So basically the DOE is a structural pillar holding up a quarter of our building or house of cards or whatever. It's not all of it, but remove it and the damage is so substantial the house is not livable.
This. Plus (as I talked about: for folks reading, it's a locked post because it's explicit about my job, but I am glad to add people.)
Plus there's a whole lot of stuff where having a federal-level set of resources helps everyone in the states. (You need a handful of people who can coordinate and share skills and resources at a high level, and then all the specific people doing things in the states can share in the benefits of that knowledge and expertise.) And as you say, it evens things out across state lines (or for that matter, within areas of a state.)
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This. Plus (as I talked about: for folks reading, it's a locked post because it's explicit about my job, but I am glad to add people.)
Plus there's a whole lot of stuff where having a federal-level set of resources helps everyone in the states. (You need a handful of people who can coordinate and share skills and resources at a high level, and then all the specific people doing things in the states can share in the benefits of that knowledge and expertise.) And as you say, it evens things out across state lines (or for that matter, within areas of a state.)