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<blockquote data-quote="curiousbrain" data-source="post: 933922" data-attributes="member: 31608"><p>You know the subjective nature of information on the web, as I do, and I think we can both agree that any position can be supported by "facts" of one nature or another.</p><p></p><p>To one of your points, remove the Department of Education? I think the desire of various states/municipalities to institute Creationism (and the associated craziness) illustrates the danger of this. Now, I am not saying that there should be an extreme control over what is or what is not taught in schools, but I do think there (in the same sense as UL requirements for electrical work) needs to be a minimum standard - evolution being one of them. Don't want to teach evolution? Then you get no money from "the man" and you have to fund it via outside efforts - I'm sure Pat Robertson has a 1-800 number.</p><p></p><p>Agriculture - Sure, the subsidies make little sense; at least, that is to say, they make little sense as they have been explained to me. If someone or some group can offer a compelling explanation of why they need to exist, I am all ears.</p><p></p><p>Energy. Really? "WTF CUT?" You are a smart guy, I like to think that I am a smart guy, and I am sure there are many smart guys reading these posts. To propose blanket cuts is .... irresponsible? What about the implications of nuclear power plants in this country? To haphazardly cut the DOE will, undoubtedly, drastically effect facilities which could endanger tens of thousands of people. Not to mention ruin millions of dollars in investment.</p><p></p><p>As to the Housing/Urban development ... I plead the fifth. I have tended to avoid anything on this topic since 2008 when, suddenly, everyone was an "expert". I'm not saying that you are one of "them", I am rather saying that I recuse myself out of my own ignorance, not yours.</p><p></p><p>I agree, though, that the entitlement programs are the sacred cow (with Defense, mind you) that need to be put on the chopping block.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="curiousbrain, post: 933922, member: 31608"] You know the subjective nature of information on the web, as I do, and I think we can both agree that any position can be supported by "facts" of one nature or another. To one of your points, remove the Department of Education? I think the desire of various states/municipalities to institute Creationism (and the associated craziness) illustrates the danger of this. Now, I am not saying that there should be an extreme control over what is or what is not taught in schools, but I do think there (in the same sense as UL requirements for electrical work) needs to be a minimum standard - evolution being one of them. Don't want to teach evolution? Then you get no money from "the man" and you have to fund it via outside efforts - I'm sure Pat Robertson has a 1-800 number. Agriculture - Sure, the subsidies make little sense; at least, that is to say, they make little sense as they have been explained to me. If someone or some group can offer a compelling explanation of why they need to exist, I am all ears. Energy. Really? "WTF CUT?" You are a smart guy, I like to think that I am a smart guy, and I am sure there are many smart guys reading these posts. To propose blanket cuts is .... irresponsible? What about the implications of nuclear power plants in this country? To haphazardly cut the DOE will, undoubtedly, drastically effect facilities which could endanger tens of thousands of people. Not to mention ruin millions of dollars in investment. As to the Housing/Urban development ... I plead the fifth. I have tended to avoid anything on this topic since 2008 when, suddenly, everyone was an "expert". I'm not saying that you are one of "them", I am rather saying that I recuse myself out of my own ignorance, not yours. I agree, though, that the entitlement programs are the sacred cow (with Defense, mind you) that need to be put on the chopping block. [/QUOTE]
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