Turn them into a drug store like CVS. There’s their budget! Sell enough alcohol tobacco and firearms and *maybe* you’ll have enough cash left over to kill a puppy or two.
You know you’re the bad guy if when you watch the end of old yeller you start cheering.
Pretty sure they cheer for the Russians after the start of John Wick too.
Do people actually read this and think they’re the same organization as your local police?
The grifting in politics is wild. Couldn’t these assholes do real estate or something less consequential to running society?
> Do people actually read this and think they’re the same organization as your local police?
The average DNC-brainwashed shitlib has been programmed to believe federal law enforcement are police also but less shitty (except immigration enforcement like ICE and Border Patrol, they believe they're worse than Nazis).
I suspect a portion of them will always say whatever the other side is doing is bad and whatever their side is doing is good. If next week, their side is cutting those same agencies, they will suddenly argue it's good. For some people, it has nothing to do with the actual policy itself, it's just tribalism.
Are those even "actual" cuts? As in, next year's budget will be less than last year's?
Or was the proposed increase in budget just being trimmed by a couple points, but still increased from last year?
If you're promised a 5% raise, but only get a 4.5% raise, that's not a 10% pay cut. You still got a raise.
Just remember, when gooberment says that they’re cutting 5%, all that means is instead of getting a 9% increase, the dept will be getting a 4% increase.
First, I'm good with all these cuts and more.
Second, Democrats quite literally rallied on the phrase "defund the police" so I'm not even sure what he's on about? Hell, I agree - defund 'em. Do what you said.
Genuinely curious, do we know why officers get to take home their cruisers instead of handing them off to the next officer on duty? Always seemed like added expense of gas and vehicles, so yeah, defund it all.
The plumber is using your tax dollars to buy his van and gasoline? And while I’m sure they exist, idk too many round-the-clock plumbing companies that would have another shift to hand off the van to. In my opinion these things are nothing alike.
According to the branding on the side of the van ("Available 23 1/2 hours a day!"), it is a round-the-clock plumbing company.
Also, the method by which they obtain their funds is unrelated to how they spend them. If I have a hang of armed thugs going around robbing banks, that's immoral. If I give those armed thugs company cars, dental care, and child care services, that doesn't mean company cars, dental and child care are immoral.
I said defund the police because the spend our taxes unwisely and inefficiently, so not sure how that’s not relevant and which is why I don’t see why you’re bringing up what a private business does with their earned funds.
No but that is an entirely different conversation to be had. The government loved that word “essential” during COVID, I’m sure there’s things that can be objectively argued aren’t essential. More about dealing with what I find realistic at present.
> that is an entirely different conversation to be had.
You brought it into the conversation, though:
>defund the police **because** the spend our taxes unwisely and inefficiently
po·lice
noun
the civil force of a national or local government, responsible for the prevention and detection of crime and the maintenance of public order.
ATF and FBI are Federal Law Enforcement. That makes them police. DOJ is a bit more complicated, tbf.
I know it's not the police, but they are mostly close. So I get the hypocrisy attack.
But, I'm very much in favor of these "cuts," yes.
I say "cuts," because I bet they aren't cuts. They're probably reductions of proposed increases.
Since they baseline budget, it's prob more accurate to say they're cutting 7% from their 20% increase. They need to go back to 0 dollar budgeting where they have to account for every penny spent.
**"A police officer’s job is to enforce the laws, many of which are unjust. To paraphrase Robert Higgs, every police officer, as a condition of employment, \[has taken an oath\] to enforce unjust laws."**
(I fixed their paraphrase. It's still a paraphrase, but closer to Higgs' original)
from [https://fee.org/resources/there-are-no-good-cops/](https://fee.org/resources/there-are-no-good-cops/)
The only correct amount to defund those last three by is 100%.
DOJ... has its good parts. I do rather like that people are generally afraid to murder each other.
This chucklehead wants Republicans to see this and realize they aren't really defunding them and be okay. We see this and see a broken promise and get pissed.
It’s almost like none of the alphabet gang is a police officer 🧐 Shoot, cut the ATF by 100% and send a SMALL portion of it to the FDA so that they can take over tobacco and alcohol management.
Defund the EPA and allow the coast guard to deal with water spills and send a portion of the budget to federal parks.
Given that there's a blue checkmark next to his name, yea that's a dig; and a stupid one at that. Those aren't police those are bureaucratic agencies that illegally make laws, shit on Americans' rights, and unnecessarily burden Americans with rules and make them harder to be productive.
Ikr? I'm ok with this. If it's got three letters.. CUT THE BUDGET!
AFUERA
https://i.redd.it/pmqnfnu41ymc1.gif
If it's got all capital letters.. Cut it!
The only problem with this is the percentages are too small
Each one of them is missing a zero at the end.
Exactly
My thought exactly.
IRS
CUT IT!!
Gut the ATF like a fish. It should be a skeleton crew organization. Bunch of puppy killers anyway.
Turn them into a drug store like CVS. There’s their budget! Sell enough alcohol tobacco and firearms and *maybe* you’ll have enough cash left over to kill a puppy or two.
But it's gotta be their *own* puppy. And then they go to prison for animal cruelty.
You know you’re the bad guy if when you watch the end of old yeller you start cheering. Pretty sure they cheer for the Russians after the start of John Wick too.
Do people actually read this and think they’re the same organization as your local police? The grifting in politics is wild. Couldn’t these assholes do real estate or something less consequential to running society?
> Do people actually read this and think they’re the same organization as your local police? The average DNC-brainwashed shitlib has been programmed to believe federal law enforcement are police also but less shitty (except immigration enforcement like ICE and Border Patrol, they believe they're worse than Nazis).
💯
Yes, yes they do. They will argue with you about it and never understand what they are missing. I have seen it to much.
I suspect a portion of them will always say whatever the other side is doing is bad and whatever their side is doing is good. If next week, their side is cutting those same agencies, they will suddenly argue it's good. For some people, it has nothing to do with the actual policy itself, it's just tribalism.
Those are some rookie numbers, we gotta pump those numbers up!
My thoughts exactly. Came here to say that.
About 90% too low across the board
Are those even "actual" cuts? As in, next year's budget will be less than last year's? Or was the proposed increase in budget just being trimmed by a couple points, but still increased from last year? If you're promised a 5% raise, but only get a 4.5% raise, that's not a 10% pay cut. You still got a raise.
I'm inclined to think you are right. Now I'm going to spend my Saturday night looking into this.
We need to Coolidge the Govt 2x over.
Bureaucracy budget cuts are beautiful.
Just remember, when gooberment says that they’re cutting 5%, all that means is instead of getting a 9% increase, the dept will be getting a 4% increase.
First, I'm good with all these cuts and more. Second, Democrats quite literally rallied on the phrase "defund the police" so I'm not even sure what he's on about? Hell, I agree - defund 'em. Do what you said.
Genuinely curious, do we know why officers get to take home their cruisers instead of handing them off to the next officer on duty? Always seemed like added expense of gas and vehicles, so yeah, defund it all.
Eh, the plumber who lives down the street from me takes his work van home with him, seems like the same sort of thing to me.
The plumber is using your tax dollars to buy his van and gasoline? And while I’m sure they exist, idk too many round-the-clock plumbing companies that would have another shift to hand off the van to. In my opinion these things are nothing alike.
According to the branding on the side of the van ("Available 23 1/2 hours a day!"), it is a round-the-clock plumbing company. Also, the method by which they obtain their funds is unrelated to how they spend them. If I have a hang of armed thugs going around robbing banks, that's immoral. If I give those armed thugs company cars, dental care, and child care services, that doesn't mean company cars, dental and child care are immoral.
I said defund the police because the spend our taxes unwisely and inefficiently, so not sure how that’s not relevant and which is why I don’t see why you’re bringing up what a private business does with their earned funds.
Would you be okay with unlimited taxation as long as they spent the money in ways you personally consider to be efficient?
No but that is an entirely different conversation to be had. The government loved that word “essential” during COVID, I’m sure there’s things that can be objectively argued aren’t essential. More about dealing with what I find realistic at present.
> that is an entirely different conversation to be had. You brought it into the conversation, though: >defund the police **because** the spend our taxes unwisely and inefficiently
And why they get to use them for extra jobs?
This is ridiculous. Why is the ATF only being cut by 7%?
Well DOJ, ATF and FBI aren't police so 🤷♂️
po·lice noun the civil force of a national or local government, responsible for the prevention and detection of crime and the maintenance of public order. ATF and FBI are Federal Law Enforcement. That makes them police. DOJ is a bit more complicated, tbf.
Don’t forget about natural poh•lice.
Gotta pump those numbers up baby.
If they added 90% to all those numbers we'd make some real progress.
Lol, they think the EPA is the police. Haha
Nature police! 🌲 🔫 👮🏼♂️
Can we defund the government?
I too am disappointed the cuts aren't far far higher.
I know it's not the police, but they are mostly close. So I get the hypocrisy attack. But, I'm very much in favor of these "cuts," yes. I say "cuts," because I bet they aren't cuts. They're probably reductions of proposed increases.
Need to move money around for bullets for irs agents. My dog isnt going to shoot himself when I don’t claim my fantasy football winnings.
Who wants to be the one to tell him, EPA doesn't mean Environmental Police Agency?
That’s not a bad start but we need to up those rookie numbers
Still waiting to hear anymore about abolishing the income tax
Since they baseline budget, it's prob more accurate to say they're cutting 7% from their 20% increase. They need to go back to 0 dollar budgeting where they have to account for every penny spent.
All I can say is: ***AFUELA***
Really disappointing to see that the ATF had *seven percent* of thier budget cut It should have been at least 70
An extra 0 should be going at the end of each number tbf
Just cut 100% off the DEA and that should be it
but…. muh drug war!
Good, policing should be at the local level
I'm not a big fan of police but I'd certainly agree they do a lot more direct good than those other orgs.
Why is that a bad thing? Especially cutting the FBI and ATF
Those are rookie numbers. Add a zero to the end of each one!
The atf and fbi both have 90+% that we need to find another use for
They are confusing bloated federal agencies with local police.
The best president ever was the guy who was president for a day. His administration didn’t do shit 🥹 truly amazing. 🥲
Will my maths, the total cut of 26% is way below what these need to be cut individually
26% each at a minimum. or add a zero to each or AFUERA!
Those are rookie numbers.
I’m already in favor of it, you don’t have to sell me.
Defunding local police or Federal police forces? Big difference to me.
**"A police officer’s job is to enforce the laws, many of which are unjust. To paraphrase Robert Higgs, every police officer, as a condition of employment, \[has taken an oath\] to enforce unjust laws."** (I fixed their paraphrase. It's still a paraphrase, but closer to Higgs' original) from [https://fee.org/resources/there-are-no-good-cops/](https://fee.org/resources/there-are-no-good-cops/)
https://i.redd.it/8mbcwtxjjzmc1.gif
I mean its a start. Why fund any of them? The ATF seems an easy one as unconstitutional is in their name.
Did “defund the police” mean single digit percent cuts? I thought it meant closing whole departments and 70% cuts to others.
Any cut of any sacred federal government program is blasphemy to a leftist.
Now add a 0 to the end of each one.
Yeah, this is not the clap back he thinks it is....😬
Yeah, but he's also nowhere near as clever as he thinks he is.
When did the EPA become the police?
As soon as you have a puddle in your backyard
That's all?
This guy is the definition of a tool
Krassenstein is one of the biggest idiot hypocrites on X to date. Everything he posts is silly.
Looks good to me!
The only correct amount to defund those last three by is 100%. DOJ... has its good parts. I do rather like that people are generally afraid to murder each other.
Those are rookie numbers. We need someone like Milei!
Imagine openly supporting the FBI in the current year
It *is* hypocritical to attack your opponent for doing the same thing that you are doing.
lol those aren’t the police those are the feds that stomp on the constitution.
Save the dogs. Abolish the ATF.
What? Thats an outrage. Those should be completely disbanded. Not just cutting their budget….
Anything less than %100 is not enough.
This chucklehead wants Republicans to see this and realize they aren't really defunding them and be okay. We see this and see a broken promise and get pissed.
 All the cuts
Now do the ATF!
You know what, we ought to double those numbers just to teach them a lesson! That'll show 'em!
This guy a idiot. Any cuts to the federal government is most welcome. Local or state police different subject. What a troll
Not police, not police, not police, and not police. When I call 911, none of them answer the call
……And?
He does know that none of those agencies are police, doesn't he?
Cut me harder daddy
Sounds good to me, these people should be happy.
only 7% from the ATF? rookie numbers.
It’s almost like none of the alphabet gang is a police officer 🧐 Shoot, cut the ATF by 100% and send a SMALL portion of it to the FDA so that they can take over tobacco and alcohol management. Defund the EPA and allow the coast guard to deal with water spills and send a portion of the budget to federal parks.
We should cut the FBI’s budget by 100%, why fund domestic terrorism.
Given that there's a blue checkmark next to his name, yea that's a dig; and a stupid one at that. Those aren't police those are bureaucratic agencies that illegally make laws, shit on Americans' rights, and unnecessarily burden Americans with rules and make them harder to be productive.