Democrats are terrified of Musk and Doge

[JoeB131]

Yes, it would. DOGE is already exposing the incredible grift machine being run by the Deep State and their Democrat masters.

Nope, it's just firing a whole lot of people who will eventually have to be replaced.

Personnel costs are only 7% of the Federal budget.

If you want to go after the really big ticket items, you have to go after

Social Security 1.5 Trillion
Medicare 839 Billion
Medicaid 618 Billion
Veteran's Benefits 325 Billion
Department of Defense - 841 Billion
Interest Payment on the Debt - 928 Billion

going after the Forest Service or the FBI are just small potatoes.

 

[DonGlock26]

Nope, it's just firing a whole lot of people who will eventually have to be replaced.

Personnel costs are only 7% of the Federal budget.

If you want to go after the really big ticket items, you have to go after

Social Security 1.5 Trillion
Medicare 839 Billion
Medicaid 618 Billion
Veteran's Benefits 325 Billion
Department of Defense - 841 Billion

going after the Forest Service or the FBI are just small potatoes.

You are trapped in your Democrat echo chamber bubble. It's a good thing for MAGA. Stay there and listen to MSNBC. The world has passed you by.

 

[DonGlock26]

Donald J. Trump

@realDonaldTrump

ELON IS DOING A GREAT JOB, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE HIM GET MORE AGGRESSIVE. REMEMBER, WE HAVE A COUNTRY TO SAVE, BUT ULTIMATELY, TO MAKE GREATER THAN EVER BEFORE. MAGA!

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114047677181856301

 

[JoeB131]

You are trapped in your Democrat echo chamber bubble. It's a good thing for MAGA. Stay there and listen to MSNBC. The world has passed you by.

You didn't address the point at all, did you?

You like totally avoided it, because it was too scary for you.

The Federal government spends 6.9 Trillion with 1.8 Trillion in borrowing.

Oh, one more I forgot to mention. Interest on the debt. That's another 928 Billion

As I've pointed out above, 5 Trillion of that is stuff that isn't cuttable. (In fact, these expenditures will PROBABLY have to increase as the population gets older)

So give me a list of dollar cost of things you are going to cut to get to that $5000.00 per taxpayer. 161 Million Americans filed income tax last year. So if Trump were to give every tax filer $5000, that would work out to 805 Billion.

Where's that money going to come from, exactly? I mean, I would hope Trump's first priority would be not to borrow as much.

Before you babble on about Tariffs, Tariffs only account for 1.57% of Federal Revenues.

 

[CrazyTrader55]

You didn't address the point at all, did you?

You like totally avoided it, because it was too scary for you.

The Federal government spends 6.9 Trillion with 1.8 Trillion in borrowing.

Oh, one more I forgot to mention. Interest on the debt. That's another 928 Billion

As I've pointed out above, 5 Trillion of that is stuff that isn't cuttable. (In fact, these expenditures will PROBABLY have to increase as the population gets older)

So give me a list of dollar cost of things you are going to cut to get to that $5000.00 per taxpayer. 161 Million Americans filed income tax last year. So if Trump were to give every tax filer $5000, that would work out to 805 Billion.

Where's that money going to come from, exactly? I mean, I would hope Trump's first priority would be not to borrow as much.

Before you babble on about Tariffs, Tariffs only account for 1.57% of Federal Revenues.

One step at a time. The low hanging fruit is being taken first. The obvious wastes of taxpayer money are being attacked. Social Security and Medicare fraud is being looked at. It takes time.

 

[Polishprince]

As I've pointed out above, 5 Trillion of that is stuff that isn't cuttable. (In fact, these expenditures will PROBABLY have to increase as the population gets older)

That's of course, bullshit.

Most things are cuttable.

Cutting out the entire TSA is one thing that is a no-brainer. Let the airlines and airports hire their own rent-a-cops to man the metal detectors. No reason to have federal employees out there. Let the states determine and fund their own education and welfare systems, abolish that whole line of bullshit that arose with FDR's Raw Deal and LBJ's Mediocre Society schemes.

 

[JoeB131]

One step at a time. The low hanging fruit is being taken first. The obvious wastes of taxpayer money are being attacked. Social Security and Medicare fraud is being looked at. It takes time.

That dog won't hunt.

Let's take Medicare. The estimated cost of Waste, Fraud, abuse and error is about 60 billion a year. Medicare spends 839 Billion a year. Assuming you could eliminate all error (unlikely) and inefficiencies, you would only be making a 7% impact on Medicare.

 

[JoeB131]

That's of course, bullshit.

Most things are cuttable.

Cutting out the entire TSA is one thing that is a no-brainer. Let the airlines and airports hire their own rent-a-cops to man the metal detectors. No reason to have federal employees out there. Let the states determine and fund their own education and welfare systems, abolish that whole line of bullshit that arose with FDR's Raw Deal and LBJ's Mediocre Society schemes.

Are you fucking retarded?

We saw what happened with letting the airlines run their own security. They rented minimum wage idiots who didn't give a fuck and Mohammed Atta and his pals were able to walk right past them with box cutters in their socks.

The total TSA budget is 11 Billion and paid for with a surcharge on airline tickets, so that wouldn't even be a real savings.

 

[CrazyTrader55]

That dog won't hunt.

Let's take Medicare. The estimated cost of Waste, Fraud, abuse and error is about 60 billion a year. Medicare spends 839 Billion a year. Assuming you could eliminate all error (unlikely) and inefficiencies, you would only be making a 7% impact on Medicare.

I'll speak slower. Social Security and Medicare waste and fraud are being looked at. It takes time.

 

[Polishprince]

Are you fucking retarded?

We saw what happened with letting the airlines run their own security. They rented minimum wage idiots who didn't give a fuck and Mohammed Atta and his pals were able to walk right past them with box cutters in their socks.

Box cutters were allowed on airliners in 2001, Atta et al weren't violating the current rules.

Common sense, box cutters are tools used in the retail business to open boxes. Not weapons. Lots of guys named Habib are carrying them around 24/7. Probably most Muslim and Hindu airline passengers at the time had them on them at all times, so they were ready if they got called to do an emergency shift at the 711.

 

[Polishprince]

That dog won't hunt.

Let's take Medicare. The estimated cost of Waste, Fraud, abuse and error is about 60 billion a year. Medicare spends 839 Billion a year. Assuming you could eliminate all error (unlikely) and inefficiencies, you would only be making a 7% impact on Medicare.

Medicare can easily be replaced by private insurance. And providers would welcome the quick, cheerful payment of claims as compared to the current atrocities.

 

[dudmuck]

Medicare can easily be replaced by private insurance. And providers would welcome the quick, cheerful payment of claims as compared to the current atrocities.

Private insurance has higher administrative costs. The higher overhead of private insurance exceeds the fraud level in medicare.

 

[Vrenn]

One step at a time. The low hanging fruit is being taken first. The obvious wastes of taxpayer money are being attacked. Social Security and Medicare fraud is being looked at. It takes time.

Yes, it all takes time. The problem is, tRump and his appointed President is using a sledge hammer to swat flies. The Collateral Damage is out of control.

 

[CrazyTrader55]

Yes, it all takes time. The problem is, tRump and his appointed President is using a sledge hammer to swat flies. The Collateral Damage is out of control.

How else would you recommend doing it? Go back to business as usual, with career politicians promising to "change Washington!"? Give me a break. That boat sailed.

 

[Vrenn]

How else would you recommend doing it? Go back to business as usual, with career politicians promising to "change Washington!"? Give me a break. That boat sailed.

Hire outside auditors, not ITs. Allow them to do their wonders.

 

[CrazyTrader55]

Hire outside auditors, not ITs. Allow them to do their wonders.

Nope.

 

[dudmuck]

A $5000 DOGE refund would end the Democrat Party.

 

[Dr.Destructo]

It's about time the Pedocrats are shitting their Depends and pissing their beds!!!!

They've been RAPING us and ABUSING us and STEALING from us for FAR TOO LONG and not showing ANY remorse for their criminal and traitorous acts against the people of this country!!!

 

[CrazyTrader55]

You're too dumb to figure it out. They floated the $5k amount to get people's attention. They will probably scale it back, show the American people the billions and billions of fraud that has been uncovered, give a one time refund of a few thousand, and sweep to victory in the mid terms.

While you swamp defenders continue to cry, and wonder why Trump is popular.

 

[dudmuck]

You're too dumb to figure it out. They floated the $5k amount to get people's attention. They will probably scale it back, show the American people the billions and billions of fraud that has been uncovered, give a one time refund of a few thousand, and sweep to victory in the mid terms.

While you swamp defenders continue to cry, and wonder why Trump is popular.

Trump's approval is at 45%, which at a month after starting, hasnt been this low in 70 years for a president.