White House preparing executive order to abolish the Education Department
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President Donald Trump promised for years to abolish the department — which he can't do without congressional approval.

Summary

The White House is drafting an executive order to dismantle the Department of Education, aligning with Trump’s long-standing pledge.

However, Congress must approve the agency’s abolition, making its passage unlikely despite GOP control. Critics, including the National Education Association, warn this move would harm students, increase costs, and weaken protections.

GOP lawmakers have repeatedly attempted to eliminate the department since its 1979 founding.

Trump also recently signed an order expanding school choice, reinforcing the Republican agenda of decentralizing education policy.

  • mostNONheinous@lemmy.worldEnglish
    33·
    23 hours ago

    Literally what the fuck are we paying taxes for, they are dismantling every bit of representation of the people possible. Well only have ruch fucks and bombs left to pay for.

    • futatorius@lemm.ee
      2·
      7 hours ago

      Literally what the fuck are we paying taxes for

      To provide funds that will be funnelled into the pockets of Trump, Musk and their cronies.

    • Glitterbomb@lemmy.world
      5·
      10 hours ago

      Legitimately considering calling my HR and changing my tax status so I don’t pay any tax on my paychecks. I won’t be filing. Why in the actual fuck would I continue to pay taxes. I cant even tell what it would go towards at this point. Can someone honestly tell me? Where are the taxes taken off my next paycheck going to go? I could just buy a blue checkmark if I wanted to enrich elon directly.

      Literally DONT pay taxes.

      • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
        4·
        10 hours ago

        Unless they do away with the IRS altogether, they’ll still use it as a cudgel against the poors, and political foes. I would not count on there being no enforcement there.

        • Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works
          2·
          6 hours ago

          Their audit rate even on the poor was awful before they decided to duck up the IRS. I don’t think they could handle one or even two cycles if enough people did this.

    • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
      21·
      10 hours ago

      Right, but do away with the federal income tax, and good luck ever getting it back. That would be the final nail in the coffin, and the end of the United States of America.

    • rumba@lemmy.zipEnglish
      11·
      23 hours ago

      The collective “we” voted to give all of our money over to Trump I just council of billionaires.