Name one government agency that no one would miss if it was gone?

[The Tradition]

I'll kick this off with The Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA). This agency was established in 1962 to decrease the number of nuclear weapons the United States and the Soviet Union were aiming at each other. Hmmm, let's see: Deployed strategic nuclear warheads on both sides increased from a few hundred to more than 10,000 between 1962 to 1990. The only thing ACDA did successfully was negotiate the Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) treaty, which keeps America from defending itself against missile attack. Five-year savings: $42 million.

 

[SalAunese]

Yet, there’s the very possibility of an economic and societal collapse in Russia. What about those nukes?

 

[Hammerhead02]

I'll kick this off with The Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA). This agency was established in 1962 to decrease the number of nuclear weapons the United States and the Soviet Union were aiming at each other. Hmmm, let's see: Deployed strategic nuclear warheads on both sides increased from a few hundred to more than 10,000 between 1962 to 1990. The only thing ACDA did successfully was negotiate the Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) treaty, which keeps America from defending itself against missile attack. Five-year savings: $42 million.

Retire.

 

[seminoleed]

Get a flat tax in place, and we'd have no need for the Infernal Revenue Service.

 

[millah_22]

DOGE

 

[hawkbirch]

Iowa State University

 

[jamesvanderwulf]

Yet, there’s the very possibility of an economic and societal collapse in Russia. What about those nukes?

@Joes Place has assured us all that the Russian nukes are up on blocks after the oligarch's have stripped them of their valuable parts to sell on the black market…

 

[herk90]

Education

 

[Huey Grey]

White House. We would all be better off with nobody in the Oval Office post Jan 20

 

[WDSMHAWK]

ICE

 

[binsfeldcyhawk2]

Appalachian Regional Commission

 

[fredjr82]

Education

Disagree but understand they failed you obviously.

 

[MichaelKeller99]

@Joes Place has assured us all that the Russian nukes are up on blocks after the oligarch's have stripped them of their valuable parts to sell on the black market…

Speaking of which, Joe hasn't been heard from in almost two weeks.

Is he on an FDA-sponsored sabbatical?

 

[runkpanole]

Any agency that would arrest me for banging OPs mom.

 

[CarolinaHawkeye]

Get a flat tax in place, and we'd have no need for the Infernal Revenue Service.

Lol

 

[CarolinaHawkeye]

Doge

 

[herk90]

Disagree but understand they failed you obviously.

My education was just fine. I wouldn’t be surprised if I paid more in taxes last year than you grossed.

 

[BioHawk]

I'll kick this off with The Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA). This agency was established in 1962 to decrease the number of nuclear weapons the United States and the Soviet Union were aiming at each other. Hmmm, let's see: Deployed strategic nuclear warheads on both sides increased from a few hundred to more than 10,000 between 1962 to 1990. The only thing ACDA did successfully was negotiate the Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) treaty, which keeps America from defending itself against missile attack. Five-year savings: $42 million.

This is not a fair question because for most government agencies, if they are doing their job properly you won't know they exist. We have a whole bunch of people who are about to find out why those agencies were there. Except for organized crime and major corporations. They are going to love the new complete lack of oversight on anything.

 

[youflog1hawk]

Disagree but understand they failed you obviously.

Name a year where education has improved since that Dept came into existence. You just can’t. It’s only gotten worse but we just need to keep it😵‍💫

 

[BioHawk]

Name a year where education has improved since that Dept came into existence. You just can’t. It’s only gotten worse but we just need to keep it😵‍💫

It's gotten far better for students with special needs. They actually have a prospect of graduating now. Although it does take a tremendous amount of resources for many of them. You can definitely make the argument of ROI with them. But the education system is far, far better at teaching them than they used to be. I can speak from experience that we now have welders, HVAC technicians, and other trade skill representatives who would have never seen the end of high school if it weren't for those programs. Of course, most of them went on and voted for Trump so I guess it's another case of pulling up the ladder behind you.

 

[Scott559]

Congressional Budget Office, Who follows their advice?

 

[The Tradition]

Retire.

So you can't name even one?

 

[95Hawk]

Whoever puts the warnings on packs of lung darts.

Cuz that clearly isn’t returning an ROI

 

[DFSNOLE]

Human Resources.

 

[The Tradition]

What were America’s international educational rankings in 1980 and what are they today? TIA

But that begs the question: who ranks the education ranking authorities?

 

[Jerome Silberman]

The DOE

 

[herk90]

It's gotten far better for students with special needs. They actually have a prospect of graduating now. Although it does take a tremendous amount of resources for many of them. You can definitely make the argument of ROI with them. But the education system is far, far better at teaching them than they used to be. I can speak from experience that we now have welders, HVAC technicians, and other trade skill representatives who would have never seen the end of high school if it weren't for those programs. Of course, most of them went on and voted for Trump so I guess it's another case of pulling up the ladder behind you.

Seems like government work. Improve something for 5-10% while the larger percentage has a diminished ROI.

 

[Phenomenally Frantastic]

400 government agencies / sub-agencies to choose from.

 

[Phenomenally Frantastic]

Congressional Budget Office, Who follows their advice?

No one in Congress that’s for sure.

 

[gohawks50]

External Revenue Service

 

[runkpanole]

Human Resources.

 

[NorthernHawkeye]

Every department in 75% of Iowa counties.

 

[BioHawk]

Whoever puts the warnings on packs of lung darts.

Cuz that clearly isn’t returning an ROI

Lung darts sound pretty dangerous so probably need the warning. On the other hand, the name "lung darts" should probably clue you into why they are dangerous.

 

[BioHawk]

Seems like government work. Improve something for 5-10% while the larger percentage has a diminished ROI.

You are confusing government work with what Republicans do.

 

[Formerly Rockymtnole]

Sometimes I wonder about the effectiveness of the SEC

 

[The Tradition]

Human Resources.

You mean the Office of Personnel Management.

Pretty sure all the federal workers would miss that if it was gone.

 

[DFSNOLE]

You mean the Office of Personnel Management.

Pretty sure all the federal workers would miss that if it was gone.

No. I said what I meant. Get rid of every HR "professional".

 

[herk90]

You are confusing government work with what Republicans do.

Republicans have jobs that you don’t fail up like government jobs.

 

[hawksurprize]

I'll kick this off with The Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA). This agency was established in 1962 to decrease the number of nuclear weapons the United States and the Soviet Union were aiming at each other. Hmmm, let's see: Deployed strategic nuclear warheads on both sides increased from a few hundred to more than 10,000 between 1962 to 1990. The only thing ACDA did successfully was negotiate the Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) treaty, which keeps America from defending itself against missile attack. Five-year savings: $42 million.

The current presidency.

 

[The Tradition]

No. I said what I meant. Get rid of every HR "professional".

Well that's just stupid.

Who will process your paychecks?

Who will administer your benefits?

Who will listen to your grievances and complaints?

Who will recruit you in the first place?