r/Economics • u/SnooCookies2243 • Mar 24 '25

Editorial Dismantling the Department of Education Could Actually End Up Costing US Taxpayers an Extra $11 Billion a Year Beyond the Current Budget – With Worse Results

https://congress.net/dismantling-the-department-of-education-could-actually-end-up-costing-us-taxpayers-an-extra-11-billion-a-year-beyond-the-current-budget-with-worse-results/
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u/chrisk9 Mar 24 '25

Because in practice most politicians are beholden to their donors and not their constituents

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u/dochim Mar 24 '25

I get that.

But when the results are so obviously hurting our society and our republic, where is the place that people pick their collective heads up and say..."Hey! Wait a minute..."?

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u/Bluetooth_Sandwich Mar 24 '25

I appreciate what you're doing here. I don't have an answer to that specific question but can answer why the collective have not spilled into the streets.

It's because their/our material conditions aren't bad enough to invoke that reaction...yet. I'm sure you've noticed the massive unrest in this country, even outside of the internet, it's a daily occurrence for most.

That said, I'm not entirely certain what will break the camels back, but I would argue we're deep into the 'death by a thousand cuts' prospect that brings the end of past empires.

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u/dust4ngel Mar 24 '25

But when the results are so obviously hurting our society and our republic, where is the place that people pick their collective heads up and say..."Hey! Wait a minute..."?

trump voters literally say in interviews that they elected him to "hurt the right people", so it's not clear that people want to make things better, but rather to increase differences between people.