I think you're absolutely right that they will **** up and on a grand scale soon, but the ramifications of that are likely to be bad for everyone - as you have alluded to.Quote:
Originally Posted by s.a.m
And yes, the ridiculous DOGE stuff consists of idiots messing with forces that they do not fully understand. I'm sure that with a proper and thorough audit some inefficiencies could be found in the massive federal budget and its many departments. But of course to do that properly would take many years, and rather a lot of money in itself.
The idea that anyone could effectively audit these agencies in a couple of days is ridiculous. The idea that someone like Musk and his team of young coders can, is utterly insane. But then the whole point is to steal money - which you seemingly can do very quickly, before moving onto the next one. All whilst making up bull**** instances where millions of dollars have gone to an endless number of "woke" causes.
The sight of many Americans literally cheer leading the world's richest man hoovering up federal funds is astonishing. But as mentioned before, this is the Right's forte - getting folk to vote against their own interests, and celebrating the result.
All very reminiscent of Brexit, where anger that should have been directed at the Tories for the crippling austerity was successfully diverted to the EU - leading to people in many towns and cities being elated at an outcome which was ultimately going to negatively impact their quality of life when the result came in.
Apparent bureaucracies are another easy target for the Right. But similar to the UK and the EU, people in the States will quickly find out what happens if no one steps in to cover the functions they perform.
