Top 10 Agencies You'd Dismantle

[Fletch]

Inspired by the raw milk thread. What are the top 10 agencies you would destroy if you had the magic wand?

1. FDA
2. DEA
3. IRS
4. DHS
5. BLM
6. BATFE
7. EPA
8. FCC
9. FAA
10. CIA

 

[E5RANGER375]

FBI ... oh wait thats included as DHS, never mind. i wish i had a constitutional wand. your 10 wishes would be granted and America would be out of debt fast.

 

[BigMatt]

I was thinking the same thing.

Here is a list that I posted in the raw milk thread.

A-Z Index of U.S. Government Departments and Agencies (A): USA.gov

P.S.: Clear your cookies before and after visiting the link.

 

[eldirector]

Most anything that is only know by its acronym.

I scanned through the list BigMatt posted. Holy cow! We fund all that? No wonder we are broke. Administration on Aging? Agricultural Market Research? Gimme a red pen, and I'll cut a trillion dollars right now....

 

[CarmelHP]

Inspired by the raw milk thread. What are the top 10 agencies you would destroy if you had the magic wand?

1. FDA
2. DEA
3. IRS
4. DHS
5. BLM
6. BATFE
7. EPA
8. FCC
9. FAA
10. CIA

1. TSA
2. ATF
3. IRS
4. HHS
5. DoEd
6. DEA
7. Rest of DHS
8. HUD
9. FBI
10. FTC

 

[level.eleven]

IRS

Everything else will fall into place after that.

2. FCC
3. DEA
4. DoEd
5. - 10. Is a you call it.

 

[rambone]

1. IRS
2. DHS including TSA, FEMA
3. BATFE
4. DEA
5. DOE (Education)
6. FDA
7. HHS
8. EPA
9. CDC
10. DOE (Energy)

 

[r3126]

1. IRS
2. DHS including TSA, FEMA
3. BATFE
4. DEA
5. DOE (Education)
6. FDA
7. HHS
8. EPA
9. CDC
10. DOE (Energy)

Finally someone named that 30 (some) year old agency formed by the whiz kid, Jimmy Carter, to free the US from our dependence on foreign oil.

Hasn't it done a GREAT Job?

 

[kludge]

1. DOE (education)
2. BATFE

The rest I would have to think about, but serious reform is needed in many.

 

[1911Shooter]

Serious reform is needed in all in my opinion, but right now might be a bad time considering who would be doing the reforming. They screwed it up once. I dont think a redo is a good idea until they can atleast do one thing sucessfully.

 

[ol' trucker]

Inspired by the raw milk thread. What are the top 10 agencies you would destroy if you had the magic wand?

1. FDA
2. DEA
3. IRS
4. DHS
5. BLM
6. BATFE
7. EPA
8. FCC
9. FAA
10. CIA

Definately a good start.

 

[chocktaw2]

A U Dismantle

Serious reform is needed in all in my opinion, but right now might be a bad time considering who would be doing the reforming. They screwed it up once. I dont think a redo is a good idea until they can atleast do one thing sucessfully.

Do you reckon we can do a panel or a commission on this? Maybe appoint a " Wastefull Spending CZAR " !

 

[ol' trucker]

Do you reckon we can do a panel or a commission on this? Maybe appoint a " Wastefull Spending CZAR " !

 

[96firephoenix]

DoEducation
DEA
TSA
SSA
DoEnergy
FDA - I would cut to the Drug administration. Responsibilities include taxing sale of "narcotics" and regulating prescription drugs.
USDA
EPA
pick one at random from BigMatt's link
see above

 

[dross]

1. TSA
2. ATF
3. IRS
4. HHS
5. DoEd
6. DEA
7. Rest of DHS
8. HUD
9. FBI
10. FTC

There are others on my list, but I second this one, though I'd put the IRS above the ATF, and the FTC third. And the DEA fourth.

 

[762Mike]

For sure..

1) TSA
2) DHS

 

[Redneckbuckeye]

EPA
DOE
BATFE
USPS
Just to start, most all agencies need massive cuts and reforms.

 

[wrigleycub]

Census bureau- nice 60 page survey they think I'm gonna fill out.

 

[LPMan59]

i am curious, do you guys think that any of these agencies in theory serve a purpose? For example with the FDA- should the production and sale of drugs just be left to the manufacturer? with no assurance of any kind as to purity, safety or efficacy other than the manufacturer's guarantee?

and therefore, should be do away with the licensing of doctors, nurses, pharmacists, etc? Just buy Glucophage off the shelf? And if you die from lactic acidosis, we say "well, it was his job to know his serum creatinine was too high to use Glucophage?"

just thinking what it would be like if there were no laws regarding the practice of medicine.

 

[Fletch]

i am curious, do you guys think that any of these agencies in theory serve a purpose? For example with the FDA- should the production and sale of drugs just be left to the manufacturer? with no assurance of any kind as to purity, safety or efficacy other than the manufacturer's guarantee?

The free market does a very good job of assuring quality. This is why you can purchase software with virtually zero regulation and have a reasonable expectation that it will not destroy your computer.

and therefore, should be do away with the licensing of doctors, nurses, pharmacists, etc? Just buy Glucophage off the shelf? And if you die from lactic acidosis, we say "well, it was his job to know his serum creatinine was too high to use Glucophage?"

How does this differ from today? People get sick and die all the time from bad presciptions or drug interactions that could be prevented if they were more on top of their own medical information. The patient is ultimately responsible for knowing his own best interests.

just thinking what it would be like if there were no laws regarding the practice of medicine.

For starters, we wouldn't have a crisis in health care costs, and folks would be able to pursue treatments without needing to wait for permission.