Ah, but here’s the rub: shifting student aid programs to Treasury or some other bureaucratic abyss isn’t reform—it’s rebranding. The Education Department might be a bloated relic, but moving its functions around doesn’t eliminate waste; it just hides it under a new rug.
And let’s not pretend this is about saving money. Federal spending is a black hole where efficiency goes to die. The real play here is power consolidation: breaking one department into scattered fiefdoms so no one notices when the screws tighten.
Sure, K-12 is state-run on paper, but federal grants come with strings thicker than steel cables. This isn’t decentralization; it’s sleight of hand, and the taxpayers are left holding the bag—again.
Ah, but here’s the rub: shifting student aid programs to Treasury or some other bureaucratic abyss isn’t reform—it’s rebranding. The Education Department might be a bloated relic, but moving its functions around doesn’t eliminate waste; it just hides it under a new rug.
And let’s not pretend this is about saving money. Federal spending is a black hole where efficiency goes to die. The real play here is power consolidation: breaking one department into scattered fiefdoms so no one notices when the screws tighten.
Sure, K-12 is state-run on paper, but federal grants come with strings thicker than steel cables. This isn’t decentralization; it’s sleight of hand, and the taxpayers are left holding the bag—again.