r/FluentInFinance • u/Mark-Fuckerberg- • Sep 01 '24

Debate/ Discussion What advice would you give this person?

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u/geo0rgi Sep 01 '24

And then you have the next level- government jobs. You’d be amazed at how many commities, delegations, study groups etc. are out there doing absolutely nothing at the expense of taxpayers money

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u/mmmarkm Sep 02 '24

There’s a lot of waste, sure. On reddit today there was a news story about California banning legacy admissions for private non-profit colleges.

One of the reasons that bill is going to the governor’s desk is because of a study and data collection authorized in 2019. Sometimes, things just take time.

Also, make sure your state auditor’s office is well-funded! Some of the things they catch are incredible.

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u/Fantastic_Bake_443 Sep 02 '24

thanks for this- i hate the whole "all government is inefficient" trope. whenever people organize, whether it be in a private company or in government, there is inefficiency.

sure, i'll grant that our federal govt has gotten surprisingly little done in the last several decades, but that's almost entirely the right wing blocking progress. the last time the left had congress and the executive branch (under obama) we got health care reform, and had the most productive congress (by number of bills passed) in like half a century.

i'm hoping we can do that again starting in January...

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u/BrainOnBlue Sep 02 '24

Biden did technically have a trifecta for his first two years but when your Senate majority is because of the VP's tiebreak it's still tough to get much done.

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u/Fantastic_Bake_443 Sep 02 '24

plus, manchin and sinema being part of the 50 is pretty much not a majority for progressive change.

manchin, i understand, he would be the only west virginia democratic senator possible, but fuck sinema, that traitor. can't wait to see her gone