Tractors and (upcoming) tariffs?

[LouNY]

Everyone has an opinion. The facts are that Congress totally controls agency funding, mission, accountability, and accomplishments. There’s nothing illegal about an agency executing the missions that Congress has directed by law. And when/if there is an overstepping of authority, the courts typically remedy the situation, and/or Congress deals with it. There are plenty of successful court challenges that rescind agency decisions. But the facts are that there are legal requirements established by Congress for any rule making and all are published daily in the federal register. Nothing is developed without the legal processes directed by laws established by Congress. Don’t believe the people who state otherwise; they don’t know what they’re talking about. Agencies operate to execute laws passed by congress.

Agencies operate to execute regulations developed by themselves for themselves.

 

[jyoutz]

Agencies operate to execute regulations developed by themselves for themselves.

Your opinion. Congress knows differently and secretaries report to congressional committees very frequently. Even though agencies are executive branch, Congress sets the rules, mission and funding and is very involved. Most agency work is a result of congressional directives, more so than executive orders.

 

[LouNY]

It most certainly is my opinion and it's fairly plain and simple not full of hot air and hiding behind bureaucratizes and their double talk and misrepresentation.

 

[jyoutz]

It most certainly is my opinion and it's fairly plain and simple not full of hot air and hiding behind bureaucratizes and their double talk and misrepresentation.

Congress is well aware of agency operations, talks with secretaries often, and can and does direct agency operations by laws and funding. They also pass and rescind laws to achieve their objectives. This is how it actually works. Believe what you want.

 

[Fixastuff]

What I think is funny is the older people who got everything they could while working for .gov and retired.

It seems like they don’t want the younger gen to get what they did and have a burn it all down it wont affect me attitude.

 

[jyoutz]

What I think is funny is the older people who got everything they could while working for .gov and retired.

It seems like they don’t want the younger gen to get what they did and have a burn it all down it wont affect me attitude.

Not only older people who worked for .gov. Many older people in general seem to be ok with dismantling social security and other things for younger people, even though they enjoyed those things themselves.

 

[LouNY]

I guess it's time to unwatch this thread so as not to see governmental pigeons patting themselves on the back.

 

[CloverKnollFarms]

I think SS will dismantle itself given a little time, that’s the issue

 

[jyoutz]

I think SS will dismantle itself given a little time, that’s the issue

It doesn’t have to happen. There are changes that can be made to ensure solvency. But no serious proposals to address the situation.

 

[jyoutz]

I guess it's time to unwatch this thread so as not to see governmental pigeons patting themselves on the back.

Responding with facts to rebut fake news isn’t back patting.

 

[Fixastuff]

I guess it's time to unwatch this thread so as not to see governmental pigeons patting themselves on the back.

lol a sensitive one I guess. I worked one summer for local government and knew it wasn’t for me.

 

[sunandsand]

Discussion is healthy. I always try to remind myself that other people may have very different views on a subject than I do, and I try to understand how they got there. Sometimes I wind up changing my mind.

I think the biggest problem in politics (and not just in US politics, local, state or national, but all over the world) is that when someone takes an absolutist position they won't alter it, even in the face of facts. Questioning these views (even calmly, gently and rationally) is taken as a personal attack.

Churchill got it right when he said that democracy is the worst form of government - except for all the others.

With Best Regards,
Mike/Florida

 

[Hay Dude]

Discussion is healthy. I always try to remind myself that other people may have very different views on a subject than I do, and I try to understand how they got there. Sometimes I wind up changing my mind.

I think the biggest problem in politics (and not just in US politics, local, state or national, but all over the world) is that when someone takes an absolutist position they won't alter it, even in the face of facts. Questioning these views (even calmly, gently and rationally) is taken as a personal attack.

Churchill got it right when he said that democracy is the worst form of government - except for all the others.

With Best Regards,
Mike/Florida

Representative republics are one that is better

 

[jyoutz]

Representative republics are one that is better

A representative republic is a form of democracy. Representative democracy.

 

[Riding a Relic]

Doing away with all income taxes would result in much higher sales taxes and fees for just about everything. Nothing is free.

Well, of course, but they can just run up the debit we have with the Federal Reserve Bank, which is as Federal as FedX. As long as the economy stays afloat, but they have been running on fractional reserve banking so long now, the timbers holding the bridge up are rotting.

 

[Riding a Relic]

Congress is well aware of agency operations, talks with secretaries often, and can and does direct agency operations by laws and funding. They also pass and rescind laws to achieve their objectives. This is how it actually works. Believe what you want.

This is what the government is good for.https://youtu.be/d30O8Tq-huM

 

[ultrarunner]

DOGE is a ridiculous concept; it's self-contradictory, replicating what already exists.

Sometimes a fresh set of eyes from outside looking in spurs positive change...

During the lockdown hospital regulators were no where to be found yet hospitals stepped up to meet the extra ordinary demands.

There is a lot of material waste plus trash generated in a Hospital setting from outdates, single use items, etc...

During the lockdown the supply chain was disrupted and reprocessing single use, extending outdates and doing more with less became the norm.

One of our well seasoned combat docs said it best when he said supplies that outdate in the civilian world don't in the military world...

We had thousands of N95 masks that outdated... normally they would be discarded but in a worldwide mask shortage they were not.

The rationale behind the expiration date is the elastic straps on the mask may loose tension over time...

It's not rocket science to stretch the elastic and check for yourself...

Optimal storage is a far greater variable as opposed to a date stamped on a box...