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DOGE The Eschaton

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by basso, Nov 13, 2024.

  1. Commodore

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    Commodore just corroborated that it is above his head




    for the education of commodore, you need to learn to differentiate monetary [what the Fed does] from fiscal [what the Congress does]

    Fed's policies affect the money supply in circulation;
    Congress approves Govt expenditures.

    they are separate and distinct; it is too bad that the 3 stooges lack the mental capacity to comprehend​
     
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    Air traffic controllers matter.
     
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    For the education of the 3 stooges, basso, invisible and commodore, Fiscal Policy vs. Monetary Policy




    • Fiscal policy
      • relates to government spending and revenue collection.
        • For example, when demand is low in the economy, the government can step in and increase its spending to stimulate demand. Or it can lower taxes to increase disposable income for people as well as corporations.
    • Monetary policy, separate and distinct from fiscal policy
      • relates to the supply of money, which is controlled via factors such as interest rates and reserve requirements (CRR) for banks.
        • For example,
          • to control high inflation, policy-makers (usually an independent central bank) can raise interest rates thereby reducing money supply. (this is what it had done in the last 1+ year in Biden's tenure)
          • to help to stimulate an economy stuck in the mud, increase the reserves of commercial banks by its open market operation, this is refer to as printing $ or helicopter drop in the case of a QE
     
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    do you have evidence incident this was caused by ATC, or that the tower was understaffed?
     
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    I do not, but that's not why I chose to post the article here. A month ago Elon, the genius, was trying to fire air traffic controllers in mass. That's why I shared this here.
     
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    Ah, now you want evidence but when it comes to alleged DOGE cuts random tweets count as such. :rolleyes:
     
  8. basso

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    EFC.
     
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    Knowing the government, would they admit any of that barring a leak?
     
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    so the answer is no, you have no evidence.
     
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    Hmm, I asked the research bot what it knows: The DOGE layoffs did not directly cause recent ATC incidents but exacerbated preexisting vulnerabilities through three mechanisms

    The case studies are appropriate. So much was made into the "DEI hire" of Reagan when the single ATC was tasked to juggle dual traffic. The disgustingly bi-partisan politicizing rather than taking full responsibility is the real tragedy of it all.

     
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    Bullshit. Only permanent residents and citizens get social security numbers. Others get ITIN numbers. What a bunch of ****ing liars.
     
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    Wow Bullshit is not *****'ed out.
    I'm gonna need to add that one to my repertoire.
     
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    DOGE has not taking 'chainsaw' to defense spending

    Pentagon has been the 'fattest target to hunt'

    DOGE's self-proclaimed "$35 billion" in savings so far but has left the "fattest target to hunt" "unmolested across the Potomac at the Pentagon, a place
    former President Eisenhower and WW2 hero, had warned us was out of control in in the mid 1950s,", calling it the defense industrial complex


     
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    https://www.military.com/daily-news...hter-risk-meeting-deadlines-report-finds.html


    Costs for the Defense Department's upgrade to the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter's critical software system have gone nearly $2 billion over estimates during the last two years,
    according to a new congressional watchdog report. And increased delays signal that the effort is unlikely to meet its deadlines, findings revealed.

    The Government Accountability Office said that the Pentagon's Block 4 program for the stealth fighter has seen
    a net increase of $1.9 billion in costs since May 2019.
    New estimates put the total program price for the modernization at roughly $14.4 billion, the report states.


    so far, DOGE has avoided this hot potato of waste/fraud/abuse, why?

     
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    What a pleasant accident.:D
     

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