Does anyone have any favorites they'd like to keep?
Posted on 02/02/2010 9:34:14 AM PST by IbJensen
Good recommendations.
Here's my wish list, at least as a start:
Eliminate the DOE, EPA and ATF. Allow the states to deal with those matters as the Constitution directs.
Eliminate the TSA. Require all pilots/co-pilots be weapons trained and packing. Allow all CCW-holders to carry on domestic flights and/or expand the air marshals to cover all flights, require airlines/airports to provide effective security which is subject to surprise audits.
Consolidate ALL federal law enforcement into the FBI. Eliminate overlap. No more armed feds from each and every department.
Cut remaining departments and congressional staff by 30-50%.
Eliminate all unionization by any government employee. Institute performance-based retention, promotion and pay. Yes, this especially includes public school employees.
Change wasteful and ubiquitous "use it or lose it" budgeting to something more sane and responsible.
Amend the Constitution or enforce the "equal protection" clause to eliminate progressive taxation. Tax every citizen equally and openly. Change Tax Day to be the week before Election Day.
Tie all welfare benefits to marriage, providing incentives for fathers to be fathers. Additional benefits tied to the grades earned by children. Make them as limited in duration as is practical.
Would have been nice if he thought of this when Republicans were in power.
YOU ARE JUST FIG”URING THIS OUT NOW???
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN IN OFFICE “ORIN”???????????
Best understatement of the year.
like why does the first lady need more handmaidens that Queen Elizabeth?
"...Sen. Coburn (R-Okla.) has proposed an amendment that apparently would save taxpayers $120 billion “by consolidating more than 640 duplicative government programs, cutting wasteful Washington spending, and returning billions of dollars of unspent money,” reads the amendment.
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For example, the Department of Agriculture received $26.8 billion in discretionary funding for FY2010, which was a 6 percent increase over last year’s “non-emergency discretionary level.” Sen. Coburn’s amendment would eliminate $1.3 billion (five percent) from the Department and “direct the Secretary to eliminate and consolidate the over 130 duplicative programs at the Department and eliminate waste to produce savings.” ..."
Education Department is worthless. A Carter pay-off to the NEA.
Let me help with the list. We'll be back under a $1 trillion annual FedBudget before the April 15th tax filing deadline.
Defund ACORN, Planned Parenthood. All politician take a 99% cut in pay. All politicians must return all lobbyist money. All politicians must cut their staff by 50%. The White House must cut all czars. Michelle Obama must let 24 of the 26 her staff. All Politicians must drive their personal vehcle to and from home and washington DC. the taxpayers have banned all politicians from commercial and military planes. Obama must stay in washington, no more flights around the globe. how about that for some savings?
I once wrote to Orrin about my displeasure with his vote to retain earmarks. He wrote back and said until something was done about Social Security we would always be broke. I wrote back and said, “Senator, you always want us to send you to Washington because you have so much seniority. If Congress is in charge of government purse strings, and you’re the senior senator, WHO IN THE WORLD BESIDES YOU IS SUPPOSED TO BE DOING THE ‘SOMETHING’ YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT!??”
He didn’t answer that one. Too busy writing hymns to Teddy Kennedy. He’s a bag o’ gas I tell ya.
Show ACORN the Money (eligible for up to $4B in 0bama’s 2011 budget)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2442612/posts
The EPA is the biggest fraud and waste in the entire government. We have a bunch of people who are NOT ELECTED issuing REGULATIONS which have the force of laws, assessing FEES AND PENALTIES that nobody in their right mind would vote for, destroying honest businesses, jobs, whole industries!
Oklahoma is so lucky to have TWO great senators.
I’m in MN and don’t even have one sane senator.
Close the EPA. Just another waste of money.
Does anyone have any favorites they'd like to keep?
It would be interesting to know what the salary is for the committee chair of the Noxious and Exotic Weeds department.
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