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Shipwack

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15. Agree 100% , though....

Reply to Mr. Mustard 2023 (Reply #12)

Sun Jun 29, 2025, 12:32 PM

Jun 29

I don’t trust DOGE about this not because I believe there’s malice (though I don’t discount it), but because of the rank incompetence they’ve exhibited so far in their cuts and their inflated claims.

As someone said upthread, “penny wise and pound fooolish”. Maybe there are phones that are rarely used, but are still needed. For instance, a remote forestry worker that might need to make an emergency call due to an injury. As for landlines, while at the surface they might look redundant, but perhaps they are in offices that are so vital that you MUST have a backup in case the cellular service goes out.

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DOGE Terminates Nearly 3,000 Government Phones [View all] BumRushDaShow Jun 29 OP

Are they similar to the phones given out under Obama? AZProgressive Jun 29 #1

No these are phones issued to federal employees BumRushDaShow Jun 29 #2

I was issued one, as well, so that I could code, check, and edit the GUI if need be slightlv Jun 29 #16

The one thing I did appreciate with respect to the "Crackberry" BumRushDaShow Jun 30 #17

Thank you (AZProgressive) For This(Your) Discussional wyn borkins Jun 29 #4

"Don't call. Don't bother us. Shut up, sit down, and be good little proles." - G.O.P. Elite KristoBros, inc. BoRaGard Jun 29 #3

Might as well eliminate all phones from the agencies that are now so understaffed that they can't assist anyone. sinkingfeeling Jun 29 #5

Oh wow. Big savings. The rubes are convinced these boys are saving trillions in dollars. travelingthrulife Jun 29 #6

If "penny wise, pound foolish" ever needed an illustration, this is it. eppur_se_muova Jun 29 #8

SO if there is a attack...................send all messages by carrier pigeon...........oh yeah they are extinct........ turbinetree Jun 29 #7

I expect ditching all of the agency COOP plans BumRushDaShow Jun 29 #9

I agree............just the continue taking down of the system in place to appease ................. turbinetree Jun 29 #10

Going blind. Gee, by eliminating landlines they'll "save" $650,000 per year. Hekate Jun 29 #11

This in and of itself may be okay, but I don't trust Maga in any way. Mr. Mustard 2023 Jun 29 #12

Agree 100% , though.... Shipwack Jun 29 #15

"If we can't fire them..." WestMichRad Jun 29 #13

Make America More Difficult. Opaque is the new Transparent. SupportSanity Jun 29 #14