Laws govern how the SSA works, which is a good thing.
Link: https://www.soa.org/sections/social-ins-pub-fin/social-ins-pub-fin-newsletter/2021/november/ipi-2021-11-schobel/#:~:text=On%20Aug.,a%20new%20six%2Dyear%20term.
I think that's a bit murkier, but the SSA is directly under the president
Replies to: "I think that's a bit murkier, but the SSA is directly under the president"
- Presidents are not allowed to shut down agencies that Congress has funded. T or F? [NT]
- ND521 - 4:00pm 2/7/25
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- This goes to the heart of the division of powers - Curly1918 - 6:55pm 2/7/25
- President will do what he wants. Vance for 8 more years. Liberals melting down, great time! [NT] - jamie - 6:00pm 2/7/25
- USAID employes 10,000 people - the entire Federall Government is just a WPA on steroids - Fisher01 - 5:56pm 2/7/25
- They're not shutting down USAID, they just want to make sure that all the money goes into funding - holybull101 - 4:51pm 2/7/25
- I think the SC would find that the president has broad authority over the executive branch. - iairishcheeks - 4:48pm 2/7/25
- Yeah. There is no way Congress approved $8M for Politico, and all the crazy transgender stuff. - NedoftheHill - 5:08pm 2/7/25
- Maybe there was a kickback involved [NT] - holybull101 - 5:47pm 2/7/25
- Per your 'understanding' Trump could fire all SSA employees, close the doors and cease operation? [NT]
- ND521 - 5:08pm 2/7/25
- I think that's a bit murkier, but the SSA is directly under the president [LINK] - iairishcheeks - 5:32pm 2/7/25
- Yeah. There is no way Congress approved $8M for Politico, and all the crazy transgender stuff. - NedoftheHill - 5:08pm 2/7/25
- Define "shut down." Any decrease in spending by it? [NT] - NedoftheHill - 4:12pm 2/7/25
- T - USAID is in executive branch [NT]
- IrishFanFD - 4:05pm 2/7/25
- Most Congressionally funded agencies are in the exec branch. Q is if Potus can shut those down. [NT] - ND521 - 4:18pm 2/7/25
- Maybe if Trump starts spending USAID cash on conservative initiatives, 521 will want it shut down. [NT]
- NedoftheHill - 4:10pm 2/7/25
- More T or F. Potus & Musk can shut down the...DoD? DoJ? Treasury? SSA? CIA? EPA? NASA? NTSB? [NT] - ND521 - 4:23pm 2/7/25