Cutting Government Agencies
Posted by No-Win1091@reddit | Libertarian | View on Reddit | 17 comments
Wanted to reach out and gain some clarity on this as this looks to be a reality over the next two years. I’m of course in favor of cutting most of these overbearing agencies but I wanted to get some perspectives on the whys from people in this group. I also was wondering in an ideal world what the end result should look like. Also, if agencies such as the FDA were to remain, how should they be restructured.
aztracker1@reddit
FDA and most of the USDA should be gone and some functions moved to DHHS. Some functions of FDA, USDA and ATF should be moved under a restructured FBI.
Would like to see a roughly 75-80% of the federal govt gone and what's left into a reduced number of agencies.
As suggested, agency HQs should be moved out of DC and split into maybe regional HQs. Restrictions on hiring to and from oversight positions should be made.
Can't speak for other states, but would like to see my state's govt cut in at least half as well.
HadynGabriel@reddit
The only thing that kills me is that before anything happens we’re going to create YET ANOTHER government agency to see where this all heads.
I fear the worst - we get another agency and they trim a little fat that doesn’t balance the fat they created.
RocksCanOnlyWait@reddit
It's only called "department" because the acronym is "DoGE". Elon likes his memes.
In reality, it will work like a commission, which are usually temporary. This one was given a deadline of July 4, 2026. Many commissions have been successful in trimming spending, such as BRAC.
chmendez@reddit
Not really. Elon will work as a consultant. And they have a deadline for finishing the job: June 2026.
Just before 250th anniversary of declaration of independence.
PissOnUserNames@reddit
Ugh excuse me, its called job creation and helps the unemployment rate
HadynGabriel@reddit
You almost got me fired up lol
PissOnUserNames@reddit
Elon needs a job! what would a billionaire do if not employed by the government
PhilRubdiez@reddit
“My idea of a perfect government is one guy who sits in a small room at a desk, and the only thing he’s allowed to decide is who to nuke. The man is chosen based on some kind of IQ test, and maybe also a physical tournament, like a decathlon. And women are brought to him, maybe...when he desires them.”
-Ron Swanson
MrEphemera@reddit
I love the idea of this so much man
"And women are brought to him...when he desires them."
MrEphemera@reddit
Lmao, like look at this shit, he thought of everything.
rampants@reddit
I asked myself, what has the federal government done for me lately?
If you take the US national debt and divide it by the number of employed American workers, we owe over $200,000 dollars per American worker. In 2023, the federal government spent roughly $31,000 per employed American worker.
Do you feel like you’re getting your $31k worth of return every year? How do you feel about your $200k share of the national debt?
zugi@reddit
They should eliminate the Department of Education. It was added less than 50 years ago, and seems to spend most of it's time imposing social policies on schools rather than educating. Many Republicans even campaigned on eliminating it. But they're not going to. Republicans controlled all 3 branches of government in 2017-2018 and they didn't eliminate it. They don't want to pay the media price of being labeled as anti-education.
They should eliminate the FDA. This is an organization whose job is basically to kill people by denying them life-saving treatments, until companies spend 10 years doing paperwork to get their products approved. This is an organization that, once cigarette usage dropped, worked with the media to vilify vaping and granted themselves the authority to regulate it, just so their Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) wouldn't run out of things to do. But they won't eliminate the FDA either.
Don't believe the hype. DOGE is a toothless organization that will make some recommendations to trim here and there. No department or agency or even full government program will be eliminated.
Jobusan524943@reddit
I agree that the paperwork involved in the drug approval process can be overwhelming, but I wouldn’t dismiss it as merely administrative. One aspect I appreciate about the process is that it establishes standards for reporting safety and efficacy data to both clinicians and patients. These standards help ensure that clinical trial results can be reviewed with confidence, knowing they were conducted with scientific rigor. While these standards don’t necessarily need to be created and enforced by a regulatory government agency, I am grateful that they exist, and I understand the benefits they provide.
ecleipsis@reddit
This. Let’s not forget that Clinton had a similar department in the past and look at the size of the gov today. Also that DOGE can’t actually make or enforce change themselves and any actual change will need to be passed.
hicklander@reddit
Just see Argentina. Listen to Lex Friedman's latest interview with Milei.
BallsOutKrunked@reddit
In short we have a long way to go before we need to make tough decisions. There is so much fat and bulk not just from the agencies but from the private entities all around them, milking the money away. There are massive social causes out there that do little to move the needle but "we have to do something!" so money gets allocated, and a private company stays in business. There is a military industrial complex and there are also environmental impact analysis complexes, auditors for federal regulations of private business, and compliance experts who focus on interpreting regulations.
Honeydew-2523@reddit
privatize everything