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The White House is drafting an executive order to dismantle the Department of Education, aligning with Trump's long-standing pledge.

However, Congress must approve the agency's abolition, making its passage unlikely despite GOP control. Critics, including the National Education Association, warn this move would harm students, increase costs, and weaken protections.

GOP lawmakers have repeatedly attempted to eliminate the department since its 1979 founding.

Trump also recently signed an order expanding school choice, reinforcing the Republican agenda of decentralizing education policy.

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[–] w3dd1e@lemm.ee 34 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

If the Federal Government doesn’t want to be responsible for anything, why even be a country? Each state be their own I guess /s

Also are they going to reduce taxes for all the cuts? Doubt it, but states would have to make increases to cover all the new work.

we live in the dumbest timeline.

[–] mostNONheinous@lemmy.world 26 points 17 hours ago (4 children)

Literally what the fuck are we paying taxes for, they are dismantling every bit of representation of the people possible. Well only have ruch fucks and bombs left to pay for.

[–] futatorius@lemm.ee 1 points 1 hour ago

Literally what the fuck are we paying taxes for

To provide funds that will be funnelled into the pockets of Trump, Musk and their cronies.

[–] Glitterbomb@lemmy.world 3 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Legitimately considering calling my HR and changing my tax status so I don't pay any tax on my paychecks. I won't be filing. Why in the actual fuck would I continue to pay taxes. I cant even tell what it would go towards at this point. Can someone honestly tell me? Where are the taxes taken off my next paycheck going to go? I could just buy a blue checkmark if I wanted to enrich elon directly.

Literally DONT pay taxes.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 3 hours ago

Unless they do away with the IRS altogether, they'll still use it as a cudgel against the poors, and political foes. I would not count on there being no enforcement there.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

Right, but do away with the federal income tax, and good luck ever getting it back. That would be the final nail in the coffin, and the end of the United States of America.

[–] conditional_soup@lemm.ee 2 points 3 hours ago

Dude, the US is already cooked. I'm not seeing a way back from this.

[–] RamenJunkie@midwest.social 2 points 3 hours ago (1 children)
[–] futatorius@lemm.ee 1 points 1 hour ago

It's not over until we have surrendered or they have killed us.

[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 9 points 17 hours ago

The collective "we" voted to give all of our money over to Trump I just council of billionaires.

[–] Mirshe@lemmy.world 24 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

You laugh, this is literally Curtis Yarvin's (one of Elon's mentors) vision of America. A patchwork of corporatocratic fiefdoms, technically beholden to a federal government that basically only exists to be the arm of violence. The whole "no authority higher than a county sheriff" thing? Came out of his books. The idea of being "educated" will only be for the vaunted manager-class. All of us not lucky enough to be in the millionaire's club, or one of their trusted lackeys, will be lucky to know how to read beyond a 3rd-grade level, or do math beyond simple arithmetic.

[–] conditional_soup@lemm.ee 3 points 3 hours ago (1 children)
[–] futatorius@lemm.ee 1 points 1 hour ago

Yep. The Endarkenment.

[–] gramie@lemmy.ca 9 points 17 hours ago

Welcome to Elon's Brave New World!