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DeSantis Announces Florida DOGE

Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by G8R92, Feb 24, 2025.

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  1. Feb 24, 2025 #1
    G8R92

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    Let's start with money going to immigrant flights from other states and his use of State travel funds for his Presidential campaign. He really can't help himself from being a complete embarrassment with his attention seeking.

    Gov. Ron DeSantis announced a Florida version of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), following the federal government’s steps to eliminate “waste, fraud and abuse” but on the state level.

    The governor said over a one-year term the state will attempt to sunset 70 state boards and commissions, cut 900 positions, require universities to undergo independent reviews and audits and look into local government expenditures.

    Florida already has a Government Efficiency Task Force approved by statewide voters in 2006 as part of a state constitutional amendment and "is required to meet every four years for the purpose of developing recommendations to improve governmental operations and reduce costs."

    DeSantis also used his time at the lectern to blast the Biden administration for its diversity, equity and inclusion efforts and criticize the federal government’s spending practices, saying, “You see what they need to do in Washington to try to right the ship. If they just make America operate like Florida, we will be OK.”

    Florida DOGE announced by DeSantis to cut jobs, audit universities
     
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  2. Feb 24, 2025 #2
    rivergator

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    How long has he been office? And he just decided to do this?
     
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  3. Feb 24, 2025 #3
    wgbgator

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    He has a wonderful sense of timing, announcing this right when people start hating the federal version lol
     
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  4. Feb 24, 2025 #4
    G8tas

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    Has someone told him that he won't be POTUS in 2028? It's time to give up the gimmick
     
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  5. Feb 24, 2025 #5
    sierragator

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    Cut programs you do not like and call it cutting waste, fraud, abuse.
     
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  6. Feb 24, 2025 #6
    wgbgator

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    He's such a servile weenie. Doing this after Trump just hand picked the next governor, snubbing his wife.
     
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    Orange_and_Bluke

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    First thing he has to cut…
    Half a million libbies.
    Go back up North!!
     
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  8. Feb 24, 2025 #8
    wgbgator

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    Who's going to work then?
     
  9. Feb 24, 2025 #9
    DoubleDown11

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    Florida has had a Republican governor for 26 years.
     
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    QGator2414

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    Goodness the start of the New Year has been Fun!!!

    I have to admit. I shouldn't enjoy the dems being so distraught. But they are so cute!
     
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  11. Feb 24, 2025 #11
    wgbgator

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    And a government efficiency task force for 19 years
     
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  12. Feb 24, 2025 #12
    G8trGr8t

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    like IG's have been rooting out waste and fraud long before DOGE
     
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    WarDamnGator

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    That’s what I was thinking, if there is fraud and waste in Florida, it’s 100% on them at this point.
     
  14. Feb 24, 2025 #14
    ajoseph

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    I love this!!! IF the State hires someone independent to do the audit.
     
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    SotaGator

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    It's JEB! 3.0
    Floridians have verrrry short memories.
     
  16. Feb 24, 2025 #16
    ajoseph

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    Jeb really proved to be a great governor.
     
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    wgbgator

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    Dude is such a spineless cuck. Trump actively mocks and makes fun of him the entirety of his short lived presidential campaign and then is immediately back to sucking off Trump and actively mimicking him because he has no original ideas of his own. Stop voting these idiots into public office, Florida. We’ve had Republican governors for years now and they’ve all been unmitigated disasters.
     
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    G8trGr8t

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    would have made a good potus
     
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  20. Feb 24, 2025 #20
    BobK89

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    Start with Ben Sasse’s insane payments in his short term as UF president.
     
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