Re:DOGE has 'god mode' access to government data
by hamhock666 on Thursday February 20, 2025 @11:00AM
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It has to be done quickly because the administrative state is large and there is a lot to do. Institutions grow old with time and need drastic reform or replacement. I don’t know what they will replace everything with, ideally they have a bunch of smart people thinking about that. Look at how FDR used the Bureau of the Budget to similar effect.
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Re:DOGE has 'god mode' access to government data
by dTal on Thursday February 20, 2025 @11:49AM
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> I don’t know what they will replace everything with, ideally they have a bunch of smart people thinking about that
Kind of the key issue dontcha think? Maybe woulda been good to know that before burning down the government?
"ideally they have a bunch of smart people thinking about that" is exactly what the government is for. We had a bunch of smart people thinking about a lot of our problems. They're fired now.
Re:DOGE has 'god mode' access to government data
by lc9er on Thursday February 20, 2025 @02:52PM
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The idea that government isn’t filled with tons of smart, hard working people is infuriating. Not every smart and ambitious person wants to spend their life in a rent-seeking job, building the next subscription-based app. There’s thousands upon thousands of dedicated government workers that could earn more in private industry, but view the work as a higher calling.
Re:DOGE has 'god mode' access to government data
by nielsbot on Thursday February 20, 2025 @07:49PM
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So true. It's a damn shame what DOGE is doing to the government I paid for.
Tearing it down and replacing it with something leaner, faster, better (fingers crossed) is just nonsensical libertarianism all over again.
Re:DOGE has 'god mode' access to government data
by hamhock666 on Thursday February 20, 2025 @08:19PM
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Yes you just need to reorganize those smart people into a new system. I don’t agree with everything being done.
Re:DOGE has 'god mode' access to government data
by nielsbot on Thursday February 20, 2025 @07:50PM
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This is where the libertarian approach always falls apart. "ideally" this and "ideally" that. In the real world however libertarianism is a ridiculous fantasy which will harm everyone except the very rich.