I'm worried about 18F/USDS/etc. because of the freeze on federal hiring. Partly I have friends there, but mostly, those organizations need to exist if government is going to be effective. They're getting things done, and they're also taking business away from government contractors who don't get things done (i.e., saving significant taxpayer money).
Donald Trump’s Contract with the American Voter [pdf]
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#32There's a lot of really scary stuff in there:
- Cancel payments to U.N. climate change projects
- Remove two existing regulations for every new regulation
- Drastic tax cuts
- Massive immigration changes
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#34And this post has been censored from HN's liberal agenda!
edit: right after people started calling "them" out, it was unflagged.
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#35"All vetting of people coming into our country will be considered “extreme vetting.” " I visit the US every year to see friends. Some of whom are Arab-American. I'm seriously worried that I'm going to find myself on the receiving end of 'extreme vetting'.
Also, if your country happens to be one of those that refuse to accept one-sided deportations from USA, you won't get a visa anymore:
"... Cancel visas to foreign countries that won’t take them back."
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#36This reads like Buzz Windrip's list from It Can't Happen Here.
It can happen here.
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#37Whatever you think about Trump or the policies in that document, it's clearer and more concise than anything I've seen from an elected official.
Concise, yes. Believable, not so much
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#38Whatever you think about Trump or the policies in that document, it's clearer and more concise than anything I've seen from an elected official.
To which similar documents are you comparing it?
That's exactly the point. No one has ever offered such a document, so say what you want about Trump, he's taking a step towards transparency and accountability.
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#39> FIRST propose a constitutional amendment to impose term limits on all members of Congress. If he does this alone, then he's made a huge impact. I'm really concerned he might be assassinated.
I honestly don't believe there's any chance of that passing. However, if Donald Trump actually can make that happen, I will forgive everything I hold against him, because it would clear out most of our government rot within the next two elections.
I doubt it would make much of a difference - money is like water in politics, it will find its way in. Instead of the money coming in as donations for future elections it will be about promises of huge salary for the job after you hit your term limit, unless of course you only want those who don't need to work hold our elective offices.
Re: Donald Trump’s Contract with the American Voter [pdf]
#40Why is this flagged ? The Outsourcing act itself has repercussions to tech industry. This is not political opinion, its a policy pamphlet. Its fine, you hate the man with all your guts out, but it would be a sign of maturity, to argue for or against them, sharing your insights, rather than flagging the message and flogging the messenger.