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SarahD

(1,318 posts) Sun Apr 28, 2024, 11:29 AM Apr 28

Last time Trump tried to dismantle an agency he failed.

Trump promises to wreck the federal government by dismantling entire agencies like EPA, Justice, etc. He tried it in 2019 and it did not go well for him. He targeted Job Corps, a small program with a poor record and bad management. It should have been easy to privatize or close 26 centers run by the Forest Service, but Trump couldn't do it. He is vicious, but he is inept.
https://www.kulr8.com/news/bipartisan-senate-colleagues-team-up-to-protect-job-corps-from-closure/article_ceeff520-887b-11e9-8505-53c935a60fa7.html

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Last time Trump tried to dismantle an agency he failed. (Original Post) SarahD Apr 28 OP

The people he would have in administration should he win, will NOT be inept nor restrained by any decency Attilatheblond Apr 28 #1

Deconstruction of the administrative state? moondust Apr 28 #2

Attilatheblond

(2,277 posts)

1. The people he would have in administration should he win, will NOT be inept nor restrained by any decency

Reply to SarahD (Original post)

Sun Apr 28, 2024, 11:37 AM

Apr 28

or devotion to this nation. No guide rails. And he wouldn't be doing much except strutting. He doesn't work, he preens for the camera and to distract from the harm those who prop him up will do for their Oligarch Global businessmen sponsors.

moondust

(20,025 posts)

2. Deconstruction of the administrative state?

Reply to SarahD (Original post)

Sun Apr 28, 2024, 12:31 PM

Apr 28

Translation: Get rid of taxes and all the damn laws and enforcement that threaten to lock us up until the end of time for our lifetime of criminal behavior.

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