[alistairSH]

People, including the MSM apparently, continue to act as if this is about efficiency and waste. It's clearly not; it's about blowing up agencies and programs that Trump, Musk, and the P2025 gang don't like. And ensuring a further erosion of rights for most of us, with that power (and money) further consolidating into the bank accounts of a select few.

[indy]

It's about destroying the patronage systems which benefited the Democrats

[llamaimperative]

The perfect plan: We're going to create rampant patronage to destroy the patronage system that we have not been able to produce any evidence of!

[throw0101a]

Welcome back to the 1800s:

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spoils_system

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_service_reform_in_the_Un...

[metadat]

That second link really hits home, ouch.

[throw0101a]

> It's about destroying the patronage systems which benefited the Democrats

How did it benefit Democrats?

[sixothree]

Don’t forget about the national emergency we’re having later this year.