Re:The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk’s Gov...
by tonymet on Tuesday February 04, 2025 @02:10PM
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Have you considered reducing the overall scope of the federal government rather than just the executive branch?
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Re:The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk’s Gov...
by jimkleiber on Wednesday February 05, 2025 @02:47AM
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And have the scope picked up by state and local governments (or even a global one)? Or just let corporations make the rules?
I see the government doing at least two things: setting rules and providing services. Do you want fewer rules or fewer services? Or something else?
Re:The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk’s Gov...
by tonymet on Wednesday February 05, 2025 @04:13PM
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In the USA the general scope for federal & state has expanded, with Federal having the most growth since about 16th Amendment. US code & regulations has expanded 1000x , cost per capita is 15000x
I only make the point that there is a broad spectrum of functional scopes for the government, and rather than looking at shifting the scope around, another possibility would be to revert the scope to sustainable levels
Re:The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk’s Gov...
by biohcacker84 on Thursday February 06, 2025 @11:57PM
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Yes, state and local should pick up. The closer to the people a government is, the better it is.
I want the fewest rules that create the most fair economy. And I know very few service better in the hands of government. And that includes bridges: