Past efforts to shrink the federal bureaucracy, including basic things like selling off unused government buildings, have come up short. Republicans are set to try again.
  • @macattack
    2•2 hours ago

    I’m not sure if NYT is trying to soothe our anxieties or make us complacent.

    I think the level of access to the president and unscrupulous/amoral actors in the administration is unrivaled and will lead to unprecedented outcomes.

    IMO it’s like predicting in January 2020 that the US would be unscathed from Covid because we have had +100 years without an extreme pandemic.

  • @[email protected]
    2•7 hours ago

    No, Republicans are not set to try again. If they want to cut the budget, they need to cut one of the big three. Healthcare, military, or pension. Everything else is small money. So, which of those is going to go?

  • @someguy3
    12•14 hours ago

    Previously the administration cared. Now it’s taking a chainsaw.