Trump Targets Education, Not 'Defense' Budget Swells
Donald Trump's team is reportedly eyeing the dissolution of the Department of Education, shuffling its functions to other agencies. This isn't just about 'efficiency' or 'less government'; it's a predictable maneuver to divest from public services while defense budgets balloon. While the Department of Education’s budget saw cuts under various administrations, notably after its 1979 creation, the
military-industrial complex consistently enjoys bipartisan support with ever-increasing appropriations, often fueled by lobbying from defense contractors like Lockheed Martin and Raytheon. Imagine if they applied the same 'dismantling' zeal to the Pentagon's unchecked spending or the multi-billion dollar aid packages routinely sent abroad? Instead of scrutinizing how taxpayer dollars fund endless
wars and foreign military endeavors, we get a theatrical performance about decentralizing education. One might wonder if the real ideological battle isn't about bureaucracy, but about who gets to keep their hands in the public purse – and it’s rarely students and educators.