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Why is Trump trying to make the government bigger?
I realize Trump is just trying to leave his mark on the government. (Arguably Trump has already made his mark on the government, but a gallows, a sandblaster and a pressure washer full of boiling acid will get that off.) This is ridiculous. We already have what he wants: an agency for civilian uses of space, one for military uses and one for space-based spying. Trumps bunch will simply add headcount and admin expenses and step on the service space commands and the National Reconnaissance Office.
Dennis Donovan
(18,770 posts)It's redundant and is a waste of taxpayer's money.
dameatball
(7,399 posts)Cracklin Charlie
(12,904 posts)They want to rob the Treasury.
braddy
(3,585 posts)Last edited Sat Aug 11, 2018, 04:51 PM - Edit history (1)
Army and creating a bottomless pit for waste and Air Force inefficiency and it's aversion to effective combat, but that is also an argument for why we should remove Space Command from the Air Force control.
Currently, the Air Force is running Space Command and it's 38,000 members, 88 locations, and 8.5 billion dollar budget.
Tiggeroshii
(11,088 posts)Probably because thats what it is....
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)branch of the armed service - in space - which will be hugely expensive, and they can never seem to find the money to take care of veterans. How does that work?
jmowreader
(50,562 posts)Insert a clause in the bill that authorizes a Space Force:
FUNDING
1. Public Law 115-97 (the Trump Tax Cut) is repealed in its entirety.