Great piece. Imo every single government funded program/project should be under review. None of them should be immune from budget constraints and cuts. Every is on the table, agriculture, welfare, energy, federal agencies, guaranteed loans, absolutely everything needs to be addressed. We are at a tipping point globally with most western countries all issuing debt like candy on Halloween. The US dollar must be protected from more inflationary pressures. The dollar as the world reserve currency is also extremely important, all this spending cannot last if we want to continue to have a high quality of living standards. Seems hopeless, but it really must happen imo.
It's an important first step for several reasons. First because Congress had lost the muscle memory of how to cut (the mechanics of recission). Second, because it reduces the political trepidation to do more cutting. Third, because "a few billion" sloshing around among leftist NGOs is how Democrats fund their campaigns to take back Congress. And last (and not of least importance) was the absurd nature of the programs cut. More please. Faster.
I actually laughed out loud when Maher said there was no bias in NPRs reporting. Damn good riddance. And POTUS has stated this is the FIRST recission bill. I like it, I like it, A LOT!!!
Vast Wasteland-funny how people and things become the very thing they were started to correct.
I worked for a PBS/NPR Station for 14 years. While there, I called for defunding.Not much federal money, less than 5 percent of the station's budget, got to locals anyway. I have thoughts on how Public Broadcasting came to ruin all television, but that would be an entire substack.
Great piece. Imo every single government funded program/project should be under review. None of them should be immune from budget constraints and cuts. Every is on the table, agriculture, welfare, energy, federal agencies, guaranteed loans, absolutely everything needs to be addressed. We are at a tipping point globally with most western countries all issuing debt like candy on Halloween. The US dollar must be protected from more inflationary pressures. The dollar as the world reserve currency is also extremely important, all this spending cannot last if we want to continue to have a high quality of living standards. Seems hopeless, but it really must happen imo.
It's an important first step for several reasons. First because Congress had lost the muscle memory of how to cut (the mechanics of recission). Second, because it reduces the political trepidation to do more cutting. Third, because "a few billion" sloshing around among leftist NGOs is how Democrats fund their campaigns to take back Congress. And last (and not of least importance) was the absurd nature of the programs cut. More please. Faster.
More great news: https://www.newsmax.com/politics/omb-rescissions-senate/2025/07/17/id/1219102/
I actually laughed out loud when Maher said there was no bias in NPRs reporting. Damn good riddance. And POTUS has stated this is the FIRST recission bill. I like it, I like it, A LOT!!!
The Left proves, every day, that they are too out of touch to be trusted with any power.
That could actually be said for both sides…
Now you know how libertarians feel every day :).
I’m more libertarian than conservative.
Vast Wasteland-funny how people and things become the very thing they were started to correct.
I worked for a PBS/NPR Station for 14 years. While there, I called for defunding.Not much federal money, less than 5 percent of the station's budget, got to locals anyway. I have thoughts on how Public Broadcasting came to ruin all television, but that would be an entire substack.
Did you forget his last name on purpose ... Everett McKinley Dirksen!
I pulled the name from an Internet search, so I stand corrected.