I dont really have my head wrapped around DOGE at all and haven't paid much attention because I am all for cutting the domestic fat and getting rid of ALOT (maybe even most) of foreign aid. What I definitely dont understand and Im not sure Im on board with is the letting go of the lower lever service workers that actually have an impact on regular working people. For instance, low level forest service workers that clean shitters, make sure the campground isn't over run with a bunch of bums, etc. Im noticing these workers being fired in spots where there are additional fees paid for the use of the campground and other associated activities around it. The extra fees the users pay supplement those workers to manage the resource. Im not talking free camping where the FS workers salary comes wholly out of the straight FS budget from the feds. Seems to me that the upper mid/ higher level employees that dont do shit are the ones that need trimmed, not the guys that actually work to make sure we dont have third world conditions everywhere. It wont take long once people realize there is no enforcement.
For someone in the know more than me, is the plan to cut everything we possibly can and then add back as needed? As much as Im on board with DOGE, Im not sure they're fully going about this right. It seems to happening pretty quick. How have they had time to really know who is and who isn't a value added public servant. Not having a paid for USFS campground shitter look like the worst of the worst Ethiopian bathroom is value added. Thats why I paid the extra money. Is the USFS really where we need to be focusing on cutting the fat? Something tells me thats not where the real waste is happening and if so, it's not at the bottom. Hopefully somebody can tell me Im wrong here but they seem to be routing through this a little quick.
I hope they're thinking this through is all. I'd hate to see DOGE being too gung ho and get duped by the upper management folks (that are probably the ones who need fired) to get rid of employees that actually matter, and that they know matter, only to later down the road have to spend more money when they realize they fired the wrong guys. If this isn't thought through and done right I can see this backfiring and being something the left will use against us.
