{"id":345,"date":"2012-11-24T21:45:57","date_gmt":"2012-11-25T03:45:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jetpen.com\/blog\/?p=345"},"modified":"2023-01-29T22:52:02","modified_gmt":"2023-01-30T04:52:02","slug":"cabinet-positions-to-eliminate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jetpen.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/24\/cabinet-positions-to-eliminate\/","title":{"rendered":"cabinet positions to eliminate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/administration\/cabinet\/\" title=\"\">cabinet positions<\/a> and what I would do with their departments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Secretary of State &#8211; retain but eliminate all foreign aid.<br>\nSecretary of the Treasury &#8211; retain but eliminate all IRS agents associated with Obamacare tax enforcement.<br>\nSecretary of Defense &#8211; retain but close many foreign military bases.<br>\nAttorney General &#8211; retain but eliminate the Drug Enforcement Administration by shutting down the war on drugs. Pardon all prisoners who are incarcerated for nonviolent drug crimes.<br>\nSecretary of the Interior &#8211; eliminate and transfer ownership of federal lands to the states with private ownership being the ultimate goal.<br>\nSecretary of Agriculture &#8211; eliminate.<br>\nSecretary of Commerce &#8211; eliminate.<br>\nSecretary of Labor &#8211; eliminate.<br>\nSecretary of Health and Human Services &#8211; eliminate.<br>\nSecretary of Housing and Urban Development &#8211; eliminate.<br>\nSecretary of Transportation &#8211; eliminate.<br>\nSecretary of Energy &#8211; eliminate.<br>\nSecretary of Education &#8211; eliminate.<br>\nSecretary of Veterans&#8217; Affairs &#8211; retain but transition all health care to private hospital systems.<br>\nSecretary of Homeland Security &#8211; eliminate.<br>\nVice President of the United States &#8211; retain.<br>\nWhite House Chief of Staff &#8211; retain.<br>\nDirector of the Office of Management and Budget &#8211; retain.<br>\nAdministrator of the Environmental Protection Agency &#8211; eliminate.<br>\nAmbassador to the United Nations &#8211; eliminate and defund all UN activities aside from the security council.<br>\nChair of the Council of Economic Advisors &#8211; eliminate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A diverse set of strategies can be implemented to eliminate programs on a 1 to 8 year time line. This includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Transferring ownership of assets and transferring responsibility and funds for programs to the states.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Privatization of programs that should be run by the private sector through industry forums, joint ventures, or other forms of collaboration. Food, drug, and product safety fall under this category.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Immediate elimination of programs that engage in cronyism, protectionism, and other market distortions. This includes all agricultural and industrial subsidies. This includes housing, mortgages, and loans.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gradual replacement of entitlement programs with state run and private programs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are the cabinet positions and what I would do with their departments.  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