What I’ve repeatedly come across is criticism of certain cuts , which in some cases is valid , coupled with a total unwillingness to acknowledge that any fraud or waste exist. Essentially you’re confronted with a knee jerk defense of the status quo. This isn’t, don’t throw out the baby with the bath water, it’s don’t ever drain the water. It’s a politics of stasis based on the notion that everything at present is just fine. If anything we need more of the same.
Let's see how much fraud, waste, abuse, deceit, and corruption DOGE finds when it investigates The Pentagon, State Department, National Security Establishment and the rest of America's Military-Industrial-Congressional-Intelligence-Media-Academia-Think Tank-Techno-Censorship-Secrecy-Propaganda Panopticon, shall we?
For starters: How much have those institutions been paid by this Government since 9/11? And what has actually been accomplished over these past 23+ years? Anybody have a guess?
How much have the billionaire bros received in grants from the US government before they turned a single dollar in profit? Anybody know? Why is Elon Musk receiving anything from the US government? What about Zuckerberg, Bezos, Ellison, Gates (OMG, check out his tax loopholes), et al. Is this a serious conversation? Really?
Sometimes I would rather not. Do you exist? I do understand what I read, I think. I'm just pointing out the hypocrisy. It's ridiculous to ask the richest man in the world, who receives god knows how many billions of dollars in government grants (himself an immigrant, by the way, and not always a legal one, but that's another can of worms), to ferret out excessive grants in this government, despite having absolutely no background in streamlining his companies or living within his means. Actually, he never created anything under his own steam. Like Trump, he starts life with a ridiculous bank account. All these people have been given far more by my government than I have. Why? Is that the only way they can achieve anything?
Good analogy! However with the education we have in this country, probably few people even knew who Boss Tweed was any more!!!
What I’ve repeatedly come across is criticism of certain cuts , which in some cases is valid , coupled with a total unwillingness to acknowledge that any fraud or waste exist. Essentially you’re confronted with a knee jerk defense of the status quo. This isn’t, don’t throw out the baby with the bath water, it’s don’t ever drain the water. It’s a politics of stasis based on the notion that everything at present is just fine. If anything we need more of the same.
Meanwhile, the national media and its constituency are shouting that none of this is true. It's not happening. It's a right-wing propaganda campaign.
Was working on a Boss Tweed piece. Well done!
Let's see how much fraud, waste, abuse, deceit, and corruption DOGE finds when it investigates The Pentagon, State Department, National Security Establishment and the rest of America's Military-Industrial-Congressional-Intelligence-Media-Academia-Think Tank-Techno-Censorship-Secrecy-Propaganda Panopticon, shall we?
For starters: How much have those institutions been paid by this Government since 9/11? And what has actually been accomplished over these past 23+ years? Anybody have a guess?
How much have the billionaire bros received in grants from the US government before they turned a single dollar in profit? Anybody know? Why is Elon Musk receiving anything from the US government? What about Zuckerberg, Bezos, Ellison, Gates (OMG, check out his tax loopholes), et al. Is this a serious conversation? Really?
Talk to Catherine Austin Fitts for starters.
Do you understand what you read?
Sometimes I would rather not. Do you exist? I do understand what I read, I think. I'm just pointing out the hypocrisy. It's ridiculous to ask the richest man in the world, who receives god knows how many billions of dollars in government grants (himself an immigrant, by the way, and not always a legal one, but that's another can of worms), to ferret out excessive grants in this government, despite having absolutely no background in streamlining his companies or living within his means. Actually, he never created anything under his own steam. Like Trump, he starts life with a ridiculous bank account. All these people have been given far more by my government than I have. Why? Is that the only way they can achieve anything?
You may think you understand what you read…but you have no idea how you sound. I’ll give you a hint. Misinformed. Intentionally ignorant.