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Omaha Steve

(103,796 posts) Tue Nov 26, 2024, 06:30 AM Nov 26

Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst pitches Elon Musk on $1 trillion in federal spending cuts

Source: Nebraska Examiner

By: Jennifer Shutt - November 25, 2024 5:49 pm

WASHINGTON — Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst began proposing ways to cut government spending to the Trump team this weekend, but she’ll need to convince her colleagues in Congress if her ideas are going to have any chance of taking effect — like ending the manufacture of pennies and nickels and curbing overpayments for Pentagon goods.

Ernst, chair of the newly created government efficiency caucus in the Senate, hand-delivered her letter to President-elect Donald Trump this weekend at Mar-a-Lago in Florida, according to her office.

She also gave copies of the letter to Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, the two close Trump allies picked to drastically cut government spending through the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE.

“When faced with proposals to trim the fat from Washington’s budget, members of Congress from both parties act like Goldilocks,” Ernst wrote in the letter. “It’s too little or too big, always too hard, and never just right. But the real ‘make-believe’ of this fairy tale is that it’s impossible to reduce Washington’s budget without causing pain.”

President-elect Donald Trump, center, sits with, left to right, businessman Howard Lutnick; Iowa U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst; Ernst chief of staff Lisa Goeas; and billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk at Mar-a-Lago, Trump’s Florida estate, last weekend. Ernst gave Musk a letter about suggested cuts in government spending. (Photo courtesy of Ernst office).

Read more: https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2024/11/25/dc/iowa-sen-joni-ernst-pitches-elon-musk-on-1-trillion-in-federal-spending-cuts/

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Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst pitches Elon Musk on $1 trillion in federal spending cuts (Original Post) Omaha Steve Nov 26 OP

Shut down the government before Christmas.... Lovie777 Nov 26 #1

Not Renewing Trump tax cuts for the rich would do that..... Historic NY Nov 26 #2

$1 trillion into GOP pockets Irish_Dem Nov 26 #3

+1 dalton99a Nov 26 #9

They have zero desire to help the American people. Irish_Dem Nov 26 #11

My family members are prepared to file tax papers on day one.............. Lovie777 Nov 26 #4

She posted a long thread with her suggestions on Twitter, too, and Musk boosted it with a quote-tweet. highplainsdem Nov 26 #5

Does he ever taking that fucking red hat off his head? Vinca Nov 26 #6

It's nowforever Nov 26 #8

I would start with following lonely bird Nov 26 #7

Start with Iowa dalton99a Nov 26 #10

How come it's never the entities that can afford to feel the pain that are asked to - haele Nov 26 #12

"...it's impossible to reduce Washington's budget without causing pain." Grins Nov 26 #13

For her... Windy Apple Nov 26 #14

How much would ending pennies and nickels save? maxsolomon Nov 27 #15

Lovie777

(15,237 posts)

1. Shut down the government before Christmas....

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Tue Nov 26, 2024, 06:39 AM

Nov 26

How Christian of them.

Historic NY

(38,054 posts)

2. Not Renewing Trump tax cuts for the rich would do that.....

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Tue Nov 26, 2024, 06:41 AM

Nov 26

stop funding Space Karens projects.

Irish_Dem

(59,741 posts)

3. $1 trillion into GOP pockets

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Tue Nov 26, 2024, 06:43 AM

Nov 26

Biggest grift in US history

dalton99a

(84,897 posts)

9. +1

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #3)

Tue Nov 26, 2024, 11:57 AM

Nov 26

Irish_Dem

(59,741 posts)

11. They have zero desire to help the American people.

Reply to dalton99a (Reply #9)

Tue Nov 26, 2024, 12:28 PM

Nov 26

That is a foreign concept to them.

It is about money and power for themselves.

Lovie777

(15,237 posts)

4. My family members are prepared to file tax papers on day one..............

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Tue Nov 26, 2024, 07:18 AM

Nov 26

Jan. 20th, 2025 the gates of hell will be fully opened, and the IRS will be one of the 1st for attacks.

highplainsdem

(52,839 posts)

5. She posted a long thread with her suggestions on Twitter, too, and Musk boosted it with a quote-tweet.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Tue Nov 26, 2024, 07:50 AM

Nov 26

Vinca

(51,241 posts)

6. Does he ever taking that fucking red hat off his head?

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Tue Nov 26, 2024, 08:01 AM

Nov 26

nowforever

(411 posts)

8. It's

Reply to Vinca (Reply #6)

Tue Nov 26, 2024, 11:50 AM

Nov 26

All about the hair. Hair transplants, scalp
reduction and he takes finasteride but his hair is still declining, hat just cover up.

lonely bird

(1,972 posts)

7. I would start with following

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Tue Nov 26, 2024, 08:18 AM

Nov 26

Cut congressional salaries by 50%.

Eliminate healthcare for congress. They can get healthcare on the ACA.

Eliminate congressional pensions.

dalton99a

(84,897 posts)

10. Start with Iowa

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Tue Nov 26, 2024, 12:01 PM

Nov 26

Governor Kim Reynolds released her FY 2025 budget proposal and gave the state of state address in January 2024.

Under the American Rescue Plan, Iowa will receive $1.5 billion in direct state fiscal aid and $952 million in local government aid from the federal government.

...

haele

(13,648 posts)

12. How come it's never the entities that can afford to feel the pain that are asked to -

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Tue Nov 26, 2024, 01:04 PM

Nov 26

Instead, it's the people who would be hurt the most - or die - that are asked to sacrifice?
Like a bunch of selfish teenagers.

Haele

Grins

(7,940 posts)

13. "...it's impossible to reduce Washington's budget without causing pain."

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Tue Nov 26, 2024, 01:27 PM

Nov 26

And by "pain" she really means "raising taxes," the one thing Republicans will NEVER do.

David Stockman admitted that Reagan giving small tax cuts across the board to all brackets was simply a “Trojan Horse” that was used to get approval for the HUGE tax cuts for the top 5%. “Trickle-Down” meant giving tax cuts to the rich. Stockman explained:

"It's kind of hard to sell 'trickle down,' so the supply-side formula was the only way to get a tax policy that was really 'trickle down.' Supply-side is 'trickle-down' theory."

Because tax cuts are holy motherfucking "Magic Beans™" of Republican finance!! Tax cuts pay for themselves!!!

In Ron Suskind’s book, the senior members of the W. Bush Administration were shown to be what they were - opportunists - delivering goodies to the Republican "base" and damn the consequences.

The Republican Party is only interested in gutting government and eliminating taxes on behalf of the plutocrats who foot the bill for their many abominations.

You take a trillion dollars a year out of the economy and it all collapses.

Windy Apple

(55 posts)

14. For her...

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Tue Nov 26, 2024, 03:25 PM

Nov 26

…it is like castrating a pig

maxsolomon

(35,360 posts)

15. How much would ending pennies and nickels save?

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Wed Nov 27, 2024, 04:18 PM

Nov 27

I'm not particularly opposed to ending pennies, but it won't save much for consumers; the prices will just round up.

Keep your damn Gubmint hands off mah nickels though!

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