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Good luck Red States, FEMA may be going away as well

I have 6 family members that are veterans, they have all stated their care has substantially improved in the last 4-6 years. I stand by the satisfaction survey of veterans that increased from 55% to 80.5%.

Please answer - If you decrease workers in the VA it will decrease quality of care? Yes or No

As to the inspector general, that is just like the DIA in Iowa investigating nursing homes and hospitals. They can still find individual issues across the board. It does not negate care has improved over time. And also those reports will increase with moratorium on hiring and letting go of personnel. Being a previous nursing home administrator, pretty sure I have a better handle on these type of reports than you.
No it won’t. Read the EO before passing judgment.

I answered your question. I don’t have any comments on the rest of your editorial.
 
No it won’t. Read the EO before passing judgment.

I answered your question. I don’t have any comments on the rest of your editorial.
I hereby order a freeze on the hiring of Federal civilian employees, to be applied throughout the executive branch. As part of this freeze, no Federal civilian position that is vacant at noon on January 20, 2025, may be filled, and no new position may be created except as otherwise provided for in this memorandum or other applicable law.

Within 90 days of the date of this memorandum . . . shall submit a plan to reduce the size of the Federal Government’s workforce.


That is your executive order dipshit. I thought you were just a dunce earlier. Clearly much more than that.
 
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I hereby order a freeze on the hiring of Federal civilian employees, to be applied throughout the executive branch. As part of this freeze, no Federal civilian position that is vacant at noon on January 20, 2025, may be filled, and no new position may be created except as otherwise provided for in this memorandum or other applicable law.

Within 90 days of the date of this memorandum . . . shall submit a plan to reduce the size of the Federal Government’s workforce.


That is your executive order dipshit. I thought you were just a dunce earlier. Clearly much more than that.
“shall not adversely impact Veterans’ benefits and does not apply to positions related to public safety“
 
Yep, yet it is. Several have already claimed it you need me to repost those?
Again, there isn’t anywhere near enough sample size for anyone to make any conclusions, so being reasonable I base my statements on things that have the effect of law, and IG reports that point out the inaccuracies in surveys.

I’m not sure what you base future predictions on, and I’m not sure why when you can’t make a logical argument you resort to insults.
 
Again, there isn’t anywhere near enough sample size for anyone to make any conclusions, so being reasonable I base my statements on things that have the effect of law, and IG reports that point out the inaccuracies in surveys.

I’m not sure what you base future predictions on, and I’m not sure why when you can’t make a logical argument you resort to insults.
I retort to insults when its clear you don't want to give in and acknowledge simple facts. You can say inaccuracies of surveys, but lets be real, the surveys have improved over 8 years, you just don't want to admit it. IG reports are just that, reports of a surveyor over care. It tends to be 1 sided.

As to acknowledging that less funding for staffing will cause worse care, it is not rocket science. Do you really believe DOGE is going to cut employees, and costs, and improve care? That is pie in the sky.

Know whats funny, VA is reversing course of opening job openings back up after severe backlash. Obviously they were under the impression they were on a hiring freeze of virtually all positions. Even still 1/3 of their positions are still on a hiring freeze.

 
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I retort to insults when its clear you don't want to give in and acknowledge simple facts. You can say inaccuracies of surveys, but lets be real, the surveys have improved over 8 years, you just don't want to admit it. IG reports are just that, reports of a surveyor over care. It tends to be 1 sided.

As to acknowledging that less funding for staffing will cause worse care is not rocket science.

Know whats funny, VA is reversing course of opening job openings back up after severe backlash. Obviously they were under the impression they were on a hiring freeze of virtually all positions. Even still 1/3 of their positions are still on a hiring freeze.

Your post speaks loudly. They were under the impression. Their impression wasn’t reality. Eerily similiar to your “impressions”

I told you I live in a fact based world, not one of impression and predictions. Like surveys that were skewed and discredited after being investigated. You keep asking me to base my conclusions on faulty data.

You should pick another issue to argue about if argument for arguments sake is your goal.

I’ve already drawn my own conclusions on why you resort to insults. The person who released the statement from VA, the one that clarified what you call their impression, is not a Trump appointee.
 
Your post speaks loudly. They were under the impression. Their impression wasn’t reality. Eerily similiar to your “impressions”

I told you I live in a fact based world, not one of impression and predictions. Like surveys that were skewed and discredited after being investigated. You keep asking me to base my conclusions on faulty data.

You should pick another issue to argue about if argument for arguments sake is your goal.
Or GolfHacker, they had to wait for the Whitehouse to update 3 days later to tell them on which positions were exempted. When you make an executive order you better be clear. Even still 1/3 of the positions are not exempted. Also, future cuts are still on the table.

Im still waiting for you to show me how you expect the VA to get better with less staff, and less budget. Really looking forward to this insightful dialogue. You claim the surveys are not accurate, meaning crappy care because you don't want to believe the surveys, but that the care will get better in this environment? You know how silly you look right?

Also since you don't agree with my survey, post 1 survey of veterans showing declining view on the services provided from 2020 to 2024. Should be easy enough for you to find since you say the survey I am relying on is faulty. You must be able to find several other studies to support your case.
 
Or GolfHacker, they had to wait for the Whitehouse to update 3 days later to tell them on which positions were exempted. When you make an executive order you better be clear. Even still 1/3 of the positions are not exempted. Also, future cuts are still on the table.

Im still waiting for you to show me how you expect the VA to get better with less staff, and less budget. Really looking forward to this insightful dialogue. You claim the surveys are not accurate, meaning crappy care because you don't want to believe the surveys, but that the care will get better in this environment? You know how silly you look right?

Also since you don't agree with my survey, post 1 survey of veterans showing declining view on the services provided from 2020 to 2024. Should be easy enough for you to find since you say the survey I am relying on is faulty. You must be able to find several other studies to support your case.
You don’t read well and/or understand.

The EO doesn’t cut critical care. It never did. That’s stipulated by the VA in your own post. Probably unintentionally on your part. Full stop.

I never said healthcare would get better. I said it won’t get worse. It’s already bad and wait times have increased, not decreased. Full stop.

There is not less of budget. The FY is an increase. Full stop.

Look at what the IG said about your survey. Full stop.

Are you done yet?
 
You don’t read well and/or understand.

The EO doesn’t cut critical care. It never did. That’s stipulated by the VA in your own post. Probably unintentionally on your part. Full stop.

I never said healthcare would get better. I said it won’t get worse. It’s already bad and wait times have increased, not decreased. Full stop.

There is not less of budget. The FY is an increase. Full stop.

Look at what the IG said about your survey. Full stop.

Are you done
As of now that survey is the best facts we have. Until you find another survey it stands. Full stop.

A hiring freeze will reduce staffing. Full stop

The non critical positions help the critical positions do their job. Full stop.

If you think it is bad care now, it will only get worse. Full stop.
 
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As of now that survey is the best facts we have. Until you find another survey it stands. Full stop.

A hiring freeze will reduce staffing. Full stop

The non critical positions help the critical positions do their job. Full stop.

If you think it bad care now, it will only get worse. Full stop.
We’ll see I guess. As it stands you made a bunch of statements, largely inaccurate, and posted your projection of what might or might not happen as fact.

It’s an interesting way to argue if one has the patience and tolerance to attempt to follow your rather disjointed style. You jump around a lot. Change the subject. Misstate my positions. Unintentionally post links that disprove your previous statements, etc., ad nauseam… Again, interesting to try to figure out exactly what’s has you so upset and agitated.
 
We’ll see I guess. As it stands you made a bunch of statements, largely inaccurate, and posted your projection of what might or might not happen as fact.

It’s an interesting way to argue if one has the patience and tolerance to attempt to follow your rather disjointed style. You jump around a lot. Change the subject. Misstate my positions. Unintentionally post links that disprove your previous statements, etc., ad nauseam… Again, interesting to try to figure out exactly what’s has you so upset and agitated.
The difference is I admit when new facts are presented. See there is the difference.

I was the one that found the update memo from the White House. New information, new facts. See I can admit that. You know what it still does, puts a hiring freeze on 1/3 of the positions. You do realize in any organization all positions are there to make it function properly, so if up to 1/3 are not filled, the service and care goes down. If you think that is jumping around or a difficult concept to understand, I don’t know how to dumb it down for you anymore. The care will decline, and surveys will get worse.

You still are trashing a survey that other than an IG report, you have nothing to disprove. So you can just say whatever you want and expect me to just back down when you have zero, let me repeat that, a big fat ZERO surveys to support your position.

So on a debate forum- ultimately when facts determine the outcome - my arguments are much stronger than yours.

Edit: Unlike you I have actually managed a healthcare entity, and I know the effects caused by a hiring freeze, even if it’s non critical staff.

If you want to believe in unicorns, that services will remain the same, be my guest and believe in unicorns.
 
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The difference is I admit when new facts are presented. See there is the difference.

I was the one that found the update memo from the White House. New information, new facts. See I can admit that. You know what it still does, puts a hiring freeze on 1/3 of the positions. You do realize in any organization all positions are there to make it function properly, so if up to 1/3 are not filled, the service and care goes down. If you think that is jumping around or a difficult concept to understand, I don’t know how to dumb it down for you anymore. The care will decline, and surveys will get worse.

You still are trashing a survey that other than an IG report, you have nothing to disprove. So you can just say whatever you want and expect me to just back down when you have zero, let me repeat that, a big fat ZERO surveys to support your position.

So on a debate forum- ultimately when facts determine the outcome - my arguments are much stronger than yours.
Surveys to support my position? Are you serious? Don’t answer that.

Also, I posted the pertinent language of the EO prior to your “discovery”

I wish you all the best. I sincerely mean that. But I’m not going to engage circular logic any further. The evidence is posted and easily verified. Your speculations? Not so much.
 
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Surveys to support my position? Are you serious? Don’t answer that.

Also, I posted the pertinent language of the EO prior to your “discovery”

I wish you all the best. I sincerely mean that. But I’m not going to engage circular logic any further. The evidence is posted and easily verified. Your speculations? Not so much.
Not so much. Again you can’t find a simple piece of evidence to support your position. The EO language was there, but there was no specific guidance on what positions were exempt. That is necessary information. Moving an argument from point A to point B is not circular logic. Removing staff and believing care will remain the same is the same as believing in unicorns. Neither will occur. But for someone who thinks Trump is liberal we will never see eye to eye will we. Enjoy some vodka tonight comrade.
 
Maybe Trump will eliminate FEMA and all federal resources. Maybe Trump will eliminate FEMA from managing disasters and still offer federal money. I know it's tough to imagine more than one possibility. Perhaps we should wait and see an actual plan instead of relying on speculation.
It's impossible to imagine Trump doing this for a good reason other than what benefits him. How do you not get this or see it? It's as plain as day. Good Lord
 
Maybe Trump will eliminate FEMA and all federal resources. Maybe Trump will eliminate FEMA from managing disasters and still offer federal money. I know it's tough to imagine more than one possibility. Perhaps we should wait and see an actual plan instead of relying on speculation.
Maybe Fema shouldn't have become a political and tribal enterprise that deliberately ignores disaster victims if they don't hold the approved political beliefs.
 
Because we have an incoming admin that has outwardly said it’s seeking vengeance?
However, Trump didn’t do the same thing at the end of his first term when some Dems said the same thing about his family. 😉

If people are innocent, they shouldn’t need pardons.
 
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Because you touch yourself.

And he was rightfully worried that Trump would be on a vengeance campaign.

And no, I don't think the pardons should have happened. However, I'm not dumb enough to continue asking a question repeatedly to which the answer is clear.
Yep…it’s clear that the Biden-family was guilty of something. 😳
 
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The reason this is a BIG PROBLEM has already been stated above. Do you think that Donald Trump alone should be in charge of handing out emergency funding after a national disaster, alone? This man, who acts like a spiteful 7th grade girl, who has talked about not helping blue states, should be solely in charge of deciding who gets what and how much? Please tell you don't believe this. Because that would be authoritarian.
Why would federal disaster funding decisions be solely made by Trump?
 
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My neighborhood was hit by two major storms last year that were each declared disasters. Which people FEMA paid and how much they paid them was completely out of whack compared to actual damage sustained. For example, one neighbor sustained no damage, but received a few grand between grocery and generator type reimbursements. Another neighbors car was smashed, a 10” diameter branch clipped the corner of the house and the wood fence was destroyed all of which totaled over $10k in damage, yet they were denied.

Don’t know if getting rid of them is the answer, but I think a serious audit and potential overhaul is needed.
 
I will say the bright side of Joe's crimes not being investigated harder, earlier is that he didn't resign, wasn't impeached and tried. We could have ended up with that dunce Harris. Instead, Biden wasn't able to accomplish anything, and his idiotic executive orders are now in the process of being reversed.
 
I still remember stories from fellow guard members who helped out during Katrina. FEMA brought in brand new trailers and positioned them by the ocean, only to have them washed out to sea at high tide. Never trust your money to an inept federal government agency. I would take my chances with the state, any state.....except California.
 
Maybe Trump will eliminate FEMA and all federal resources. Maybe Trump will eliminate FEMA from managing disasters and still offer federal money. I know it's tough to imagine more than one possibility. Perhaps we should wait and see an actual plan instead of relying on speculation.
Yeah. I am sure Mr Concepts of a Plan has a plan.

This guy has no plan about anything other than enriching himself and letting his boot lickers implement Project 25. To which I say, let it burn, 5 days in and the eyes and ears of the citizens are already starting to open from their stupor as to the uncertainty happening. Wait a year.
 
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My neighborhood was hit by two major storms last year that were each declared disasters. Which people FEMA paid and how much they paid them was completely out of whack compared to actual damage sustained. For example, one neighbor sustained no damage, but received a few grand between grocery and generator type reimbursements. Another neighbors car was smashed, a 10” diameter branch clipped the corner of the house and the wood fence was destroyed all of which totaled over $10k in damage, yet they were denied.

Don’t know if getting rid of them is the answer, but I think a serious audit and potential overhaul is needed.
Sounds to me the one guy had insurance for that…
 
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Yeah. I am sure Mr Concepts of a Plan has a plan.

This guy has no plan about anything other than enriching himself and letting his boot lickers implement Project 25. To which I say, let it burn, 5 days in and the eyes and ears of the citizens are already starting to open from their stupor as to the uncertainty happening. Wait a year.
Keep hatin' bitch. Trump has already done more good for the country in four days than dementia Joe did in four years.
 
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