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Guess what, government is not meant to be run like a business.
Government is not a business, nor was it ever meant to be run like one. Unlike corporations, government agencies do not operate on profit-and-loss statements or exist to generate revenue. Their primary purpose is to provide essential services that sustain society — national defense, public safety, infrastructure, and social programs.Yes, the government should maintain a responsible budget, but that process has been broken for decades and must be fixed in a bipartisan way. However, recklessly dismantling programs will have drastic consequences for the health and safety of all Americans.Under the Trump administration, we are witnessing the systematic erosion of government services and safety nets. Aggressive cuts to federal jobs and programs across multiple agencies are leaving critical services weakened or in disarray.For example, slashing the Environmental Protection Agency’s budget has gutted enforcement of the Safe Drinking Water Act. Cuts to the National Institutes of Health have canceled vital clinical trials. The Department of Agriculture’s elimination of food bank programs will worsen food insecurity nationwide.Defunding FEMA will make it even harder for disaster victims to recover. Shifting these responsibilities to state governments, many of which lack the resources to handle them, will create redundancy and inefficiency, not savings.Cuts to the Department of Veterans Affairs will make it harder for those who served our country to access the care and support they need. Closing Social Security offices will leave seniors struggling to reach a representative for assistance.We are better than this. Fiscal responsibility is important, but gutting essential government functions is not the answer. A well-functioning government requires efficiency, but also stability, expertise, and continuity - none of which can be achieved through mass layoffs and ideological cost-cutting.Meanwhile, the National Park Service, whose $3.5 billion budget generates $55.6 billion for the economy, is facing cuts. So much for profit and loss.
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