Americorps
Peace Corps
Head Start
FEMA
Human Genome Project
Clean Water Act
Welfare
Medicaid Medicare
Ban on CFCs
Direct Student Loans
Social Security
Meals on Wheels
Free lunches for poor schoolchildren
Department of Education
SEC
FAA
FCC
2007-01-17 07:06:30 · 12 answers · asked by GOP - Going Out of Power 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
The FCC needs to go now. Its unconstitutional
2007-01-17 07:17:25 · answer #1 · answered by mrlebowski99 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Which ones are the Federal Government authorized to spend money on?
Americorps? no
Peace Corps? hmmm maybe, as part of foreign relations
Head Start? No
FEMA? No
Human Genome Project? No
Clean Water Act? Yes
Welfare? No
Mediscam? No
Ban on CFCs? Yes
Student Loans? No
Socialist Security? No
MoW? No
Lunches? No
DoE? No
SEC? hmmm... a case can be made
FAA / FCC? yes
It's not whether we think these are good or not, the true measure is whether the government has the authority to spend money on these, via the Constitution and Amendments. Clearly, the ones marked "no" do not. If you want to pass amendments giving government this authority, fine. But it does not exist.
I prefer a government that abides by the laws of the land, not a government that is lawless.
2007-01-17 07:42:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If we made any concerted effort to combat fraud, we could probably save well over $100 billion per year without cutting any programs. Between fraud prevention and trimming of excessive pork, $250 billion in savings seems to be a very realistic figure.
Money does not need to go back to taxpayers. It should never be taken from them in the first place (the ones who pay the taxes, that is). Generally, that does not include the bottom 50% of wage-earners. The Robin Hood philosophy is not a good one and is a recipe for failure and divisiveness.
2007-01-17 08:17:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Americorps,Peace Corps,Welfare,Department of Education, Free lunches for poor schoolchildren (nice wording), also any and all government funding for arts.
Eliminate all these, they are not necessary on the federal level. The others need work, not really eliminating them but make them more efficient. Cut the jobs, cut the funding, cut the size. As a taxpayer i do not wish to pay for these programs.
2007-01-17 07:13:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
With the possible exception of the SEC, all of the above.
Am I the only one who remembers the word "federalism"? The feds are supposed to be maintaining a military, minting money, regulating interstate commerce, delivering mail, and regulating immigration. Pretty much everything else was supposed to be left to the states.
2007-01-17 07:16:26 · answer #5 · answered by Rick N 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
What are you trying to do put the liberals out of business? If you remove any or all of these all they are going to do is start more programs. These people don't want us to be able to take care of ourselves, they want to make you dependent on them. How the hell else do you think they get people to vote for them.
2007-01-17 07:14:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
get rid of americorps,peace corp,head start, human genome project,welfare,ban on cfcs,free lunches for poor kids , social security need to be privatized,
2007-01-17 07:15:18 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Any program where the money ends up in the hands of Groids.
2007-01-17 07:10:46 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree.
But you forgot a few
The Military
The War in Iraq (including $$ for contractors to rebuild what was destroyed in the country)
2007-01-17 07:13:00 · answer #9 · answered by Perdendosi 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Corporate welfare.
Subsidizing tobacco farmers.
And regular welfare needs reforming - BADLY.
2007-01-17 07:11:00 · answer #10 · answered by Jadis 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋