{"database": "surfing", "table": "posts", "rows": [["340623", "21050", "Gutting NOAA", 46, "JJ_", "Mar 14, 2025", "2025-03-14T02:16:58-0400", "seabird said: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n            Regardless, good thread \n@TurtleTime\n. It's interesting hearing other people's perspectives. Usually threads on here are pretty polarized, this one seems to have a lot of people actually saying the same thing.. maybe I'm being naive. Time will tell\n        \n\n\nClick to expand...\n\n\n\n\nNah I'm with you and I think a lot of people agree too but putting it to words and sticking your neck out ain't easy\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMost fraud and abuse is done on individual level but waste is systemic in the sense that a certain % could be cut with no impact on the rights of the people (yes here we go). I see the whole thing in general as putting pressure on a system/people thats extremely reluctant if not incapable of self correcting when it goes astray from its duties and unwilling to cut things that don't serve the general public or \"American way of life\", which as dumb as it sounds is the appropriate role of the federal govt (not funding special interests or protecting the jobs of its workforce). And for the most part anything above that should take place at the state level or in the private sector.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAll that being said if 100% of noaa disappears outright we're fucked. The noaa by the numbers report says 46% of total US gdp is driven by coastal counties! Holy shit!!! I think that qualifies as necessary for everyone. But if the plan is to cut 20% then that would take them back to workforce numbers from like 10 years ago (if I read their budget right\u2026)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBut unfortunately I don't think going agency by agency is realistic. It's fast and loose but the fact that they're bringing people back on tells me they're not just burning it to the ground and I genuinely think we're headed in the right direction. The pressure is on to come correct.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis article was good:\n\n\n\n\nhttps://www.thebaltimorebanner.com\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAnd there was just a town hall in NC that was WILD if you want more of this threads energy\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe circus starts at 28min\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n-Jeff"]], "columns": ["post_id", "thread_id", "thread_title", "post_number", "author_username", "post_date", "post_date_iso", "post_body"], "primary_keys": ["post_id"], "primary_key_values": ["340623"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.5082620009488892, "license": "Public Domain"}