Possible for Trump to move federal agencies to "flyover country"?

[Anonymous]

With 7 of the 12 richest counties in the US surrounding DC, Trump should work on decentralizing this vulgar concentration of bureaucrat wealth by moving federal agencies to the middle of the country. Example: Dept. of Education to Betsy Devos's hometown of Grand Rapids, Mich. That alone would lock up Michigan as a red state in 2020.

The agencies can slash bloat and wages in the process (lower cost of living in flyover country), it would be a boom for non-coastal economies, and policies would likely better reflect real America versus insulated coastal elite outlook.

[Anonymous]

Great idea

Keep executive level and government affairs here and all else move or quit.

[Anonymous]

Sure. That would be great for interagency communications as well

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:With 7 of the 12 richest counties in the US surrounding DC, Trump should work on decentralizing this vulgar concentration of bureaucrat wealth by moving federal agencies to the middle of the country. Example: Dept. of Education to Betsy Devos's hometown of Grand Rapids, Mich. That alone would lock up Michigan as a red state in 2020.

The agencies can slash bloat and wages in the process (lower cost of living in flyover country), it would be a boom for non-coastal economies, and policies would likely better reflect real America versus insulated coastal elite outlook.

or maybe Michigan would become solidly blue, with all these highly educated, liberal leaning fed workers moving to the state.

I assume you are being sarcastic, but the sad truth is that a lot of people in depressed areas in flyover country cannot work for federal agencies not because the agencies are in DC, but because they lack the education. the USPTO has actually opened satellite offices in other areas, and thousands of trademark or patent attorneys telework from anywhere in the US already, but in order to work there you need to be a patent or trademark attorney, not an unemployed coal miner....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:With 7 of the 12 richest counties in the US surrounding DC, Trump should work on decentralizing this vulgar concentration of bureaucrat wealth by moving federal agencies to the middle of the country. Example: Dept. of Education to Betsy Devos's hometown of Grand Rapids, Mich. That alone would lock up Michigan as a red state in 2020.

The agencies can slash bloat and wages in the process (lower cost of living in flyover country), it would be a boom for non-coastal economies, and policies would likely better reflect real America versus insulated coastal elite outlook.

And what would this cost? I mean, the government already has buildings and infrastructure in place. What will it cost to replicate?

[Anonymous]

you are a sad person. betsy de vos wants to privatize education so for profits and private equity can siphon off tax dollars for profits. so much for the "coastal elites".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:With 7 of the 12 richest counties in the US surrounding DC, Trump should work on decentralizing this vulgar concentration of bureaucrat wealth by moving federal agencies to the middle of the country. Example: Dept. of Education to Betsy Devos's hometown of Grand Rapids, Mich. That alone would lock up Michigan as a red state in 2020.

The agencies can slash bloat and wages in the process (lower cost of living in flyover country), it would be a boom for non-coastal economies, and policies would likely better reflect real America versus insulated coastal elite outlook.

or maybe Michigan would become solidly blue, with all these highly educated, liberal leaning fed workers moving to the state.

I assume you are being sarcastic, but the sad truth is that a lot of people in depressed areas in flyover country cannot work for federal agencies not because the agencies are in DC, but because they lack the education. the USPTO has actually opened satellite offices in other areas, and thousands of trademark or patent attorneys telework from anywhere in the US already, but in order to work there you need to be a patent or trademark attorney, not an unemployed coal miner....

If bailing out the auto industry and saving many thousands of jobs did not make it solidly blue nothing will

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:you are a sad person. betsy de vos wants to privatize education so for profits and private equity can siphon off tax dollars for profits. so much for the "coastal elites".

She will subcontract it all out. No need to move the offices

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:With 7 of the 12 richest counties in the US surrounding DC, Trump should work on decentralizing this vulgar concentration of bureaucrat wealth by moving federal agencies to the middle of the country. Example: Dept. of Education to Betsy Devos's hometown of Grand Rapids, Mich. That alone would lock up Michigan as a red state in 2020.

The agencies can slash bloat and wages in the process (lower cost of living in flyover country), it would be a boom for non-coastal economies, and policies would likely better reflect real America versus insulated coastal elite outlook.

you know what will increase the concentration of "vulgar bureaucrat wealth" in DC? Trump's billionaire cabinet, which is collective richer than ONE THIRD of americans put together. how can you be so hypocritical?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:With 7 of the 12 richest counties in the US surrounding DC, Trump should work on decentralizing this vulgar concentration of bureaucrat wealth by moving federal agencies to the middle of the country. Example: Dept. of Education to Betsy Devos's hometown of Grand Rapids, Mich. That alone would lock up Michigan as a red state in 2020.

The agencies can slash bloat and wages in the process (lower cost of living in flyover country), it would be a boom for non-coastal economies, and policies would likely better reflect real America versus insulated coastal elite outlook.

or maybe Michigan would become solidly blue, with all these highly educated, liberal leaning fed workers moving to the state.

I assume you are being sarcastic, but the sad truth is that a lot of people in depressed areas in flyover country cannot work for federal agencies not because the agencies are in DC, but because they lack the education.

Sticking with the Dept. of Ed to Grand Rapids, Michigan hypo: Not all DC employees would make the move, and those that do wouldn't be enough to swing Michigan, obviously. You'd pick up and lock in more red votes for the boom to the Michigan economy -- especially on the very conservative right side of the state. I'd move other agencies to purple states too e.g. New Hampshire, Wisconsin, Iowa; Pittsburgh, PA.

[Anonymous]

Bueuracratic wealth? When was the last time you looked at the usg pay scale. The money is the lobbiests.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:With 7 of the 12 richest counties in the US surrounding DC, Trump should work on decentralizing this vulgar concentration of bureaucrat wealth by moving federal agencies to the middle of the country. Example: Dept. of Education to Betsy Devos's hometown of Grand Rapids, Mich. That alone would lock up Michigan as a red state in 2020.

The agencies can slash bloat and wages in the process (lower cost of living in flyover country), it would be a boom for non-coastal economies, and policies would likely better reflect real America versus insulated coastal elite outlook.

or maybe Michigan would become solidly blue, with all these highly educated, liberal leaning fed workers moving to the state.

I assume you are being sarcastic, but the sad truth is that a lot of people in depressed areas in flyover country cannot work for federal agencies not because the agencies are in DC, but because they lack the education.

Sticking with the Dept. of Ed to Grand Rapids, Michigan hypo: Not all DC employees would make the move, and those that do wouldn't be enough to swing Michigan, obviously. You'd pick up and lock in more red votes for the boom to the Michigan economy -- especially on the very conservative right side of the state. I'd move other agencies to purple states too e.g. New Hampshire, Wisconsin, Iowa; Pittsburgh, PA.

There are. Or enough educated people in those states to fill the jobs

[Anonymous]

Not enough ^^

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:With 7 of the 12 richest counties in the US surrounding DC, Trump should work on decentralizing this vulgar concentration of bureaucrat wealth by moving federal agencies to the middle of the country. Example: Dept. of Education to Betsy Devos's hometown of Grand Rapids, Mich. That alone would lock up Michigan as a red state in 2020.

The agencies can slash bloat and wages in the process (lower cost of living in flyover country), it would be a boom for non-coastal economies, and policies would likely better reflect real America versus insulated coastal elite outlook.

And what would this cost? I mean, the government already has buildings and infrastructure in place. What will it cost to replicate?

Sell or lease real estate, slash 25% of the workforce, 10% haircuts across the board...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not enough ^^

How many overpaid bureaucrats at the Dept. of Ed...Pentagon...Dept. of Energy are qualified to work anywhere else for anywhere near the comp they receive? Most wouldn't have a choice but to take the offer to move.