Marco Rubio Unveils Radical Plan to Slash 'Bloated' State Department: Insider Details Revealed

At first glance, I thought Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s latest plan to trim the fat off the State Department was just another classic case of government budgetary liposuction. But then I started imagining what a “slender” State Department might look like. Would they cut out the small talk at cocktail parties? Reduce the use of fancy ‘diplomat-speak’? Or perhaps just limit our global interactions to air guitar competitions! It raises some thought-provoking questions, or at the very least, provides a good chuckle. What do you think about these proposed cuts? Imagine if we applied the same logic to the rest of the world – what would be left? LEARN MORE Here's the link.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced plans to make sweeping cuts to the State Department, which he called “bloated” and “bureaucratic.” What do you think?

“Nobody has ever been able to explain to me what the rest of the world does anyway.”

Shane Demke, Laundry Appraiser

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“We could easily cut 75% of the world’s countries and be fine.”

Lyle Bosen, Cord Wrapper

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“High-level statecraft is best left to contractors.”

Emily McBride, Coatings Expert