busdriver Posted February 27 Posted February 27 Did you guys ever actually think reducing the deficit was going to happen in this administration? He took entitlement reform/cuts off the table long ago. 1
ClearedHot Posted February 27 Posted February 27 Epstein list supposed to be released in full today, will be interesting to see how much oxygen that consumes and who is caught up in the web. One of the flight trackers on X was monitoring to see how many business jets left the country last night. 1
herkbum Posted February 27 Posted February 27 What did the flight tracker find?Sent from my iPhone using Baseops Network mobile app
brabus Posted February 27 Posted February 27 11 hours ago, busdriver said: Did you guys ever actually think reducing the deficit was going to happen in this administration? The better phrasing is did anybody think any president in the 21st century was going to reduce the deficit? This is not a current or future excuse for the Trump admin. But just a means to highlight this is not a Trump problem, it is an everybody problem. To be fair, Trump has done better than his predecessors, but by no means am I cheering the current state that he, along with the guys prior to him, have had their hands in helping perpetuate. 2
Sua Sponte Posted February 27 Posted February 27 Unfortunately, after being told to terminate two people yesterday my name appeared on a list to be terminated. Been a wild ride. 2
17D_guy Posted February 27 Posted February 27 2 hours ago, Sua Sponte said: Unfortunately, after being told to terminate two people yesterday my name appeared on a list to be terminated. Been a wild ride. Tell your story and contact your reps. GOP leadership has told the reps/senators to stop holding townhalls. So ours did a tele-townhall at 2pm on a Tuesday. Heaven forbid they actually face their constituents, which to me would be the first priority of the job.
busdriver Posted February 27 Posted February 27 6 hours ago, brabus said: The better phrasing is did anybody think any president in the 21st century was going to reduce the deficit? Social Security insolvency, otherwise maybe after the boomers all die off. Gen X is small enough that it might not be complete political suicide. Might.
Sua Sponte Posted February 27 Posted February 27 No way.... https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/27/business/elon-musk-faa-air-traffic-control-failing-spacex/index.html 1
SurelySerious Posted February 27 Posted February 27 No way.... https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/27/business/elon-musk-faa-air-traffic-control-failing-spacex/index.htmlElon uses his position to lobby and steer to his business, but I thought it couldn’t be true!
Day Man Posted February 27 Posted February 27 (edited) 5 hours ago, Sua Sponte said: Unfortunately, after being told to terminate two people yesterday my name appeared on a list to be terminated. Been a wild ride. getting terminated by the guy you bought your car from is crazy. that sucks dude, and i'm genuinely sorry you got caught up in this mess. in another life i did a lot of work with veteran resumes if you would like to PM me yours for review/feedback (feel free to remove your PII) Edited February 27 by Day Man 1 2
Banzai Posted February 28 Posted February 28 10 hours ago, ClearedHot said: Epstein list supposed to be released in full today, will be interesting to see how much oxygen that consumes and who is caught up in the web. One of the flight trackers on X was monitoring to see how many business jets left the country last night. They ain’t releasing anything bruh
Lord Ratner Posted February 28 Posted February 28 39 minutes ago, SurelySerious said: Elon uses his position to lobby and steer to his business, but I thought it couldn’t be true! Is it the better system or not? I wish we had a competitive market for things like this, but we don't. He is uniquely good at monopolizing markets that were neglected. EVs, space lift, orbital Internet, etc.
Beaker16 Posted February 28 Posted February 28 1 hour ago, Lord Ratner said: Is it the better system or not? I wish we had a competitive market for things like this, but we don't. He is uniquely good at monopolizing markets that were neglected. EVs, space lift, orbital Internet, etc. It's one thing to put forth money into R&D and create a successful company that beats out competitors in the market, but its another thing to be in a huge position of power, call out your competitors and say "hey Gov, this guy...buy my shit." Yes, the Gov needs to hold contractor companies accountable. But to see a "winning" accountability metric for the Gov side the entire acquisition's process needs revamping. The legalese and red tape required leads to a high effort to low reward for the Gov, and the process continues. Getting even more philosophical, eliminating bloat, or improving process efficiency is inherently inefficient as the process exists in the first place. IMO it stems from having ambiguous or nonexistent end goals, saying "go figure it out" and things get out of control. I can plan a Joint rescue mission, with the inherent goal of IP reintegration, if given METT-TC and some contact numbers. I can't fix or improve (in an effective manner) a HAF directed training course by just being told "here's the 10 Teams and SharePoint links". It comes down to a productiveness vs efficiency vs effectiveness issue, and too many damn "priorities." 1
SurelySerious Posted February 28 Posted February 28 Is it the better system or not? I wish we had a competitive market for things like this, but we don't. He is uniquely good at monopolizing markets that were neglected. EVs, space lift, orbital Internet, etc. And he’s using his influence over the Executive to ensure his monopoly and amass more. He doesn’t care about any political views or the voters, he cares about his business. 1
BashiChuni Posted February 28 Posted February 28 monopoly? on what? cars? superior tesla car orbital internet? superior product spacex? superior launch platform at a cost savings from other competitors. elon is the richest man in the world he doesn't need more money. the dude is driven to fix problems and his resume is evidence of that. https://www.fool.com/investing/2022/06/05/did-spacex-really-save-taxpayers-40-billion/ "General Hyten, [then] the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, told me last year ... the fact that we have competition now on going to space -- just for the military -- has saved them $40 billion in launch costs." Now, $40 billion is a big number, and it's not entirely clear how Hyten came up with it. Still, SpaceX has been launching government satellites at significant discounts to the prices charged by space companies such as Boeing (BA 0.46%), Lockheed Martin (LMT 1.12%), and Northrop Grumman (NOC 1.12%) for about a decade." 3
uhhello Posted February 28 Posted February 28 47 minutes ago, BashiChuni said: monopoly? on what? cars? superior tesla car orbital internet? superior product spacex? superior launch platform at a cost savings from other competitors. elon is the richest man in the world he doesn't need more money. the dude is driven to fix problems and his resume is evidence of that. https://www.fool.com/investing/2022/06/05/did-spacex-really-save-taxpayers-40-billion/ "General Hyten, [then] the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, told me last year ... the fact that we have competition now on going to space -- just for the military -- has saved them $40 billion in launch costs." Now, $40 billion is a big number, and it's not entirely clear how Hyten came up with it. Still, SpaceX has been launching government satellites at significant discounts to the prices charged by space companies such as Boeing (BA 0.46%), Lockheed Martin (LMT 1.12%), and Northrop Grumman (NOC 1.12%) for about a decade." Its not even close currently. Blue Orgin hasn't published its price point but so far they have put 1 test satellite into LEO Falcon 9: Approximately $2,720 per kg to Low Earth Orbit (LEO). Falcon Heavy: Around $1,500 per kg to LEO. Electron Rocket: Approximately $37,500 per kg to LEO Atlas V: Approximately $13,000 per kg to LEO. Delta IV Heavy: Around $14,000 per kg to LEO
SurelySerious Posted February 28 Posted February 28 monopoly? on what? cars? superior tesla car orbital internet? superior product spacex? superior launch platform at a cost savings from other competitors. elon is the richest man in the world he doesn't need more money. the dude is driven to fix problems and his resume is evidence of that. https://www.fool.com/investing/2022/06/05/did-spacex-really-save-taxpayers-40-billion/ "General Hyten, [then] the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, told me last year ... the fact that we have competition now on going to space -- just for the military -- has saved them $40 billion in launch costs." Now, $40 billion is a big number, and it's not entirely clear how Hyten came up with it. Still, SpaceX has been launching government satellites at significant discounts to the prices charged by space companies such as Boeing (BA 0.46%), Lockheed Martin (LMT 1.12%), and Northrop Grumman (NOC 1.12%) for about a decade."Ah yes, just like Putin isn’t driven to remake the Soviet Union. Your awareness of the world is suspect, but he absolutely is driven to make monopolies (now by using his influence of the executive to shut the door for any competition and steer contracts).Edit: “Why Nations Fail” Chapter 6 regarding Venice: creative destruction creates new players who outgrow the old money, but then change the governmental rules with their newfound influence to box out any further new money ideas. Growth and innovation stagnate. 1 1
brabus Posted February 28 Posted February 28 10 hours ago, busdriver said: Social Security insolvency, otherwise maybe after the boomers all die off. Gen X is small enough that it might not be complete political suicide. Might. Would have to kill that and Medicaid to have a chance. But nobody from either party wants to do that because it’d be political suicide. The people will yell about taxes and debts, but they are simultaneously hooked on their gov free shit/programs. Voters want their cake and eat it too. Pragmatic people know we’re never getting out of debt without significantly curtailing entitlement programs and/or significantly raising taxes. And so the march to defaulting continues… 1
ClearedHot Posted February 28 Posted February 28 11 hours ago, Banzai said: They ain’t releasing anything bruh We will see...epic battle already as the swamp makes one last effort to hide the truth...the FBI "suddenly" found thousands of pages of documents.
BashiChuni Posted February 28 Posted February 28 5 hours ago, SurelySerious said: Ah yes, just like Putin isn’t driven to remake the Soviet Union. Your awareness of the world is suspect, but he absolutely is driven to make monopolies (now by using his influence of the executive to shut the door for any competition and steer contracts). Edit: “Why Nations Fail” Chapter 6 regarding Venice: creative destruction creates new players who outgrow the old money, but then change the governmental rules with their newfound influence to box out any further new money ideas. Growth and innovation stagnate. You have an unhealthy obsession with Russia and Putin.
Banzai Posted February 28 Posted February 28 56 minutes ago, ClearedHot said: We will see...epic battle already as the swamp makes one last effort to hide the truth...the FBI "suddenly" found thousands of pages of documents. I have seen no evidence they have released anything near transparency. Understand that some sects of the media are going to tell you they did, but I am highly skeptical of it actually happening.
Sua Sponte Posted February 28 Posted February 28 9 hours ago, BashiChuni said: monopoly? on what? cars? superior tesla car orbital internet? superior product spacex? superior launch platform at a cost savings from other competitors. elon is the richest man in the world he doesn't need more money. the dude is driven to fix problems and his resume is evidence of that. https://www.fool.com/investing/2022/06/05/did-spacex-really-save-taxpayers-40-billion/ "General Hyten, [then] the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, told me last year ... the fact that we have competition now on going to space -- just for the military -- has saved them $40 billion in launch costs." Now, $40 billion is a big number, and it's not entirely clear how Hyten came up with it. Still, SpaceX has been launching government satellites at significant discounts to the prices charged by space companies such as Boeing (BA 0.46%), Lockheed Martin (LMT 1.12%), and Northrop Grumman (NOC 1.12%) for about a decade."
busdriver Posted February 28 Posted February 28 4 hours ago, brabus said: And so the march to defaulting continues… I'm not sure US debt default is the actual problem looming. Other nations would have to stop buying US debt, and they're all in worse financial situations than we are. I'm pretty sure you're just using "default" to generally mean economic calamity, which I am sure is coming. What happens if the US is always the least drunk of the sailors on a spending spree? 1
Day Man Posted February 28 Posted February 28 19 hours ago, Sua Sponte said: Unfortunately, after being told to terminate two people yesterday my name appeared on a list to be terminated. Been a wild ride. https://www.cnbc.com/2025/02/27/judge-orders-trump-admin-to-rescind-memo-directing-mass-firing-of-federal-workers.html what a mess
Sua Sponte Posted February 28 Posted February 28 11 minutes ago, Day Man said: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/02/27/judge-orders-trump-admin-to-rescind-memo-directing-mass-firing-of-federal-workers.html what a mess They need to get that weazel Russ Vought to testify under oath since he's now running OMB, but he'll probably act like an incredulous douche like he did during his Senate confirmation hearing.
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