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The Full List of Agencies Trump Wants to Cut
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Agency/Program What it does 21st Century Community Learning Centers Provides funding for after-school programs for students in high-poverty areas Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Program Provides loans to automotive manufacturers developing fuel-efficient technologies African Development Foundation Invests in African businesses Appalachian Regional Commission Invests in projects for economic growth in the Appalachian region ARPA-E Funds research into new energy technologies Capacity Building for Community Development and Affordable Housing Provides housing assistance to low-income families Chemical Safety Board Investigates industrial chemical accidents Chesapeake Bay Restoration Provides funding for cleanup and protection of the Chesapeake Bay watershed Community Development Block Grant Provides housing assistance to low-income families Community Development Financial Institutions Fund grants Provides support to financial services in underserved communities Community Services Block Grant Provides funding for projects that alleviate poverty Corporation for National & Community Service Runs AmeriCorps, City Year and other public service programs Corporation for Public Broadcasting Provides federal funding to local radio and television stations across the U.S. Delta Regional Authority Funds infrastructure and economic programs in the Mississippi River delta region Denali Commission Provides economic assistance in Alaska Economic Development Administration Provides funding for economic development projects across the U.S. Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Account Provides emergency funding for humanitarian crises around the world Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program Tests pesticides and other chemicals for adverse effects on humans and animals Energy Star Provides assistance for energy efficiency programs Essential Air Service program Provides funding for air transportation to rural communities Global Climate Change Initiative Provides financial assistance for climate change initiatives in developing countries Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Provides funding for cleanup and protection of Great Lakes watersheds Institute of Museum and Library Services Provides grants and research for libraries, museums, zoos and similar institutions. Inter-American Foundation Provides development assistance to Latin American countries Legal Services Corporation Provides legal aid to low-income Americans Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program Assists low-income families with heating and cooling costs McGovern-Dole Food for Education Program Provides school meals and nutrition programs in poor countries Minority Business Development Agency Provides technical assistance to minority-owned businesses NASA Office of Education Supports STEM education initiatives National Endowment for the Arts Provides funding for arts projects National Endowment for the Humanities Provides funding for cultural institutions like universities and museums, as well as projects by individual scholars Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Provides housing assistance to low-income Americans Northern Border Regional Commission Economic development in northern New England Overseas Private Investment Corporation Helps U.S. businesses invest overseas Senior Community Service Employment Program Funds job training for low-income, unemployed seniors State Energy Program Provides funding and technical assistance for energy efficiency and clean energy Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants program Provides grants to improve education quality Targeted Air Shed Grants Provides grants for air pollution control TIGER Discretionary Grant program Provides funding for transportation projects across the U.S. Title 17 Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program Provides loan guarantees for new energy products United States Institute of Peace Works on international conflict mitigation United States Interagency Council on Homelessness Coordinates federal response to homelessness US Trade and Development agency Promotes U.S. exports in developing countries. Water and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant Program Provides funding for water infrastructure in rural areas Weatherization Assistance Program Provides grants for weatherizing low-income homes Woodrow Wilson International Center Foreign policy think tank
Source: http://thefederalistpapers.org/us/here-is-a-complete-list-of-things-trump-wants-to-cut
Published in Domestic Policy
Too draconian.
Indeed, whenever someone muses about making fiddly little changes at the margins of Social Security regulations, I totally think of Draco the Lawgiver.
Whereas if someone had shown me just this comment string and asked me to guess who it was, you would have been at least top five on my list. :).
I didn’t know that. But I googled for it and found out that you’re right. For example, there is an old article at Slate titled STEAM rising: Why we need to put the arts into STEM education.
I didn’t read the article, but I know the reason: You need to send money to those arts people so they can condition young people to identify with the administrative state. If you don’t, then it’s good-bye ruling class.
There’s also the belief that STEM students inevitably become amoral anarcho-capitalist monsters unless arts professors teach them ethics.
Considering the grand plans for humanity that we often hear about from the high priests of Silicon Valley, it seems to me that STEM grads don’t actually need much help identifying with the administrative state.
So the arts are like religion, with this important difference: There should be no separation between the state and this establishment.
In the words of Robert of Long, that’s exactly right.
I’m 65. I could live with either.
That’s not it. STEM was jealous of the LGBTABCDEFGH…. phenomenon.
I’m 61. Stop taking money out of my pocket now and we have a deal.
That’s just the working stiffs. The rich ones are as
socialistethical as rich people with any other educational background. The enlightened anonymous excepted, of course.Fill the swamp!
Total cuts in the Trump budget: $54M
Estimated 2017 Social Security dispersals: $39B.
54,000,000/39,000,000,000 = .13%
These cuts don’t even round to 1%.
Entitlement spending and interest service on the national debt will hit 100% of federal revenue in 2025. And that why we have an old people welfare and old sick people welfare entitlement crisis coming.
It would be fun to see this in downtown D.C.
I think this is a good point, but the slippery slope argument applies. In theory I have no problem with governments at any level investigating issues that affect communities. In practice, that comes with a host of problems. There’s no limit to the number of things that could “require” investigation. Nobody’s responsible for actual outcomes, so there’s no telling what you get for your money. If you disagree with the resultant expert recommendations you’re anti-science. If you agree with them you’re much more likely to turn those recommendations into regulations (think NTSB) than standards (think NIST). The list goes on.
It seems obvious to me that some such agencies have benefits outweighing the costs, and others don’t. If we could reliably have the former and not the latter I would approve, but I see no prospects for these decisions being made on a rational basis. As such, best to do away with them all.
(Heavy sigh.)
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I’m 25, give me an option to opt out of Social Security and invest it in my own 401K or IRA.
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Optimism, thy name is Amy. Given how much the date moves in every year, my linear extrapolation is that it will happen in 2023 or so. (Roughly, 2 years back per year, currently estimated at 2031)
2025 was the year I saw when I looked up mandatory expenditure matches income this afternoon. Now, as I understand it, there’s enough saved in the fund to do full payouts until the 2030s, but that’s obvious not part of yearly revenue.
I’m a Grants Administrator at a University. We got an email today from ARPA-E assuring us that the grant we were just awarded will continue because the funds had been set aside in 2016. Lucky for us.
I have to say that this research on self-driving cars could just as easily be funded by an auto manufacturer….as are all of my Professor’s other grants.
I trolled this thread into a discussion about things that really matter. I’m proud of myself.
Spending priorities. The WH budget and the budget from Congress wind up meeting somewhere in the middle.
In terms of budgeting, it’s critical for the WH to have a budget. Why? To show what their priorities are. Your spending (or what you want to spend) is your priority. Words don’t matter in this regard, it’s what you plan on spending.
Or -50.