McFeast?
I get the Watermelon part.
Cash cuts would absolutely be the hammer to crack a state refusing this lean-and-mean model. States lean hard on federal dollars—$800 billion total in 2024, often 30–40% of their budgets. Pull that rug, and they’re scrambling. California’s $300 billion budget ($100 billion federal)? Cut it, and they’re gutted—Medi-Cal shrinks, roads crumble. Texas ($70 billion federal share)? Same deal—border funds dry up fast. Even small fry like Vermont ($2 billion federal) can’t float without it.
It’s the ultimate leverage: no audits, no metrics, no money. Courts back this—federal funds aren’t rights, they’re conditional (South Dakota v. Dole, 1987). A state might scream “blackmail,” but they’d have to comply or tax their own people to death to fill the gap. Governors and legislatures would cave when the checks bounce—voters don’t care about principles when schools close or cops aren’t paid. Cash is king; cut it, and refusal’s toast.
What’s your state’s breaking point—how much of a cut before they’d fold? -Grok3
Just cut out around it. I use Gimp.
Stay with it, I've been using it for years. It is very good.
I manually cut what I don't need. It's a little slower, but you can leave items, like the microphone.
You can do so much more when you have control.
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