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Re:NSF getting kicked out of headquarters by HUD by bilbo0s on Wednesday June 25, 2025 @11:17AM (#44378325)
It's a horrible place to move it to.

If we make moves, Ok. How about this..

We move these agencies to get adversarial impulses going in service of cost control.

We move the USDA to the middle of New York City.

Urban Development to Tomah Wisconsin. (I'll settle for Nacogdoches Texas just to make sure the South gets some of these HQ's).

Department of the Interior should be moved to Miami Fl.

Department of Defense to Berkeley California.

And so on and so forth.

All should be legally obliged to hire only locals in civilian roles.

Having the USDA in Kansas City guarantees the tax payer gets robbed blind.

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Re:NSF getting kicked out of headquarters by HUD by nickff on Wednesday June 25, 2025 @12:03PM (#44378812)
Why is Kansas City such a bad choice? I understand that you think it’s awful, I just don’t know why. From my very naive perspective, KC seems lower cost, and closer to farms than DC.
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Re:NSF getting kicked out of headquarters by HUD by 98codes on Wednesday June 25, 2025 @12:29PM (#44379127)
Too far from the beach.
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Re:NSF getting kicked out of headquarters by HUD by ceejayoz on Wednesday June 25, 2025 @12:49PM (#44379374)
> closer to farms than DC

Virginia and Maryland have plenty of farms.

A quick look on Google Maps shows one within ~10 miles.

But, ultimately, the USDA isn't there to farm.

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Re:NSF getting kicked out of headquarters by HUD by bilbo0s on Wednesday June 25, 2025 @02:16PM (#44380300)
closer to farms than DC

Exactly why it shouldn't be there.

No adversarial environment. Corruption flourishes where there is no adversarial environment.

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