It’s bad enough that Trump gave Musk and his associates full access to the United States Treasury’s payment system, allowing a private entity to mine all the data (which includes everyone’s social security numbers) or sell the data to whomever.
It also allows Musk (without any Congressional authority) to cease or reverse funding for any US department or agency, all of which was approved by Congress.
Tell us Ned if such an arrangement is consistent with the rule of law and the US Constitution.
Congress (not Musk) controls the purse.
Replies to: "Congress (not Musk) controls the purse."
- I'm just glad that cutting government spending will be easy. Noone will fight EVERY step of the way. - NedoftheHill - 8:47pm 2/3/25
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- Congress (not Musk) controls the purse. - conorlarkin - 1:45am 2/4/25
- Sure about that Marine? This is how autocracies gain footing and control. [NT] - Frank L - 9:35am 2/4/25
- This USAID is obviously a grift. - jakers - 9:08pm 2/3/25
- Read more. [NT]
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- conorlarkin - 9:26am 2/4/25
- coons learned from the best grifter. [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 10:53am 2/4/25
- What is happening with Trump and spending should happen with every President - LanceManion - 8:00am 2/4/25
- Yep. [NT] - jakers - 8:32am 2/4/25
- China is smart enough to spread Foreign Aid around the world...especially in strategic areas...it [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 1:33am 2/4/25
- Dem slush fund: LGBTQ comic books in Peru, atheism in Nepal, $600M for contraceptive worldwide. [NT]
- NedoftheHill - 11:05pm 2/3/25
- and more....Drag shows in Ecuador, transgender opera in Columbia, etc., etc... [NT]
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- BaronVonZemo - 11:45pm 2/3/25
- So, here is the most important question: If we cut USAID spending in half, what would they pick? - NedoftheHill - 11:58pm 2/3/25
- 100% they'd fund their ideology/religion rather than food/medicine because they're zealots.... - BaronVonZemo - 12:22am 2/4/25
- So, here is the most important question: If we cut USAID spending in half, what would they pick? - NedoftheHill - 11:58pm 2/3/25
- and more....Drag shows in Ecuador, transgender opera in Columbia, etc., etc... [NT]
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- BaronVonZemo - 11:45pm 2/3/25
- Indeed.Left wing agenda items with a rare medical asset included to hide behind when questioned..... - BaronVonZemo - 10:40pm 2/3/25
- Funding for USAID is $40B...or 2% of the tax break DJT gave to billionaire buds..talk about waste... [LINK]
- TyroneIrish - 10:05pm 2/3/25
- Now your argument is that it's "only $40 billion." Sounds like a winner. [NT]
- jakers - 10:22pm 2/3/25
- Sorry you weren't able to comprehend...the issue is making good choices on how use taxpayer money... - TyroneIrish - 12:49am 2/4/25
- Agreed that it's a waste of $40B of our money. [NT] - jakers - 8:31am 2/4/25
- Maybe we can spend only $40B on a wall or deportations. Who'd notice such a small amount of money [NT] - NedoftheHill - 11:06pm 2/3/25
- Sorry you weren't able to comprehend...the issue is making good choices on how use taxpayer money... - TyroneIrish - 12:49am 2/4/25
- Now your argument is that it's "only $40 billion." Sounds like a winner. [NT]
- jakers - 10:22pm 2/3/25
- We can probably agree that you have no idea what you are talking about, though [NT]
- Chris94 - 9:21pm 2/3/25
- How we know Trump is over the target. [NT] - Cole - 9:43pm 2/3/25
- I can be convinced some of it is good. - jakers - 9:27pm 2/3/25
- A given but never stops the cult fan boys. [NT]
- Frank L - 9:26pm 2/3/25
- Big fan of USAID are you? - NedoftheHill - 9:29pm 2/3/25
- Uh fan, no. Hater, no. Like all aid orgs it’s done some good and bad things. The good far outweigh [LINK]
- Frank L - 9:48pm 2/3/25
- Got a link to their spending? I don't care about their history, just what they are taking now. - NedoftheHill - 10:09pm 2/3/25
- Or stop being an arsehole. The number is 40 billion. Google is your friend. - Frank L - 10:16pm 2/3/25
- Interesting. You seemed so knowledgeable about USAID when you chimed in. [NT]
- NedoftheHill - 11:19pm 2/3/25
- You have a collection of scarecrows in your head. Never claimed expertise in the program. Do - Frank L - 8:19am 2/4/25
- Interesting. You seemed so knowledgeable about USAID when you chimed in. [NT]
- NedoftheHill - 11:19pm 2/3/25
- Or stop being an arsehole. The number is 40 billion. Google is your friend. - Frank L - 10:16pm 2/3/25
- Maybe we should double their budget? Or increase it tenfold? I mean, why not? They do good things. - NedoftheHill - 10:04pm 2/3/25
- Sure you were Neddie. Just having fun as always. No dog in any hunt. - Frank L - 10:11pm 2/3/25
- It occurs to me, if you want to fund LGBQT comic books in Peru, you could just write a check. [NT]
- NedoftheHill - 11:19pm 2/3/25
- It occurs to me that reading isn’t your thing as I said I would be open to reforms of the program. - Frank L - 7:45am 2/4/25
- It occurs to me, if you want to fund LGBQT comic books in Peru, you could just write a check. [NT]
- NedoftheHill - 11:19pm 2/3/25
- Sure you were Neddie. Just having fun as always. No dog in any hunt. - Frank L - 10:11pm 2/3/25
- Got a link to their spending? I don't care about their history, just what they are taking now. - NedoftheHill - 10:09pm 2/3/25
- Uh fan, no. Hater, no. Like all aid orgs it’s done some good and bad things. The good far outweigh [LINK]
- Frank L - 9:48pm 2/3/25
- Big fan of USAID are you? - NedoftheHill - 9:29pm 2/3/25
- Read more. [NT]
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- conorlarkin - 9:26am 2/4/25
- Congress (not Musk) controls the purse. - conorlarkin - 1:45am 2/4/25