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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago

Have the executive branch impose small, incremental spending cuts across various agencies, bypassing the need for congressional approval.

Ah yes, totally what the current approach is. I understand the aim of a libertarian approach like this, but here's the thing: we live in a society, and part of that society is having safety nets, having public works, having public spaces. We are literally a community, albeit on a large scale.

The cuts being made are not, in the words of this article, "necessary." I can attest to it. The cuts are being haphazardly made, and sometimes aimed at things meant to protect the general public from garbage companies, as well as from general stupidity.