Amount of money saved by Doge so far

I'm all about the government savings but without context this is pretty meaningless.

 

Dupe. Mods we already have a thread on DOGe.

 

Money saved is one thing.. and I’m all for our government getting a handle on its finances.. but money saved at what costs? That’s the true question. I can save a ton of money by not paying the electric bill, feeding the cows, and buying gas.. but the costs for saving that money will far outstrip what I saved.

 

we’ll need someone besides DOGE to confirm DOGE is saving money and also evaluate impact of their actions.


Elon Musk's AI turns on him, labels him 'one of the most significant spreaders of misinformation on X'

 

Any idea what the cost of the above listed cuts will be?

 

Does it really matter? You can cry about it or just start 12 new threads and bump it off the first page.

 

that’s the thing, none of us has a clue whether these cuts are good or bad or what.
And, given Musk’s difficulty with the truth, if they’re even real.

 

Imagine seeing anything put forward by Elon Musk or .....lol, DOGE ...... and thinking it's real.

 

He’s got 1,999,000,000,000 to go!

it’s only been a few weeks. Hope he gets to DOD soon.

 

I think they will. That has got to be bonanza of waste. However, spending in 2025 > 2024.

 

It might not be waste. It might be funds allocated by Congress. Cancelling a contract might mean that the impacted Agency or Dept put it back through a bid process. Elon with hype a new procurement government process that is more “efficient” and the bids come back with a modest savings.

100% this will be weaponized. Congress must be worried about the pork the promised their constituents.

 

You don't seriously believe the military - industrial complex in this country will sit idly by for massive Elon cuts, do you?

 

All these cuts being wildly celebrated mean nothing without context.

Funds cut = lives and businesses upended with no warning = major economic ramifications.

 

Elon himself is part of the military industrial complex.
U.S. Agencies Fund, and Fight With, Elon Musk. A Trump Presidency Could Give Him Power Over Them.

 

In one week, which didn’t leave much time for analysis, did if?

 

You seem convinced Elno and his co-President are invincible. I highly doubt it.

 

great post. Without some kind of objective analysis we will never know what was cut and the economic impacts of those cuts. And who is actually making these decisions? Musk? Or is musk running it by Trump? If so is someone on the presidents office reviewing exactly what is being cut? What happens to the funds that were earmarked by congress? So many questions not enough answers but I guess if you’re on team burn it down, it doesn’t even matter. Or at least for most I assume it won’t matter until it effects them personalty in some way.

 

In semi-related news, Cybertrucks now qualify for a $7500 federal grant. But anyway, Musk is here to save the govt money.

https://www.ttnews.com/articles/cybertruck-ev-tax-subsidy-tesla