential campaign last summer and was later established as a presidential advisory commission. Despite its name, the agency is not a permanent federal executive department, but a temporary body dedicated to reducing government spending, the key goal of which is to slash up to $2 trillion in federal spending by July 2026.
Earlier this week, the new agency stated that it had managed to cut federal spending by approximately $1 billion per day as of January 29, due to an effective halt to “the hiring of people into unnecessary positions, deletion of DEI, and stopping improper payments to foreign organizations.”
Could we actually eliminate the national debt by the end of all the cuts?
Once govt spending goes down, our taxes must go down too. Ideally.