Summary

House Speaker Mike Johnson plans to cut 75% of federal agencies, reducing them from 428 to 99, in collaboration with Elon Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE), led by Vivek Ramaswamy.

Johnson’s agenda includes defunding PBS, Planned Parenthood, and curbing the “administrative state” through legislation and executive orders under Donald Trump.

Critics warn such cuts would impact jobs, healthcare, and essential services.

Backed by recent Supreme Court rulings limiting agency authority, Johnson and DOGE aim to reduce federal regulations, sparking significant debate over these drastic proposals.

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    16 days ago

    The private sector is not equipped to absorb millions of people. Most of these government workers are highly educated and highly specialized. These people aren’t going to just replace the millions of jobs Trump is planning to deport from the labor force.

    • bitchkat@lemmy.world
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      16 days ago

      You know that, I know that and I’m sure the people calling for these cuts know it. The difference is they don’t care.