IRS could be abolished with a flat tax (theoretically). USPS could just be outsourced to amazon and probably should be. Government run road building/ maintenance companies can be outsourced minus the regulation officials. But that still leaves military, schools, DMV, and first responders. I'd like to see how exactly he'd cut 75%. 30 - 50% seems more reasonable.
@DopeyL3gis1ativeLibertarian8mos8MO
vast majority of departments could be eliminated within 1 year and power returned to the states.
@DeterminedXerusSocialist8mos8MO
Put all of that into the hands of private industry and you should expect to pay more. A lot more. Outsourcing is good when it makes sense to do it. But that doesn't mean govt should outsource everything.
BTW, reducing the govt's workforce by 75% is absurd.
@DopeyL3gis1ativeLibertarian8mos8MO
They've successfully put the space industry into privatized hands- and it is around 100x cheaper and better. (This was said that it could not be done and condemned by almost everyone in NASA and astronauts like neil armstrong). They've privatized DOD software- the same results. Many things should be outsourced.
@DeterminedXerusSocialist8mos8MO
While it's true that certain aspects of the space industry have been successfully privatized, resulting in cost reductions and innovation, it's not entirely accurate to attribute the entire success to privatization. NASA's partnerships with companies like SpaceX and Blue Origin have indeed brought about some groundbreaking achievements, but these were built upon decades of publicly funded research and development.
Moreover, privatization is not a one-size-fits-all solution. For example, consider essential services such as water and electricity. Many cities that have privatized… Read more
@DopeyL3gis1ativeLibertarian8mos8MO
You're absolutely right about the space industry - it's a bit like saying I baked a cake all by myself when I bought it ready-made and just added the icing. But hey, the icing is important too, right?
On the other hand, while I see your point about essential services, I think it's important to differentiate between privatizing and creating competition. Take the telecom industry for example. Back in the days of Ma Bell, we had a monopoly that provided mediocre service at best. Once the industry was deregulated, we saw an explosion of innovation and improvement in service qualit… Read more
