The problem with government spending is not the form; it’s the substance. It’s not that the money is spent inefficiently; it’s that it is spent at all.
I could write for hours about all the fraud waste and abuse I saw working as an engineer in the DoD, it was sickening. What was the hardest to take was when I tried to fix it and was punished or told to shut up especially after obama forced DEI on us.
Not just restricted to USG and their departments. I remember my friend working for DOD in Canada. The troops had a weekend event cancelled for a few hundred troops. He was a cook's helper. He watched as a forklift took a pallet of muffins and dumped them into a dumpster, as they weren't going to be needing them anymore.
That was in the 80's. I'm sure its gotten better since then.
I continue to believe that the first goal of DOGE, the strategic reason for its existence, is to expose the level of waste, fraud and abuse in government spending to the American people. And the waste, fraud and abuse is, well, it’s 100%. It’s every single budget line item in the entire Federal budget. There isn’t a single honest dollar. Not one. Where to begin? There was never going to be a successful “drain the swamp” objective, as we so often heard in Trump’s first term, by any kind of conventional, frontal attack, however you might think of what conventional means. It was going to have to be a kind of Trojan Horse operation, it was going to have to be a surprise attack, oblique and full of lightning moves that caught the enemy off guard and put them back on their heels. But even this was going to be a long shot, a kind of Hail Mary pass, or maybe a series of them. Success, if it ever comes, may come the same way that success in the German economy came after 1945. Said another way, weeds cannot be coaxed into becoming beautiful plants. And if they’ve choked the entire garden, well then, what is needed would seem obvious. But it is not obvious in America primarily because a very substantial portion of the American people love the weeds. They actually benefit from them or have figured out how to get rich off of them. A different kind of garden indeed.
As is being noted far and wide - it's a blessing Trump had 2020 stolen from him. It gave him time to sit back and think, consult with some utterly BRILLIANT allies and come up with a solid, tactical plan to do exactly what you have spelled out. It's not really Draining the Swamp. More like turning on the lights, then opening all the doors and windows to allow the scum, dirty water and reptiles to either seep through, flood out or slither by on their own. Bonus is that we have Pam B., Kash P. and now Dan B. standing ready with sifting nets and screens to catch, accumulate and dispose of the detritus.
Talk is and has been cheap and profitable for this trio. They better step up and do what needs to be done...
The liberals are attacking local Senators and Representatives through phone calls, demonstrations at their offices, and loud vociferous complaints at town hall meetings. This even after DOGE has revealed wasted spending. They don’t get it and don’t want to get it. They have no concept of the values that the US Constitution was based upon. What is really interesting is they believe in majority rule, and even though Trump was elected by in a democratic process, they see him as a usurper. Of course I agree with Bonner, we shouldn’t be spending money on anything that is not expressly laid out in the original constitution, and then only if it does not violate the Bill of Rights.
You don't need to get worry about getting rid of the wrong person. If you can't answer the email, your are either a minion or a plant. People outside of the beltway are (should) be getting sick to the their stomach's everytime Doge exposes this crap. I believe in shock and awe. Go into one Department and fire them all. They can then reapply for their job, after we see who they are and what the hell they are there for. Set an example with one department and agency, to let them all know that we are coming for them. In this world, if you have fit, form and function, you do not have anything to worry about. If you are a parasite or disease, look out.
As an aside - USAID gets essentially SHUT DOWN and less than 10 days later at least 6 leading "media personalities" and no fewer than 4 "prime time news shows" get cancelled - ALL leftarded people and leftarded operations. Coincidence?
You're not mad enough, folks. And we ain't seen nuthin' yet...
You really wanna know, Bill? Ok, here goes. Last week's Accomplishments*, in no particular order:
1. Spent at least 8 hours per day sleeping, 2 hours in the Sun, 45 minutes exercising.
2. Consumed healthy liquids, real meat, tasty fruits and fresh vegetables for about 65% of my caloric intake. Sadly, the rest was fluff and crap (hoping I get extra points for Honesty.)
3. Spent a minimum of 3 hours daily keeping myself informed on the current events involving Politics, Culture, Finance, what the rest of the World is up to, and Fun - all coming from objective, rational sources on the interwebs.
4. Spent around 2 hours per day Reading for Pleasure (the old, dead-tree style medium) and at least 1.5 hours daily playing with my dog, a GSP named Penny Raine. She would have preferred 6 hours of play each day, but what're ya gonna do?
5. Spent at least 60 minutes per day talking with the Creator of the Universe and reading His voluminous collection of Advice columns, funny stories and Food for Thought.
So, are my priorities right? Do I get to keep my "job"? What about YOU, Bill?? Tell us 5 things you did last week. We'll wait.
* This abbreviated list does not include any hours spent doing things I really didn't want to do - like all the time laboring to keep "money" flowing in so I can afford to do the aforementioned activities in Peace, while slugging through this crap Economy. Beside, I was focusing on 𝘈𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴...
"This abbreviated list does not include any hours spent doing things I really didn't want to do..." You mean like responding to Bonner's inane columns?
Thanks, Don. I appreciate the comment. Since I've given my viewpoints in detail in the past, I'm keeping my remarks brief nowadays, unless, of course, if Bonner really pisses me off.
They've given you a number, and taken away your name
Swinging on the Riviera one day
And then laying in a Bombay alley next day
Oh no, you let the wrong word slip
While kissing persuasive lips
The odds are you won't live to see tomorrow”
(Johnny Rivers - 1966)
The masses are fuming with anger, shock, and anxiety, as the work email surveillance program ensues. That’s a bad combo like milk and tacos! 😂
The pen is mightier than the sword, as the anxiety and anger elevates, the portal door to Hades widens and people indirectly impacted by this conundrum summon malignant brutes to unravel the fabrics of time and stop these wee persistent tokens by setting the sky on fire!
True Story - I went to see Agent Orange at a tiny bar in Sanford, FL about 6 years ago. The ticket cost $15.00 and the band (3 members) came out and set up all their own equipment, then broke it all down and joined the "crowd" for the next act. Good times...
Astonishingly, Bill seems to leave out *productivity* gains in his argument. Sure, a chicken in 1925 produced the same eggs as a chicken in 2025... *unless* from bioscience knowledge accumulated over the years you now know how to better keep the bird healthy and more nutritionally fed such that it produces 6 eggs a week instead of 4 and produces for 4 years instead of two. That bird is arguably worth 4 times what the 1925 bird is worth, even if both are Rhode Island Red's. Increased productivity, either by working more hours or producing more per hour, is what generates wealth over time.
While the Bonneer Private Research abhors the $36 Trillion in debt, annual deficits, wars, money printing and almost everything government. The one hope we have to do something about it, they attack at every move they make. Yes, when the swamp is being drained some good things are going to be lost, but if an attempt to drain the swamp is not started, it will never be drained. Surely swamp creatures are going to find something wrong with every move to drain their cozy environment. Wouldn't be nice if Bill Bonner would say, thank heavens we have people interested in changing the direction of our nation. I see what they are trying to do and applaud their action, instead of finding fault with everything the Administration is trying to do. If only he could give them 6 months to a year before declaring them a failure.
That's not really the gist of what Bill is trying to say in this post.
He's saying don't bother with the little man in the office. In fact, if he's asleep, all the better! Because then he's not f**king something up in the real world. He is the real hero here. According to Bill.
The real problem isn't the typical 2.3M strong government worker. It is the the department or agency that they work for. Don't bother trying to cull people. Cull entire departments or agencies. By asking yourself one simple quesiton.
Bonner once again reaffirms his Trump Derangement Syndrome by attacking DOGE. He doesn't have the faintest clue that DOGE is not about "efficiency" as he swallows that deception hook, line, and sinker, but about eviscerating the Administrative State. But, of course, Bill has to assume the most simplistic narrative and set up a straw man so he can attack anything to do with Trump. He is truly pathetic as he rambles on and on about it. Of course, as Bill moves on in his column, his mind does one of his patented flips onto another subject where he becomes reasonable again. Obviously, he doesn't want to sound too crazy, so this flip is for the sole purpose of trying to claw back some credibility.
Bill is just repeating what he’s been saying since day one—pointing out what Trump promised to do but hasn’t delivered on, despite all the hype from him and Elon. Trump talked a big game about slashing entire government agencies and departments, not just trimming individual jobs. Yet, after signing 73 executive orders in his first month, he hasn’t eliminated a single one of the 602 federal agencies or departments. Zero. Nada.
Instead, he’s found time for stuff like EO 14188, “Banning Federal Purchase of Paper Straws,” and EO 14157, pardoning the January 6 rioters. Meanwhile, Javier Milei in Argentina cut 9 departments in his first month. That’s action. Trump? He’s just making noise.
Elon’s in on it too, blasting 2.3 million emails to every federal employee, stirring the pot. They’re pissing a lot of people off, causing incalculable harm to their own people with the tariff threats, but they’re not doing what they said they’d do: stop the bleeding. The country’s drowning in $36 trillion of debt, Trump’s slapping tariffs on our closest neighbors and biggest trading partners, and yet he’s got time to sign EO 14181—renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America.” Seriously? The world’s called it that for over 400 years, but sure, let’s waste time on a geography rebrand.
It’s all a circus. A lot of hot air, no real cuts.
You really don't expect your comments to be taken seriously, do you? Have you received your diploma yet from Bonners School of Diversion and Misinformation? Biden spent four years implementing an anti-production, anti-energy agenda (among other progressive policies) and you're upset that Trump hasn't fixed everything in one month? Are you serious? Did we elect a president or a dictator because it seems you expect Trump to be a dictator and with a swipe of a pen eliminate whole departments of government. Maybe I'm misunderstanding your knowledge on this matter and you're an expert on the Constitutional and can explain to me how Trump could do this constitutionally. Now, if after six months we are not seeing substantial progress, then I would have to reconsider. But not at least until then. Trump has a deadline and that's the mid-term elections. He has to show he is making big changes that affect American lives by then, and the sooner the better. Right now, he is poking the beast to see how and where to attack.
All the rest of your comments are just filler, mentioning things of less importance as if they were a hindrance to Trump getting more important things done. And your reference to Milei is spurious as you have no idea how and why Milei was able to do what he did based on the Argentina's constitution and political situation vs. the USA's. Looks like you have Bonner's TDS.
Yes, like everyone else here, I expect my comments to be taken seriously. I didn’t write them for fun. Well, actually, I did. Watching the "Trump Show" and commenting on it is fun. It’s like watching a reality show where the stakes are global, but the host still seems more concerned about ratings than results.
Nope. Didn’t receive a diploma from Bonner’s School of Diversion and Misinformation. Didn’t even know such a prestigious institution existed. If I had, I probably would’ve flunked out in the first semester—too much critical thinking, not enough blind allegiance.
So, Trump’s grand strategy is just undoing everything Biden did? That’s it? The "master of the deal" is playing clean-up crew? Seems odd for a guy who bankrupted casinos. If we’re going all in with the federal government, maybe let’s not bet the house just yet.
2.3 million emails. That’s the plan? That’s the big government purge? Trump and Musk decided to root out waste and inefficiency by spamming every federal worker with “What did you do last week?” and a thinly veiled threat: “If you don’t answer, you’re sort of semi-fired or you’re fired.” (What does sort of semi-fired even mean? Do you lose your job on odd-numbered days? Get half a severance package? Still allowed in the break room but only for decaf?)
Dictator or President? Look, I get it. Some people love the idea of an iron-fisted leader who makes sweeping changes overnight. But Trump’s not even wielding an iron fist—it’s more like one of those inflatable tube men outside a car dealership, flailing around unpredictably. Just make sure we don't buy paper straws anymore, god dam it!
Yes, I was wrong about him being able to axe departments outright. My bad. I assumed he had that power because, well, he said he did. Should’ve known better—this is the same guy who told us tariffs would be a “cash cow” for the U.S. (Spoiler: they weren’t. Americans paid the price, not China.) 30,000 lies in his first term, according the Washington Post. He's doing better than that clip, this time around - Ukraine started the war, DEI caused the Jet-Helicopter crash, etc.
Let’s talk about actual results.
He’s slashed USAID’s payroll from 10,000 to under 600. Bravo.
He’s signed 170 executive actions. Okay.
Another 130 personnel appointments. Sure.
Total spending cuts? About $25 billion for fiscal 2025.
That’s roughly 0.07% of the $36 trillion in national debt—like trying to bail out the Titanic with a Dixie cup. Sure, it’s technically removing water, but the ship’s still going down.
And the distractions? Oh, they’re golden.
EO 14188: Banning federal purchases of paper straws. America is saved.
EO 14181: Renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. (Yes, really.)
The whole condoms-for-Gaza debacle—$50 million, then $100 million, but hey, who’s counting?
Meanwhile, real economic reforms? Nowhere to be found.
After six months, if he delivers a balanced budget, I’ll reconsider. Until then, he’s just another clown in the never-ending American political circus. And given his history with casinos, I wouldn’t bet on his financial wizardry saving the country.
But hey, maybe I’m just another uninformed Canadian watching from the cheap seats. I don’t have a vote, just a front-row seat to the world’s most expensive soap opera. Best of luck down there!
Yes, we all know you can go on forever with your unhinged trivia when using AI. At least I hope it's AI and not your own writing which would be much worse. So, you're Canadian. Like you don't have your own problems. Why don't you fix your own country? Or are you angry at Trump for not giving your little fascist PM any respect?
Own thoughts. AI helps me edit. And with the humor. I have very little.
That said, the USG is unfortunately, right next to my little country. While we have our own issues, and I'll be looking at them, believe me, yours has decided to make our country a punching bag as of late. I'm simply just punching back. In my own little way.
The problem with government spending is BOTH things: Far too much unConstitutional (ie, illegal) spending and far too much of that inefficiently or carelessly (after all, it’s not their own personal money).
On a radio program caller called in and related to the story about one of his siblings who is a high placed executive within the IRS. He has a completely different executive level career job. His wife, a stay home mom, Is tasked to move the mouse every fifteen or twenty minutes and reply to some emails with good idea or some useless platitude. The didn't want to throw his brother under the bus.But they actually brag about it at family get togethers. The wife says she is the best paid stay home mom ever. When the kids are out, she will get an executive position at the IRS according to her husband. This is in a city with several thousand and IRS employees.
Most welcome SE! This is too much fun! Poking around the back yard and overturning rocks to see what creepy crawlies I might find. Our country could use a good cleaning as well!
Doge is skimming the crud off the top, which looks impressive and is a good thing. The bigger problem is the same legislators and all administrations over spend a third more than they take in. Hand outs for votes and no auditing in what/how/why in spending-no change will come.
Every time I read one of your comments I can't but help seeing Sister Mary Catherine Gallagher squeezing her hands under her armpits then deeply smelling her fingers to unsuccessfully deal with Reality...
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I could write for hours about all the fraud waste and abuse I saw working as an engineer in the DoD, it was sickening. What was the hardest to take was when I tried to fix it and was punished or told to shut up especially after obama forced DEI on us.
Not just restricted to USG and their departments. I remember my friend working for DOD in Canada. The troops had a weekend event cancelled for a few hundred troops. He was a cook's helper. He watched as a forklift took a pallet of muffins and dumped them into a dumpster, as they weren't going to be needing them anymore.
That was in the 80's. I'm sure its gotten better since then.
I continue to believe that the first goal of DOGE, the strategic reason for its existence, is to expose the level of waste, fraud and abuse in government spending to the American people. And the waste, fraud and abuse is, well, it’s 100%. It’s every single budget line item in the entire Federal budget. There isn’t a single honest dollar. Not one. Where to begin? There was never going to be a successful “drain the swamp” objective, as we so often heard in Trump’s first term, by any kind of conventional, frontal attack, however you might think of what conventional means. It was going to have to be a kind of Trojan Horse operation, it was going to have to be a surprise attack, oblique and full of lightning moves that caught the enemy off guard and put them back on their heels. But even this was going to be a long shot, a kind of Hail Mary pass, or maybe a series of them. Success, if it ever comes, may come the same way that success in the German economy came after 1945. Said another way, weeds cannot be coaxed into becoming beautiful plants. And if they’ve choked the entire garden, well then, what is needed would seem obvious. But it is not obvious in America primarily because a very substantial portion of the American people love the weeds. They actually benefit from them or have figured out how to get rich off of them. A different kind of garden indeed.
Right on, Brien.
As is being noted far and wide - it's a blessing Trump had 2020 stolen from him. It gave him time to sit back and think, consult with some utterly BRILLIANT allies and come up with a solid, tactical plan to do exactly what you have spelled out. It's not really Draining the Swamp. More like turning on the lights, then opening all the doors and windows to allow the scum, dirty water and reptiles to either seep through, flood out or slither by on their own. Bonus is that we have Pam B., Kash P. and now Dan B. standing ready with sifting nets and screens to catch, accumulate and dispose of the detritus.
Talk is and has been cheap and profitable for this trio. They better step up and do what needs to be done...
Yes brother Brian, the American people are too busy smoking the weeds to even realize they are choking to death…
The liberals are attacking local Senators and Representatives through phone calls, demonstrations at their offices, and loud vociferous complaints at town hall meetings. This even after DOGE has revealed wasted spending. They don’t get it and don’t want to get it. They have no concept of the values that the US Constitution was based upon. What is really interesting is they believe in majority rule, and even though Trump was elected by in a democratic process, they see him as a usurper. Of course I agree with Bonner, we shouldn’t be spending money on anything that is not expressly laid out in the original constitution, and then only if it does not violate the Bill of Rights.
You don't need to get worry about getting rid of the wrong person. If you can't answer the email, your are either a minion or a plant. People outside of the beltway are (should) be getting sick to the their stomach's everytime Doge exposes this crap. I believe in shock and awe. Go into one Department and fire them all. They can then reapply for their job, after we see who they are and what the hell they are there for. Set an example with one department and agency, to let them all know that we are coming for them. In this world, if you have fit, form and function, you do not have anything to worry about. If you are a parasite or disease, look out.
Oh what a difference an Election can make.
As an aside - USAID gets essentially SHUT DOWN and less than 10 days later at least 6 leading "media personalities" and no fewer than 4 "prime time news shows" get cancelled - ALL leftarded people and leftarded operations. Coincidence?
You're not mad enough, folks. And we ain't seen nuthin' yet...
You really wanna know, Bill? Ok, here goes. Last week's Accomplishments*, in no particular order:
1. Spent at least 8 hours per day sleeping, 2 hours in the Sun, 45 minutes exercising.
2. Consumed healthy liquids, real meat, tasty fruits and fresh vegetables for about 65% of my caloric intake. Sadly, the rest was fluff and crap (hoping I get extra points for Honesty.)
3. Spent a minimum of 3 hours daily keeping myself informed on the current events involving Politics, Culture, Finance, what the rest of the World is up to, and Fun - all coming from objective, rational sources on the interwebs.
4. Spent around 2 hours per day Reading for Pleasure (the old, dead-tree style medium) and at least 1.5 hours daily playing with my dog, a GSP named Penny Raine. She would have preferred 6 hours of play each day, but what're ya gonna do?
5. Spent at least 60 minutes per day talking with the Creator of the Universe and reading His voluminous collection of Advice columns, funny stories and Food for Thought.
So, are my priorities right? Do I get to keep my "job"? What about YOU, Bill?? Tell us 5 things you did last week. We'll wait.
* This abbreviated list does not include any hours spent doing things I really didn't want to do - like all the time laboring to keep "money" flowing in so I can afford to do the aforementioned activities in Peace, while slugging through this crap Economy. Beside, I was focusing on 𝘈𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴...
"This abbreviated list does not include any hours spent doing things I really didn't want to do..." You mean like responding to Bonner's inane columns?
Still look forward to Your comments . As hard as it may be for You to pen.
Thanks, Don. I appreciate the comment. Since I've given my viewpoints in detail in the past, I'm keeping my remarks brief nowadays, unless, of course, if Bonner really pisses me off.
“Beware of pretty faces that you find
A pretty face can hide an evil mind
Oh, be careful what you say
Or you will give yourself away
Odds you won't live to see tomorrow
Secret agent man
Secret agent man
They've given you a number, and taken away your name
Swinging on the Riviera one day
And then laying in a Bombay alley next day
Oh no, you let the wrong word slip
While kissing persuasive lips
The odds are you won't live to see tomorrow”
(Johnny Rivers - 1966)
The masses are fuming with anger, shock, and anxiety, as the work email surveillance program ensues. That’s a bad combo like milk and tacos! 😂
The pen is mightier than the sword, as the anxiety and anger elevates, the portal door to Hades widens and people indirectly impacted by this conundrum summon malignant brutes to unravel the fabrics of time and stop these wee persistent tokens by setting the sky on fire!
😂🥳💵🫨🫣🫡🤯🚀⚖️⚔️❌🔱🔰🔔🏳️
I’ll have to give that version of the song a listen.
It's definitely an acquired taste:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcGrTaNEP1E
True Story - I went to see Agent Orange at a tiny bar in Sanford, FL about 6 years ago. The ticket cost $15.00 and the band (3 members) came out and set up all their own equipment, then broke it all down and joined the "crowd" for the next act. Good times...
Covered sensationally by Agent Orange - a punk band from the '80's...
Astonishingly, Bill seems to leave out *productivity* gains in his argument. Sure, a chicken in 1925 produced the same eggs as a chicken in 2025... *unless* from bioscience knowledge accumulated over the years you now know how to better keep the bird healthy and more nutritionally fed such that it produces 6 eggs a week instead of 4 and produces for 4 years instead of two. That bird is arguably worth 4 times what the 1925 bird is worth, even if both are Rhode Island Red's. Increased productivity, either by working more hours or producing more per hour, is what generates wealth over time.
While the Bonneer Private Research abhors the $36 Trillion in debt, annual deficits, wars, money printing and almost everything government. The one hope we have to do something about it, they attack at every move they make. Yes, when the swamp is being drained some good things are going to be lost, but if an attempt to drain the swamp is not started, it will never be drained. Surely swamp creatures are going to find something wrong with every move to drain their cozy environment. Wouldn't be nice if Bill Bonner would say, thank heavens we have people interested in changing the direction of our nation. I see what they are trying to do and applaud their action, instead of finding fault with everything the Administration is trying to do. If only he could give them 6 months to a year before declaring them a failure.
That's not really the gist of what Bill is trying to say in this post.
He's saying don't bother with the little man in the office. In fact, if he's asleep, all the better! Because then he's not f**king something up in the real world. He is the real hero here. According to Bill.
The real problem isn't the typical 2.3M strong government worker. It is the the department or agency that they work for. Don't bother trying to cull people. Cull entire departments or agencies. By asking yourself one simple quesiton.
https://lucaskandia.substack.com/p/cant-see-the-forest-for-all-the-incoming
Bonner once again reaffirms his Trump Derangement Syndrome by attacking DOGE. He doesn't have the faintest clue that DOGE is not about "efficiency" as he swallows that deception hook, line, and sinker, but about eviscerating the Administrative State. But, of course, Bill has to assume the most simplistic narrative and set up a straw man so he can attack anything to do with Trump. He is truly pathetic as he rambles on and on about it. Of course, as Bill moves on in his column, his mind does one of his patented flips onto another subject where he becomes reasonable again. Obviously, he doesn't want to sound too crazy, so this flip is for the sole purpose of trying to claw back some credibility.
It ain't working...
🤣
Bill is just repeating what he’s been saying since day one—pointing out what Trump promised to do but hasn’t delivered on, despite all the hype from him and Elon. Trump talked a big game about slashing entire government agencies and departments, not just trimming individual jobs. Yet, after signing 73 executive orders in his first month, he hasn’t eliminated a single one of the 602 federal agencies or departments. Zero. Nada.
Instead, he’s found time for stuff like EO 14188, “Banning Federal Purchase of Paper Straws,” and EO 14157, pardoning the January 6 rioters. Meanwhile, Javier Milei in Argentina cut 9 departments in his first month. That’s action. Trump? He’s just making noise.
Elon’s in on it too, blasting 2.3 million emails to every federal employee, stirring the pot. They’re pissing a lot of people off, causing incalculable harm to their own people with the tariff threats, but they’re not doing what they said they’d do: stop the bleeding. The country’s drowning in $36 trillion of debt, Trump’s slapping tariffs on our closest neighbors and biggest trading partners, and yet he’s got time to sign EO 14181—renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America.” Seriously? The world’s called it that for over 400 years, but sure, let’s waste time on a geography rebrand.
It’s all a circus. A lot of hot air, no real cuts.
https://lucaskandia.substack.com/p/cant-see-the-forest-for-all-the-incoming
You really don't expect your comments to be taken seriously, do you? Have you received your diploma yet from Bonners School of Diversion and Misinformation? Biden spent four years implementing an anti-production, anti-energy agenda (among other progressive policies) and you're upset that Trump hasn't fixed everything in one month? Are you serious? Did we elect a president or a dictator because it seems you expect Trump to be a dictator and with a swipe of a pen eliminate whole departments of government. Maybe I'm misunderstanding your knowledge on this matter and you're an expert on the Constitutional and can explain to me how Trump could do this constitutionally. Now, if after six months we are not seeing substantial progress, then I would have to reconsider. But not at least until then. Trump has a deadline and that's the mid-term elections. He has to show he is making big changes that affect American lives by then, and the sooner the better. Right now, he is poking the beast to see how and where to attack.
All the rest of your comments are just filler, mentioning things of less importance as if they were a hindrance to Trump getting more important things done. And your reference to Milei is spurious as you have no idea how and why Milei was able to do what he did based on the Argentina's constitution and political situation vs. the USA's. Looks like you have Bonner's TDS.
Yes, like everyone else here, I expect my comments to be taken seriously. I didn’t write them for fun. Well, actually, I did. Watching the "Trump Show" and commenting on it is fun. It’s like watching a reality show where the stakes are global, but the host still seems more concerned about ratings than results.
Nope. Didn’t receive a diploma from Bonner’s School of Diversion and Misinformation. Didn’t even know such a prestigious institution existed. If I had, I probably would’ve flunked out in the first semester—too much critical thinking, not enough blind allegiance.
So, Trump’s grand strategy is just undoing everything Biden did? That’s it? The "master of the deal" is playing clean-up crew? Seems odd for a guy who bankrupted casinos. If we’re going all in with the federal government, maybe let’s not bet the house just yet.
2.3 million emails. That’s the plan? That’s the big government purge? Trump and Musk decided to root out waste and inefficiency by spamming every federal worker with “What did you do last week?” and a thinly veiled threat: “If you don’t answer, you’re sort of semi-fired or you’re fired.” (What does sort of semi-fired even mean? Do you lose your job on odd-numbered days? Get half a severance package? Still allowed in the break room but only for decaf?)
Dictator or President? Look, I get it. Some people love the idea of an iron-fisted leader who makes sweeping changes overnight. But Trump’s not even wielding an iron fist—it’s more like one of those inflatable tube men outside a car dealership, flailing around unpredictably. Just make sure we don't buy paper straws anymore, god dam it!
Yes, I was wrong about him being able to axe departments outright. My bad. I assumed he had that power because, well, he said he did. Should’ve known better—this is the same guy who told us tariffs would be a “cash cow” for the U.S. (Spoiler: they weren’t. Americans paid the price, not China.) 30,000 lies in his first term, according the Washington Post. He's doing better than that clip, this time around - Ukraine started the war, DEI caused the Jet-Helicopter crash, etc.
Let’s talk about actual results.
He’s slashed USAID’s payroll from 10,000 to under 600. Bravo.
He’s signed 170 executive actions. Okay.
Another 130 personnel appointments. Sure.
Total spending cuts? About $25 billion for fiscal 2025.
That’s roughly 0.07% of the $36 trillion in national debt—like trying to bail out the Titanic with a Dixie cup. Sure, it’s technically removing water, but the ship’s still going down.
And the distractions? Oh, they’re golden.
EO 14188: Banning federal purchases of paper straws. America is saved.
EO 14181: Renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. (Yes, really.)
The whole condoms-for-Gaza debacle—$50 million, then $100 million, but hey, who’s counting?
Meanwhile, real economic reforms? Nowhere to be found.
After six months, if he delivers a balanced budget, I’ll reconsider. Until then, he’s just another clown in the never-ending American political circus. And given his history with casinos, I wouldn’t bet on his financial wizardry saving the country.
But hey, maybe I’m just another uninformed Canadian watching from the cheap seats. I don’t have a vote, just a front-row seat to the world’s most expensive soap opera. Best of luck down there!
Yes, we all know you can go on forever with your unhinged trivia when using AI. At least I hope it's AI and not your own writing which would be much worse. So, you're Canadian. Like you don't have your own problems. Why don't you fix your own country? Or are you angry at Trump for not giving your little fascist PM any respect?
Own thoughts. AI helps me edit. And with the humor. I have very little.
That said, the USG is unfortunately, right next to my little country. While we have our own issues, and I'll be looking at them, believe me, yours has decided to make our country a punching bag as of late. I'm simply just punching back. In my own little way.
With writing, research and truth telling.
And having fun with AI along the way.
One admin or another is highly problematic look at the con- gress and the sen-ate
The problem with government spending is BOTH things: Far too much unConstitutional (ie, illegal) spending and far too much of that inefficiently or carelessly (after all, it’s not their own personal money).
News Alert:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UX9keh0wIHo
This could be a REALLY big deal, REALLY quickly...
Lots of possible "mishaps". Living on the edge, is happening as We speak.
And we have problems too.
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/virgin-pilot-alerted-australia-to-chinese-warships-live-firing-after-drills-began-20250225-p5levw.html
On a radio program caller called in and related to the story about one of his siblings who is a high placed executive within the IRS. He has a completely different executive level career job. His wife, a stay home mom, Is tasked to move the mouse every fifteen or twenty minutes and reply to some emails with good idea or some useless platitude. The didn't want to throw his brother under the bus.But they actually brag about it at family get togethers. The wife says she is the best paid stay home mom ever. When the kids are out, she will get an executive position at the IRS according to her husband. This is in a city with several thousand and IRS employees.
He's one of at least HUNDREDS (thousands?)...
Two in ROW!
Great piece Bill.
Don't go after the leaves on the twigs on the branches. Heck, the leaves don't even want to talk to you Elon.
Go after the entire branch. Rotten as it might be, we're trying to save the tree. Not make it look pretty before it dies.
https://lucaskandia.substack.com/p/cant-see-the-forest-for-all-the-incoming
Good stack, Lucas. Thanks for the info and the effort...
Most welcome SE! This is too much fun! Poking around the back yard and overturning rocks to see what creepy crawlies I might find. Our country could use a good cleaning as well!
Doge is skimming the crud off the top, which looks impressive and is a good thing. The bigger problem is the same legislators and all administrations over spend a third more than they take in. Hand outs for votes and no auditing in what/how/why in spending-no change will come.
A good one , Bill , written so even the retarded republinut (fascists) seem to understand the situation.
Every time I read one of your comments I can't but help seeing Sister Mary Catherine Gallagher squeezing her hands under her armpits then deeply smelling her fingers to unsuccessfully deal with Reality...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tM_Doj6L29c&t=7s
And U remind me of the idiot juvenile who cups his hand under his arm pit and makes a fart sound. I bet u are a real woopy cushion guy also.
Proudly Guilty on both counts...
Hola and off-topic -- I catch this content every week (it typically comes out on Monday/Tuesday.) It is always excellent, accurate, funny and thought provoking. I would recommend saving the site, watching, sharing and supporting this creator if you are able. He has done a TON of great work over the last 5 years or so. Just my opinion...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkwmdxcEY_M
There's always two sides to a story.
I guess we'll have to see what and who is left standing after a year. Or even 4 of them.
Good video.
You are right, as usual.
Great stuff.