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[quote=Anonymous]If you get out of D.C., most Americans broadly agree that Federal bureaucracy is bloated and burdensome. Its sprawl contributes substantially both to our budget deficit, which in turn drives our debt up, crowding out capital for private investment which would in turn drive productivity. At the same time, the larger bureaucracy gets, the more things it sticks its nose into things to feel busy, which likewise drives productivity down. DoE is probably the worst. It is very new (Carter Administration) and our national education performance has plummeted since its inception. There is no evidence that it is effective at doing anything other than increasing local district workloads and stifling educational innovation, and it costs a lot of money. At this point, elimination would at worst be a natural experiment that fails; our education can't get much worse. At best we will see a renaissance as local schools innovate and best practices are unearthed. I understand that many D.C. residents are terrified at what this and other moves will do to our local economy, but nationally, there is broad support for this. It's not hard to see why.[/quote]

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