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CaribouTruth

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For this to reported on in this manner in a major defense publication you know something seriously fucked up is going wrong right now.
Not just the Pentagon, every federal loan and aid disbursement is effectively paused indefinitely. Aid to Education, infrastructure, research, healthcare, disaster relief etc etc! All halted for at least a couple weeks!
They're crashing this thing with no survivors I can't believe what's happening.
 

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Not just the Pentagon, every federal loan and aid disbursement is effectively paused indefinitely. Aid to Education, infrastructure, research, healthcare, disaster relief etc etc! All halted for at least a couple weeks!
They're crashing this thing with no survivors I can't believe what's happening.
TBH I objectively think what Trump is doing is best for the US. There is too much bloat in the federal bureaucracy. There is no slow reform, at this point the US needs shock therapy. If successful Trump revives America, if not he'll just accelerate the decline.
 

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Not just the Pentagon, every federal loan and aid disbursement is effectively paused indefinitely. Aid to Education, infrastructure, research, healthcare, disaster relief etc etc! All halted for at least a couple weeks!
They're crashing this thing with no survivors I can't believe what's happening.
American farmers are extremely dependent on subsidies for crops like corn, so this will basically nuke Iowa and surrounding states. I said during the election thread that this administration would basically destroy the US, and I think I’ve been correct.
 
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TBH I objectively think what Trump is doing is best for the US. There is too much bloat in the federal bureaucracy. There is no slow reform, at this point the US needs shock therapy. If successful Trump revives America, if not he'll just accelerate the decline.

You are saying that the best way to lose weight is to cut off your limbs? Trimming the fat is one thing but cutting off blood flow altogether??
 

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TBH I objectively think what Trump is doing is best for the US. There is too much bloat in the federal bureaucracy. There is no slow reform, at this point the US needs shock therapy. If successful Trump revives America, if not he'll just accelerate the decline.
He’s going to speed up the decline because individual historical figures often have little control over the broader forces and cycles shaping history. For example, after de-industrialization, their GDP now leans heavily on bloated government spending and jobs, which ripple through the economy. All those nonsense jobs that Trump is cutting exist somehow for a reason. This is also why DOGE is complete nonsense - it’s the same principle. They rely on debt to keep the economy and GDP afloat, driving spending and economic activity. If they cut spending to try and pay off debt, their revenues would shrink, sending them back to square one - only now with even more tension. It's the Gordian Knot. At this stage there is literally nothing that can save them from collapse by 2030 (barring something supernatural), everyone can bookmark this post and see.
 

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All federal grants and loan disbursement paused by White House​

The White House budget office has
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on all federal grants and loans, according to an internal memorandum sent Monday, potentially impacting trillions in government spending and halting public programs that affect millions of Americans.

Federal agencies “must temporarily pause all activities related to obligation or disbursement of all Federal financial assistance,” White House Office of Management and Budget acting director Matthew Vaeth said in the memorandum, a copy of which was obtained by CNN. The pause also blocks the issuance of new grants.
The memo specifies the pause will not affect Social Security or Medicare benefits, nor does it include “assistance provided directly to individuals.”

Less than 24 hours after the pause was announced, several nonprofits filed suit in federal court, asking a judge to stop the Trump administration’s decision.

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for 2021 shows general government spending at 44.9% of GDP, or $31,538 per capita.
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BEA's percentage is smaller because it just includes government spending. OECD's total is larger because it also includes fees, e.g. tuition payments at public colleges.
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Figures published by the
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for 2022 shows general government spending at $9,372 billion, or 36.7% of GDP.
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High 30's to mid 40's % of US GDP is from government spending, the figure is low 30's for China. The US is in some sense way more socialist than China already. The limbs must be cut now, only after a few weeks will the US see which limbs were actually essential and which were just fake sponges.


There is a reason why Milei was invited to Trump's inauguration.
 
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All federal grants and loan disbursement paused by White House​




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High 30's to mid 40's % of US GDP is from government spending, the figure is low 30's for China. The US is in some sense way more socialist than China already. The limbs must be cut now, only after a few weeks will the US see which limbs were actually essential and which were just fake sponges.


There is a reason why Milei was invited to Trump's inauguration.
Maybe I am too quick to jump into conclusions, but the moment I read non-profit, my anti-propaganda filter switches on and converts the word to CIA entities.

Does that mean that the White Houses ceases funding to CIA influence activities?
The pause also applies to “other relevant agency activities that may be implicated by the executive orders, including, but not limited to, financial assistance for foreign aid, nongovernmental organizations, DEI, woke gender ideology, and the green new deal,” according to the memo.
 
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