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I don't know all of the programs that the US Gov has but I'm sure some are bloated. What I hate seeing though is that things like the Environmental Protection Agency not getting nearly enough, or, getting walked on by Dick Cheeney and groups like Duke energy. The EPA is probably the most important agency that the US has and conservatives want to abolish it. That idea is so nuts to me.
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Personally I have a MAJOR problem with a ton of these government agencies. They are running around creating federal laws with NO legislative oversight. They are creating them as "regulations", but these "regulations" involve fines, federal jail time, etc... for violations. We are SUPPOSED to have a system whereby representatives of the people are supposed to VOTE on whether to create a new law or not, but these agencies are creating THOUSANDS of these new laws while answering to no one at all. This is not how a democratic republic is supposed to work and it's very very dangerous. There are so many instances of insane laws being created that it's getting ridiculous and there is basically nothing that can be done about it, since the EPA, FDA, and the other agencies don't answer to congress or the people at all. They are run by only two types of people. Either full on government-type administrators who have NO IDEA of the ramifications on the businesses and lives of the people that they are affecting, or industry reps whose sole motivation is to protect the biggest corporations from small startups and competition.
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