Trump administration drafting executive order to initiate Department of Education’s elimination

[Hardcore troubadour 15,434]

7 minutes ago, The Real timschochet said:

Obviously I don’t agree. But if you think it should be abolished, that should be done by an act of Congress, not by executive order. 

Of course. Until then the president can run it as he sees fit, right? It’s his cabinet.  

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1 minute ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

Of course. Until then the president can run it as he sees fit, right? It’s his cabinet.  

Yes. 

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5 minutes ago, Hawkeye21 said:

I understand why people feel that way but at some point it's time to act like an adult.  That can be hard to do when our President can't even act like one though.

Trump is pissed at what this country has turned into and I don't blame him for being aggressive and over the top in his communication style. He has woken people up to the big government and their big spending sexual, DEI and woke  agendas. 

 

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2 minutes ago, jbycho said:

Trump is pissed at what this country has turned into and I don't blame him for being aggressive and over the top in his communication style. He has woken people up to the big government and their big spending sexual, DEI and woke  agendas. 

 

Trump has always acted like a man-child.

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1 minute ago, Hawkeye21 said:

Trump has always acted like a man-child.

You all are focused on the wrong things here. 

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1 minute ago, jbycho said:

You all are focused on the wrong things here. 

Not really.

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21 minutes ago, shadrap said:

"falsely blamed".  yea right.

Explosive post-COVID demand, a COVID-compromised supply chain and the war in Ukraine caused the inflation. 

I'd welcome any information you have that says otherwise.

Whether the Biden administration took the proper steps to address it is another matter, and the Inflation Reduction Act didn't exactly live up to its name.

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21 hours ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

It’s a failure Tim. There’s no getting around it. And I’m confident the good people of WV will prioritize the neediest of their children. 

LOL, @The Real timschochet showing his leftist elitist ignorance once again.  He thinks WV can't afford SP/ED funding.  The state of WV spends about $2.5M (that's right, the whole state, "Million"), on special ed funding.  Of that, $1.5M of it comes from the state itself.  Just a tick over $1M comes from the feds.  @The Real timschochet doesn't think the state of WV can't manage to get an extra $1M from the 1.75M residentes in the state.

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20 minutes ago, TBayXXXVII said:

LOL, @The Real timschochet showing his leftist elitist ignorance once again.  He thinks WV can't afford SP/ED funding.  The state of WV spends about $2.5M (that's right, the whole state, "Million"), on special ed funding.  Of that, $1.5M of it comes from the state itself.  Just a tick over $1M comes from the feds.  @The Real timschochet doesn't think the state of WV can't manage to get an extra $1M from the 1.75M residentes in the state.

Good work. Tim just spouts warped ideology most of the time. 

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3 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

Good work. Tim just spouts warped ideology most of the time. 

You know, I'd hate for @The Real timschochet to have to use google, but here's the link showing what WV spends and where the money comes from.  It's from last July, not many years ago.

I'm willing to bet that the state of WV sends more than $1M annually to the DOE.  The worst case scenario is that WV breaks even on that front.  The most likely scenario is that they send multiple millions of dollars to the DOE and would actually have a surplus.

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2 hours ago, TBayXXXVII said:

You know, I'd hate for @The Real timschochet to have to use google, but here's the link showing what WV spends and where the money comes from.  It's from last July, not many years ago.

I'm willing to bet that the state of WV sends more than $1M annually to the DOE.  The worst case scenario is that WV breaks even on that front.  The most likely scenario is that they send multiple millions of dollars to the DOE and would actually have a surplus.

I threw out West Virginia as an example of a poor state and it is one. Of course if left to their own devices the good people of West Virginia would insist on spending money on special education. But the fact is they could use that money elsewhere. When I wrote that they couldn’t afford it I meant it. I firmly believe that special ed, and many other education programs, really do need federal funding and administration, and that’s why we need a department of education. 

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2 hours ago, TBayXXXVII said:

I'm willing to bet that the state of WV sends more than $1M annually to the DOE.  The worst case scenario is that WV breaks even on that front.  The most likely scenario is that they send multiple millions of dollars to the DOE and would actually have a surplus.

And you seem to be arguing here that every state in the union pays more into the Department of Education than they receive. I would be shocked if this is the case or even close to the case. 

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1 minute ago, The Real timschochet said:

And you seem to be arguing here that every state in the union pays more into the Department of Education than they receive. I would be shocked if this is the case or even close to the case. 

Oh I have no doubt that they do.  NONE.  0.0% doubt.

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14 minutes ago, TBayXXXVII said:

Oh I have no doubt that they do.  NONE.  0.0% doubt.

Well there should be some way to check this out right? 

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1 hour ago, The Real timschochet said:

Well there should be some way to check this out right? 

I'm guessing no.  I say that because anytime you look up federal money, they say how much each state is giving then they give you approximate percentages on where it's going.  For example, NJ got like $23B from federal money like in 2021 or 22 (can't remember for sure), and education money is in there.  Prior to COVID, NJ was pretty much always under $20B.  Now, I do know that NJ was paying around $2.5B.  So, if they're getting around $2 to $2.3B, and paying $2.5B, that means NJ was getting back as much or less than what they paid.  At worst, it's a break even.  At best, they get a bump.  So, again, why bother with the DOE at that point? 

Knowing that our government likes to take our money and put it places they don't belong, yeah, I'm pretty confident that states always pay more than what they get.  Hence, I'm willing to bet those numbers are pretty standard.  Not the same dollars, but the same rates.  Meaning, at worst, it's a push.

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On 2/5/2025 at 10:09 AM, The Real timschochet said:

Obviously I don’t agree. But if you think it should be abolished, that should be done by an act of Congress, not by executive order. 

Same with immigration policy.  It should be fixed by congress.  Until then we should enforce our border and immigration laws and all Americans should support that.  You're very selective in when you think the rule of law should be followed and when you think it's ok for illegals to invade our country.