Elon Musk initially promised that DOGE would slash $2 trillion in ‘waste, fraud and abuse,’ a goal that was later reduced to $1 trillion
The world’s richest man, who dramatically exited the White House in May after a public feud with Donald Trump, initially promised that DOGE would slash $2 trillion in “waste, fraud and abuse,” a goal that was later reduced to $1 trillion and eventually $150 billion.
DOGE claimed to have slashed tens of billions of dollars in expenditures, but it was impossible for outside financial experts to verify that because the agency did not provide detailed public accounting of its work.
But analysis by think tanks and The New York Times concluded that, despite DOGE’s claims, spending actually went up in 2025.
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rafoix@lemmy.zip · 79 pts · 227d
Th point of DOGE was to let a rich dude destroy the parts of the government that were keeping him from breaking labor laws, breaking aviation safety rules, polluting the environment, stealing the personal info of every American and many other things. Saving money was never a goal.
PattyMcB@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 227d
This guy gets it
FiniteBanjo@feddit.online · 17 pts · 227d
I don't think DOGE saved the government a dime, but it's also disingenuous to say he as an unofficial director of DOGE caused the deficit to increase when the majority of the increase is from increased funding for ICE, fossil fuel subsidies, etc.
ITeeTechMonkey@lemmy.world · 25 pts · 227d
The article doesn't say DOGE is the cause of the increase of spending. It states that the purpose of DOGE was to reduce waste and cut spending, but federal government spending has gone up in 2025 from 2024.
This article is stating the obvious, to those who didn't buy the lies Trump and Musk were selling, but backed up the assertion with financial data.
Greyghoster@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 227d
Basically DOGEe was a techbro raid on government to get data and eliminate regulations. Others might call it an insurrection or a coup.
FiniteBanjo@feddit.online · 2 pts · 227d
The implication is there, though.
TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 227d
FiniteBanjo@feddit.online · 0 pts · 227d
Your boos mean nothing, I've seen what you cheer for.
ITeeTechMonkey@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 227d
How I know you didn't read the article or your reading comprehension is abysmal:
FiniteBanjo@feddit.online · 1 pts · 226d
My gripe is with the headline itself.
hatorade@lemmy.world · -1 pts · 226d
Banjo does not read anything that does not conform to his world view. Their last account frequently would link articles and studies that disagrees with their points and cherry pick sentences within paragraphs saying otherwise.
ITeeTechMonkey@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 226d
Thanks for the heads up. Good to know it's a bad faith actor behind the account.
SeeMarkFly@lemmy.ml · 10 pts · 227d
Was there any doubt. Do people actually believe the noise Trump makes???
PattyMcB@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 227d
Some of the dumbest ones do believe his grunting and rooting noises
HasturInYellow@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 226d
We are all definitely under reacting to the scale of damage done by DOGE. It's irreversible and extremely bad. There need to be a lot of things done going forward but holding these ghouls to account is a high priority.