Government Can’t Get More Efficient, So Make It MUCH Smaller

Human nature is human character. It is eternal. There are both good and bad things we do. &nbsp,

The world’s Founding Fathers knew this and wrote their Constitution appropriately, which is why a national government that remains within the Constitution’s walls is so very little. &nbsp,

The Founders severely limited the state they established because they knew that granting humans the power to lord it over other humans was a Bad plan. &nbsp,

The Founders knew that people who were drawn to lord government over others had a poisonous combination of some of the worst traits, but they greatly limited their options. &nbsp,

Milton Friedman said,” Is it really true that political self-interest is nobler somehow than economic self-interest?… And only tell me where these angels are who will build our society,””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””

I’d love to see Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency ( DOGE ) attempt to reduce rather than improve the efficiency of the government, despite what he appears to be trying to do to D.C. because it is impossible to improve the efficiency of state. Because individual characteristics. &nbsp,

Behold (yet once ) my Wallet Rule:

You bring your finances out on Friday nights. You and my bag leave the following Friday evening. Which Friday nights will you be having the most pleasure? Naturally, you will have more excitement with my finances because at the end of the night, you care what your budget looks like. My budget? You do n’t care quite so much.

Well, government is constantly using other peoples ‘ wallets, and Friday night always, always ends, so you will NEVER find bureaucrats to head our money in any way that is even remotely logical or affordable.

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, the two faces of the DOGE, are private-sector achievement. &nbsp, Well, Musk is…sort of. His two biggest businesses rely heavily on contracts and government subsidies ( SpaceX ) and subsidies ( Tesla ). &nbsp,

It will be interesting to see how the Trump administration and the DOGE typically handle subsidies for fraudulent energy, such as wind and solar fake power. &nbsp, &nbsp, &nbsp,

Both Musk and Ramaswamy are undoubtedly aware of how difficult it is to train their staff members to use their wealth effectively. &nbsp, Musk and Ramaswamy are much more hands-on with their organizations than officials are with their agencies. Because individual characteristics. &nbsp, &nbsp, &nbsp,

Government performance is a pipe desire, in my opinion. As in: You’re smoking a split tube. &nbsp, &nbsp, &nbsp, &nbsp,

Musk and Ramaswamy should petition Trump to change the name and rebrand their ARG ( Agency to Reduce Government ) designation. As in” aargh”, which is what D. C. may be saying, to which Musk-Ramaswamy’s response should become:” Like that? Here’s some more decrease”.

The federal government in 2023 spent$ 6.1 trillion. The remainder of the U. S. market in 2023 was$ 27.4 trillion. Find that? The federal government spent 22.2 % of every penny every man, woman, and child combined created in the U. S. There are 300 million people in the U. S.

There are 23.7 million full-time and part-time national staff, plus over 760, 000 national citizens, along with more than 560, 000 companies, each with their own boat of even more people. &nbsp, &nbsp, &nbsp,

That’s disgusting. It does n’t call for efficiency, it demands reduction.

Here’s a good top-line first rule:

If all fifty states have a” Department of X” or” Y Agency”, the federal government should n’t have one.

To put it another way, the federal government should n’t have an EPA like the fifty states, which all have one.

Now we reach a semantic quibble were one desirous of picking nits: whether the following is “efficiency” or “reduction”? Either way, it should happen—a LOT: &nbsp,

Some federal agencies actually do something, to add to the plethora of other things that do n’t. And frequently, there are several other agencies doing the same thing or two that are important.

Pick one to carry out them, and let the rest carry out them all. &nbsp,

And here’s where it gets even better. &nbsp, After the consolidations, we can begin the closings. Many of the organizations that are actually doing something worthwhile can be shut down once those things are assigned elsewhere. &nbsp,

To wit: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC). You ca n’t mend it, so end it. &nbsp,

Idle bureaucrat hands are the Devil’s playground. &nbsp,

The busybodies at the FCC constantly look for power-grab relevancy because they have so little real value.

Net Neutrality: US Revives Controversial Web Rules Trump Worked to Quash

Since 2010, we have been playing this ridiculous Net Neutrality game back and forth. Barack Obama’s FCC grabbed, Trump’s FCC released, Biden’s FCC grabbed, Trump’s FCC will release….

The FCC has no authority to seize control over this idiocy, which is what all of this idiocy has accomplished:

Court: FCC Can’t Enforce Net Neutrality — January 15, 2014

Court Blocks Net Neutrality, Says ISPs Are Likely to Win Case Against FCC — August 5, 2024

The FCC should have continued to invest in expanding the spectrum’s wireless supply to the private sector.

The Left’s absurd demands for a free market are again being accepted by the federal government, according to the report. We as a people will be compelled to pay dearly for the resulting damage. We have a wireless spectrum crisis in store. The finite airwaves that we use for everything from cell phones to car key fobs are spectral.

More Internet and Access? We Need More Spectrum and Less Gov ( February 20, 2019 ):” Too Much Government, Too Little Spectrum… ( G ) uess who controls a majority of the best spectrum, the spectrum most suitable for mobile broadband? It’s the federal government itself. Federal control of that spectrum is nearly 60 %.

5G and China: The Private Sector Needs More Licensed Spectrum, Please ( February 14, 2022 ). &nbsp,

However, the FCC has always been too focused on getting what it should n’t have done.

And then this happened. Because D. C.:

Congress Allows the FCC to revoke its spectrum auction authorization

Here’s a thought: Let’s not renew the FCC’s authority—or the FCC.

Dealing with spectrum is about the only useful thing the FCC does, and—shocker—it ai n’t the only bureaucracy dealing with spectrum:

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC ) and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA ) share regulatory responsibilities for radio spectrum.

So Musk and Ramaswamy should shut down the FCC after Congress grants the NTIA spectrum auction authority. &nbsp,

As in: end it. Do n’t futilely attempt to mend it. &nbsp,

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