Do not move NASA to Florida. Shut down

Cut NASA

NASA HQ | Push to move February 7th

A better solution to the question of where to place the National Aeronautics and Space Administration headquarters is to set up government efficiency and shut it down completely. Like many government operations and goals, NASA supported and encouraged the private sector in areas that were initially unprofitable or were extremely expensive to launch. The government also funds research on drugs and treatments, but once they are proven, the private sector will take over manufacturing and distribution as a profit-driven business.

Years ago, NASA developed concepts, design systems, and proved spaceflight is possible with agency staff and contract aerospace companies. This special study led to exploring the moon, distant planets and the solar system. The agency is doing its mission and all spaceflight businesses of ultra-rich owners want to exploit our space for commercial profits such as mining the moon, so NASA’s It’s time to hand over the entire mission to them. Agency closed, employees let go to pursue employment with private companies, and government budgets fell billions of dollars.

We don’t need to go to Mars as a country. This push to Mars is a distraction from real problems. If such a mission is profiting without government subsidies, the private sector jumps at opportunities for wealth that are not spoken.

Dale Gottshalk, Hudson

Doge Activities

NASA HQ | Push to move February 7th

You’re going to Elon! But I know you don’t stop at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Regime. The 2024 budget needs to be close to $25 billion (compared to NOAA’s $6.7 billion), and it should be at the top of the list. NASA represents inefficiency. They are spreading facilities across the country besides ensuring that federal pork is properly shared. They can’t even run their own space stations, and astronauts are stuck due to dysfunctional transport systems.

And all this story of going back to the moon, Mars is far less? The indigesible irony focuses on dismantling NOAA. NOAA is an agency that provides essential data for managing daily life and maintaining the Earth’s ecosystem, and is the development of rockets that allow ecosystems to deliver humans to Mars for colonization. It’s spending billions of dollars. It maintains humans on that planet. Even if humans are embedded in Mars, they will depend entirely on subsidies from Earth. So, what is the value of the Earth’s ecosystem if it is driven to collapse?

Elon, let’s see that it’s really decided to eliminate federal waste. It cuts NASA’s operating budget by at least 50%, shutting down all efforts to return to the moon and place humans on Mars. Yes, you have to sacrifice too, but that’s all for greater profits.

William Arnold, St. Petersburg

Go to Goge!

12 states suing Doge access to government payment systems using personal information | February 7th

Elon Musk, who leads the government’s efficiency department, is tired of the hard-earned taxes being wasted as $520 million has been wasted on environmental, social and governance investments in Africa. That’s why it’s something that American taxpayers need. Many people in North Carolina and California know that they can now use that American tax. Why are democracies and Democrats protesting Chuck Schumer, Hakem Jeffries and Maxim Waters against Elon Musk, who is looking at government spending and pay information? What are they afraid of? I think it’s time for someone outside the government to pull back the cover and report to the American people exactly how our taxes are being spent.

It makes sense to leverage mask expertise in automation and AI. Masks have a proven track record in reducing waste, streamlining operations and driving technological innovation. All of this is perfectly in line with the government’s increased efficiency. For taxpayers, this means reducing government tax expenditures.

Mark Kahn, Tampa

Close USAID

Judge temporarily blocks USAID paid leave | February 8th

President Donald Trump and Elon Musk now have a broad pushback following the closure of the six-year-old division, established by Congress to provide US aid, and the administration now has all corruption and waste. When it is eradicated, they guarantee that everyone. I hire some people. This reminds me of an old joke: ready. fire. target.

Mark Brown, Brandon

How does this help the economy?

Trump wants to cut federal workforce | February 7th

President Donald Trump and Elon Musk have ordered a huge number of federal employees to be fired or fired. Do they not know this will destroy the economy by robbing thousands of families of their livelihoods and causing ripple effects that will hurt all businesses?

Farrah Stokes, Tampa

Bad thoughts

New FTA rules threaten on-demand transit February, 4

For many years, the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority has expanded the freedom and independence of disabled riders through an innovative partnership with Uber and Lyft. These in-demand same-day services are life-changing and offer flexibility that traditional paratransits can’t. But now the Federal Transportation Administration is poised to roll back this progress.

The FTA plans to eliminate “taxi exemptions” and allow ride-sharing companies to use their own data-proven safety policies in place of excess drug and alcohol testing policies created by the federal government I’m doing it. Without this exemption, the Pinellas Transit Authority and other agencies would be forced to reduce Uber’s relationship with Lyft, leaving only an outdated, ineffective system that limits spontaneity and choice.

In Pinellas County, veterans, seniors and low-income workers rely on on-demand paratransit for work, healthcare and daily life. Transit Authority data shows that Uber and Lyft Trips are as safe as traditional Paratrasit, but this change in the rules strips the community of self-reliance for people with disabilities. It prioritizes bureaucracy over dignity and forces people to navigate strict systems that don’t suit their needs.

We urge the Federal Transportation Administration to listen to riders, transport and advocates who overwhelmingly support maintaining taxi exemptions. Public comments will be open on transit.dot.gov starting Thursday. Now is the time to speak up.

Alex Eregadin

*The author is a disability advocate for transit at MTA New York City and former accessibility chief.