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jmowreader

(50,562 posts) Sat Aug 11, 2018, 02:38 PM Aug 2018

My response to Trump's Space Force

Why is Trump trying to make the government bigger?

I realize Trump is just trying to leave his mark on the government. (Arguably Trump has already made his mark on the government, but a gallows, a sandblaster and a pressure washer full of boiling acid will get that off.) This is ridiculous. We already have what he wants: an agency for civilian uses of space, one for military uses and one for space-based spying. Trump’s bunch will simply add headcount and admin expenses and step on the service space commands and the National Reconnaissance Office.

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My response to Trump's Space Force (Original Post) jmowreader Aug 2018 OP

A VERY salient point! Dennis Donovan Aug 2018 #1

Plus, it will be extremnely difficult to see their parades up there. dameatball Aug 2018 #2

It's always the same. Cracklin Charlie Aug 2018 #3

I'm wary of making the same mistake we made when creating the Air Force by removing it from the braddy Aug 2018 #4

My dyslexia saw "space farce" Tiggeroshii Aug 2018 #5

What I want to know is why they can come up with the money for another smirkymonkey Aug 2018 #6

There is a very simple way to kill this nonsense jmowreader Aug 2018 #7

Dennis Donovan

(18,770 posts)

1. A VERY salient point!

Reply to jmowreader (Original post)

Sat Aug 11, 2018, 02:48 PM

Aug 2018

It's redundant and is a waste of taxpayer's money.

dameatball

(7,399 posts)

2. Plus, it will be extremnely difficult to see their parades up there.

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Reply #1)

Sat Aug 11, 2018, 03:24 PM

Aug 2018

Cracklin Charlie

(12,904 posts)

3. It's always the same.

Reply to jmowreader (Original post)

Sat Aug 11, 2018, 03:38 PM

Aug 2018

They want to rob the Treasury.

braddy

(3,585 posts)

4. I'm wary of making the same mistake we made when creating the Air Force by removing it from the

Reply to jmowreader (Original post)

Sat Aug 11, 2018, 04:09 PM

Aug 2018

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Army and creating a bottomless pit for waste and Air Force inefficiency and it's aversion to effective combat, but that is also an argument for why we should remove Space Command from the Air Force control.
Currently, the Air Force is running Space Command and it's 38,000 members, 88 locations, and 8.5 billion dollar budget.

Tiggeroshii

(11,088 posts)

5. My dyslexia saw "space farce"

Reply to jmowreader (Original post)

Sat Aug 11, 2018, 04:24 PM

Aug 2018

Probably because thats what it is....

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)

6. What I want to know is why they can come up with the money for another

Reply to jmowreader (Original post)

Sat Aug 11, 2018, 05:15 PM

Aug 2018

branch of the armed service - in space - which will be hugely expensive, and they can never seem to find the money to take care of veterans. How does that work?

jmowreader

(50,562 posts)

7. There is a very simple way to kill this nonsense

Reply to smirkymonkey (Reply #6)

Sat Aug 11, 2018, 06:25 PM

Aug 2018

Insert a clause in the bill that authorizes a Space Force:

FUNDING
1. Public Law 115-97 (the Trump Tax Cut) is repealed in its entirety.

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