Should I make another thread? Because I think this is worth going over, and I’d quite like to know what functions you think we can permanently get rid of. Is it the coast guard? The FBI? NASA? The IRS? All of these agencies are affected by the shutdown, and the fact that you, personally, are not missing any of their functions says very little about their actual utility, or whether anyone else needs them.
Department of the Treasury
Department of Agriculture
Homeland Security Department
Department of the Interior
Department of State
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Department of Transportation
Department of Commerce
Department of Justice
Those are the departments that close down completely. Can you tell me what any of them actually do?
I’m calling you out, because this is a common pattern among people on the right. “We could trim so much fat from the government!” “Okay, what? Be specific.” “Uhhhhhhh…”
Or if you don’t know that a solution is possible. If you don’t know that it’s possible to do it better. If you know you have a problem, but don’t know that it’s a problem that’s possible to fix. It’s not a trivial issue.