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[Tober]

sundin13 said:

Tober said:

You think Americans would be better of without an audit? An unconventional one this one is for sure, but that it is happening should be good no?

That it is an unconventional one should not come as a surprise with America choosing an unconventional President. I believe Trump was very clear about it during his campaign and seemingly most Americans agreed enough to vote him in.

I think if you bring a chainsaw into surgery you won't be saving many lives...

An audit could be good. I don't think anyone would say that there isn't governmental waste. But a lot of these programs save lives by the thousands, especially in USAID. When lives are at stake, some degree of care is required. Something as simple as an aid pause could cause hundreds of thousands of babies to be infected with HIV. Cancelling a program to teach doctors how to perform C Sections can lead to increases in maternal mortality rates. USAID has saved millions of lives worldwide and we're balancing these programs on the whims of some unelected nazi?

These audits are not being performed with the degree of care required to simultaneously balance the important work these agencies do, and the necessity for auditing to combat potentially wasteful spending. 

I'm not arguing that USAID is doing good things or not. I am sure that some of it is.

I think most Americans believe their government had been corrupt, inefficient or stupid when it comes to spending tax payers money.

An if in the past Audits have been not effective to address this, then a more unconventional way is being applauded. Perhaps this has a 1 percent chance of actually uncovering the meaty stuff, like bribery, money laundering and such. This still is better than the status quo.