What does a TRUMP presidency look like?

[Razgovory]

Well, if I don't get my meds I will personally stab one of those "I won't vote for Genocide people" that is partly responsible for this.   Then, I will plead insanity and ask Trump for a pardon.  Might even get it.

[viper37]

Well, if I don't get my meds I will personally stab one of those "I won't vote for Genocide people" that is partly responsible for this.  Then, I will plead insanity and ask Trump for a pardon.  Might even get it.

Why not of the 50% who voted Trump? The people like Otto who would vote for a pig in red tie?


In other news, the pro freedom of speech want to restrict kids' access to wifi hotspot because it could lead to exposure to non conservative views:
Senator Ted Cruz is trying to block Wi-Fi hotspots for schoolchildren

[Barrister]

If Trump is really freezing medicare that's going to turn on him real quick...

[crazy canuck]

The NYTimes is reporting the portals through which the states get their federal funding for Medicare stopped working this morning.

[Razgovory]

Well, if I don't get my meds I will personally stab one of those "I won't vote for Genocide people" that is partly responsible for this.  Then, I will plead insanity and ask Trump for a pardon.  Might even get it.

Why not of the 50% who voted Trump? The people like Otto who would vote for a pig in red tie?


In other news, the pro freedom of speech want to restrict kids' access to wifi hotspot because it could lead to exposure to non conservative views:
Senator Ted Cruz is trying to block Wi-Fi hotspots for schoolchildren

Why stab stupid people, when you can stab people who knew what would happen and maliciously let it happen anyway.  People who wanted to punish this country because it would not indulge their sectarian and racial hatreds.

[viper37]

Why stab stupid people, when you can stab people who knew what would happen and maliciously let it happen anyway.  People who wanted to punish this country because it would not indulge their sectarian and racial hatreds.

Ah, you're picking the path of least resistance, the people you already hate.

Good to know you're not really different.

[garbon]

The NYTimes is reporting the portals through which the states get their federal funding for Medicare stopped working this morning.

I think it is Medicaid not Medicare. The latter is all old Americans while former is put crudely for the poor.

[Barrister]

The NYTimes is reporting the portals through which the states get their federal funding for Medicare stopped working this morning.

I think it is Medicaid not Medicare. The latter is all old Americans while former is put crudely for the poor.

Supposedly 92 million people receive Medicaid - a lot of whom are Trump voters.

But I appreciate the correction - it's one of those things where I do know the difference but clearly confused the two just now.

[viper37]

The NYTimes is reporting the portals through which the states get their federal funding for Medicare stopped working this morning.

I think it is Medicaid not Medicare. The latter is all old Americans while former is put crudely for the poor.

I did say Medicaid, for once, I had the right name.

And yes, it is Medicaid for the poor, those who usually don't vote massively Republican (but still do in some parts).  Elderlys who depend on Medicare are still safe.

Republicans always viewed this as an entitlement program, so it's no surprise that it's affected, even if they try to pretend it's a glitch.

Edit:

A Federal judge as temporarily blocked the Trump freeze.

[viper37]

And... This is the end.

Trump administration offering buyouts to nearly all federal workers

The Trump administration is offering millions of federal workers the option to accept buyouts through a government-wide "deferred resignation" program if they resign by Feb. 6.

Those who accept the offer will receive pay and benefits through Sept. 30, according to a draft email obtained Tuesday by NBC News.

The emails will be sent starting Tuesday afternoon, NBC reported.
The White House expects up to 10% of federal employees to take the buyout, a senior administration official told NBC on condition of anonymity.

The offer comes as President Donald Trump's administration pushes federal employees to return to the office five days per week, scrapping work-from-home allowances implemented during the coronavirus pandemic.

[Barrister]

There can be a role for buyouts, and I'm open to the idea that there's room for a reduction in headcount in the US federal government.

But a blanket offer of buyouts is just fucking stupid until you know what cuts you want to make.  You could get half of some really vital workers taking the buyout, and almost none of the most useless workers taking them.

[Oexmelin]

It's only stupid if you want a functioning government. If you want to scuttle government, so that your friends' businesses can provide that service, or are no longer bound by regulations that can no longer be enforced, undermining government both through useless expenditures and loss of capacity is a great idea.

[viper37]

CalExit might become a reality after all.

[CountDeMoney]

If Trump is really freezing medicare that's going to turn on him real quick...

No, it won't.

[PRC]

It's only stupid if you want a functioning government. If you want to scuttle government, so that your friends' businesses can provide that service, or are no longer bound by regulations that can no longer be enforced, undermining government both through useless expenditures and loss of capacity is a great idea.

In the minds of guys like Musk it's harder to reform an institution to their liking than it is to just nuke the institution and treat the creation of a new version as a tech startup.  Easier to start a project from scratch than it is to fix a legacy project.