Trump plans to claim sweeping powers to cancel federal spending
wapo.st
The former president has laid the groundwork to massively expand executive authority over the $6 trillion federal budget.

Classically, Congress held the power of the purse, able to both bar and require spending. This imposed a significant limit on Presidential power. With a bought court supporting him, Trump would have significant ability to essentially chart power as a king.

  • crossover@lemmy.world
    50·
    5 months ago

    I wish we had a way to simulate a universe in which the GOP gets every single one of its policies implemented. Then let it run like a Sim City level. Just to see what a dumpster fire it would be.

      • something_random_tho@lemmy.world
        281·
        5 months ago

        The reason states have more powers than the federal government is to test different methods of government and see what works best, then apply those lessons everywhere.

        Turns out the red states consistently wind up much worse than the blue states. But they’re so brainwashed and poorly educated, they don’t learn from observing better outcomes elsewhere.

        • jballs@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          6·
          5 months ago

          S&P downgraded its credit rating first from AA+ to AA in August 2014, due to a budget that analysts described as structurally unbalanced,[52] and again in February 2017 from AA to AA−.[53]

          It bugs me that credit ratings follow the eBay review policy of “AAAAA+++++ excellent service!!!”