Stupid, pointless destruction. No part of this is efficient. 18F and the USDS were effective tools for modernization.
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They were a well-regarded, non-partisan tech team. What was possibly "unreliable" about them?
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#12USDS has been co-opted and they don't want competition. I would expect nothing less. 18F and USDS used to have some very smart, dedicated people, and it's sad to see these agencies go this way.
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They were a well-regarded, non-partisan tech team. What was possibly "unreliable" about them?
They didn't reliably side with Trump and Putin on all matters. The goal of the Trump administration is the destruction of the US government in order to dismantle it and offer it to billionaire buddies.
Government employees reliably wanted to serve the American people. Their non-partisanship is the entire problem. Please please stop being naive about Trump and thinking they or DOGE is doing anything above the board.
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#17Stupid, pointless destruction. No part of this is efficient. 18F and the USDS were effective tools for modernization.
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“Entrenched bureaucracy” == a government not run top-to-bottom by political loyalists, like every administration in the modern era has had to deal with?
We got rid of the spoils system because it fucking sucked.
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#19Isn't this the agency that gradually allowed Americans to file their taxes without paying some commercial third party for the privilege? Like the rest of the world?
We Europeans used to be able to gleefully report that we could file our taxes in minutes (which, in fact, it being 1 March, I did today), but you almost had it fixed.
Look, I know we Dutch aren't perfect. After all, that twat Rutte (our teflon coated former prime minister, currently secretary general of NATO) just told Zelenskyy, essentially, to apologize to the big kid bullying him, so there's that. Sorry about that (didn't vote for him though). But still, could you guys, like, stop your government from being run by ironically fascist muppets?
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#20Stupid, pointless destruction. No part of this is efficient. 18F and the USDS were effective tools for modernization.
Elon literally said they would be 'deleted' for being 'far left,' specifically for working on direct file.
Yet, people still seem baffled by what's going on and refuse to accept the maliciousness behind his and Trump's actions. He came out against a public technology service!
It's like Bill Gates being confused about USAID being dismantled and being willfully ignorant that the people dismantling it believe he's part of some sort of global health conspiracy along with Soros.
It's easy to see why they're successful. Their 'opposition' does nothing but roll over.