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mmooss ◴[] No.41882342[source]
What happens if the GOP wins in a couple of weeks? Would there be any way these actions can be sustainable for more than a few months?
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doe_eyes ◴[] No.41882419[source]
Following the Reagan era, the GOP had a period of wanting to reign in the federal government, but I don't think that's quite true now. Folks like Trump or DeSantis are not pro-small-government, they just want to use it to advance different social policies. In the fight between farmers and Deere, I doubt they'd side with the company.

Data point: Trump's VP nominee likes what the FTC is doing - https://fortune.com/2024/08/11/jd-vance-5000-child-tax-credi...

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NoNotTheDuo ◴[] No.41882714[source]
Alternative data points:

> Under Project 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) would be eliminated, and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) would be privatized

> The Department of Education would be eliminated and oversight of education and federal funding for education will be handed over to the states

> The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) would be eliminated and moved to the Department of Interior or the Department of Transportation if combined with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)

> The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s many regional labs and entire offices of enforcement and compliance and scientific integrity and risk information would be eliminated.

> The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is to “privatize as much as possible” and close many hospitals and clinics.

> The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) would be taken apart and send much of its work to states and other agencies

> The Department of Justice (DOJ) would lose its independence and be under control of the President

> The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) would be drastically reduced and split into two entities: one gathering scientific data and one making public health recommendations and policies.

Source: https://www.afge.org/article/project-2025-seeks-to-dismantle...

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e44858 ◴[] No.41882877[source]
How is "project 2025" relevant? It's a random blog post that was never endorsed by Trump or Vance.
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1. Centigonal ◴[] No.41883742{3}[source]
Ah, yes, that random blog of no particular note or influence, the Heritage Foundation.