Summary:
The urgency of the pressing issue of government waste cannot be overstated. It demands our immediate attention and swift action to prevent further financial instability. The time to act is now, and the need is urgent.
The bad news is that the current measures are not swift enough, forceful enough, or timely enough to significantly reduce the annual federal budget deficit by 2.5 trillion dollars and bring it into balance.
Indifference refers to people who are clueless about wasteful spending but continue to demand free stuff and employment in inefficient, useless enterprises called government monopolies.
These entrenched enterprises resort to 'creating new money out of thin air' to pay for their salaries, benefits, and operations, which leads to deficit spending, inflation, and a reduction in the dollar's purchasing power.
This inflation directly results from wasteful spending, causing a ripple effect that disproportionately affects those unaware of and indifferent to the issue.
The gravity of this situation cannot be ignored, as it directly impacts our daily lives, from the cost of groceries to the price of gas and our financial stability. This is not just a distant problem but a personal one, affecting our wallets and our ability to plan for the future.
We must prioritize awareness and informed decision-making over indifference and cluelessness. This is a call to action and a path to empowerment. Each decision we make, informed by our understanding of the issue, can contribute to the fight against government waste.
Doing so can empower us to make the necessary changes to address government waste and take control of our financial future, demonstrating our responsibility as citizens.
Article:
Change is in the air, with positive forces and gale-force winds pushing it forward. However, the citizens are overwhelmingly behind reducing regulations and cutting useless government spending.
The newly formed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is coming to the rescue, with templates already in place. This department, dedicated to identifying and eliminating wasteful government spending, is crucial in our fight against government waste. Two of its key initiatives are Rand Paul's FESTIVUS Report and Joni Ernst's (R. Iowa) report alleging telework's evils within the Federal Government.
The FESTIVUS Report:
https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/FESTIVUS-REPORT-2024.pdf
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/the-paul-festivus-report-a-great-start-for-doge/
The World's Biggest Landlord Is Washington - WSJ.
The Jodi Ernst Report: Titled Out of Office-Bureaucrats on the Beach and Bubble Baths but not in Office Buildings.
/https://www.ernst.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/final_telework_report.pdf
Her report states that no checking mechanism exists to determine whether remote bureaucrats are working or turning on their computers.
Waste, Fraud, and Abuse:
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/trump-end-work-home-federal-employees-big-tech-takes-action
Ramaswamy's Big Plans - The American Conservative
https://www.zerohedge.com/economics/what-if-solutions-worked-past-no-longer-fix-whats-broken
Investigating the waste, fraud, and abuse in government spending is one thing. But facing an entrenched bureaucratic monopoly is another. The entire Washington D.C. apparatus, from their labor union affiliation to the Department of Labor to the Federal Judicial System, is on the side of self-serving entrenchment. All of these mentioned above are part of the bureaucratic apparatus with monopoly power and authority to protect itself, allowing continued waste and runaway spending. With its power and authority, this entrenched cabal makes it daunting to make the necessary changes.
The fight will be brutal against established dark forces and the newly installed administration, which will make decisions in the best interest of the people and private enterprise.