Summary

Elon Musk’s DOGE has more than doubled its budget from $6.75 million to $14.4 million within three weeks.

DOGE has attempted to dismantle agencies like USAID, reduce the federal workforce, and gain control over Treasury’s digital payment system, which handles Social Security and tax refunds.

Despite its growing budget, DOGE claims to save $1 billion daily by eliminating DEI programs, canceling contracts, and terminating leases.

The office replaces the former U.S. Digital Services, which had a $60 million budget under Biden.

  • ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one
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    14 hours ago

    If your budget ballooned 113.333% in three weeks. That tells me that you’re not very efficient, Muskie Boy.

    That implies that there is corruption of some kind, especially when there is no oversight on how your spending the money, Muskie Boy.

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    15 hours ago

    I mean I could save the US trillions by just shutting everything down, not sure if that results in “savings” though. Suspect there is a reason that money was allocated by congress.

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      14 hours ago

      Progress and running a society costs money. There is always places to improve how it’s spent, but doing restorative work on a building with C4 usually isn’t the best route.

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        9 hours ago

        They’re running our country like a civil war surgeon, they’re just going to hack off limbs, and if God wills it, we’ll survive.

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    15 hours ago

    Well how else will they afford their anime girl gold-plated office toilets and all their diamond-encrusted Nazi paraphernalia?

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    can’t save money without spending money. amirite? seriously how in debt will we be after this administration combined with wrecking our infrastructure from roads to agencies.