DOGE takes out its first bloated department.

[Nuthin' Fancy]

You can't prove differently.

WTF?

Elon Musk to lead new efficiency department named after his favourite cryptocurrency​

Tesla mogul will head up Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) with Vivek Ramaswamy, to ‘dismantle bureaucracy and slash regulations’

 

[Cellblock2429]

Tell me, what’s coming?

/——/ Cleaning out Washington waste and fraud the way he cleaned out Twitter.

 

[j-mac]

This is amazing. Another 25 days before Trump is sworn in and DOGE takes out a department.

State Department's 'Global Engagement Center' accused of censoring Americans shuts its doors
Elon Musk had deemed the Global Engagement Center (GEC), established in 2016, the "worst offender in U.S. government censorship & media manipulation," and its funding was stripped as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the Pentagon’s yearly policy bill.
State Department's 'Global Engagement Center' accused of censoring Americans shuts its doors

It's going to be a great 4 years....

 

[Arlette]

Just goes to show how an obscure dept within an agency can wield power all out of proportion to it's size, and against the American people under the cover of "foreign disinformation".

The GEC, with a budget of $61 million and a staff of about 120, was responsible for tracking and responding to foreign propaganda.....Ha! It seems they put out plenty on their own.

Musk's takeover of X fucked them good and hard.

Gee, Musk wants to find two trillion and he zeroed right in on the big stuff. 61 million, congrats. Wake me up when Elon starts talking about letting tax cuts for the rich expire.

 

[j-mac]

Gee, Musk wants to find two trillion and he zeroed right in on the big stuff. 61 million, congrats. Wake me up when Elon starts talking about letting tax cuts for the rich expire.

Nope said little person, We are not only going to get to keep the tax cuts, but a new round will be coming....Yay freedom...

 

[DukeU]

Wasn't that a Who album?

 

[White 6]

Better? Afghanistan, Ukraine, Gaza, Syria, Yemen, are better?
Better, Iran is getting Nukes.
Better, inflation did not disappear, food prices up.
Better, houses largely unaffordable and not enough.

I'm pretty sure you won't find American troops in Afghanistan, Ukraine not conducting ground operations beyond intelligence in Gaza, Syria, and Yemen. Yes, for American troops in that region, it has gotten better.
Has Iran gotten a working Nuke. I do not remember them testing one, so certainly no worse. Developed nations have repeatedly failed to keep the genie in the bottle. Nothing new about that.
Not disappeared, but better, as I said.
I am not looking for a house. Are you?
This is a great nation, and always has been. Nothing extraordinary has happened to change that, and like I have said, it is generally getting even better.

 

[tahuyaman]

I’m not expecting the DOGE crew to have a significant impact. A strong majority of the congress is not going allow substantial cuts

 

[White 6]

It is so clear, everyone who supported Biden are now liars. Not one person on usmb admits they were lied to and fooled

Better, more lies

Aww! Gee! How horrible for you! So, they didn't come to your view, didn't succumb to your version of reality, probably didn't suffer as much. Perhaps, USMB members, simply aren't suffering, having time to hang out and exchange views, rather that having to claw out and existence. Are you one the wrong forum? Maybe its you.

 

[White 6]

do you actually believe that Musk is in charge and Trump would be fine with that !

Fine with it? No. Able to live with it for the perks, position, benefits and personally staying out of court trials? Definitely.

 

[White 6]

What happened to Trump being a dictator?

If that is what he chooses and can get away with it, I am pretty sure it cannot and will not be seen until in office. Not much chance of official acts, before becoming official, and anything done before that is totally accountable to prosecution at some point in time, even if it is 4 years from now. Waiting less than a month, gives carte blanche on offenses that would be legal, based on recent Supreme Court decision. Right now, that dog can bark as chooses, but pretty much stays on the porch.

 

[Cellblock2429]

Gee, Musk wants to find two trillion and he zeroed right in on the big stuff. 61 million, congrats. Wake me up when Elon starts talking about letting tax cuts for the rich expire.

/—-/ The rich already pay the bulk of the taxes.

 

[Nuthin' Fancy]

/—-/ The rich already pay the bulk of the taxes.

They also make most of the profits.
Off the backs off their workers or the US government.

 

[Cellblock2429]

Gee, Musk wants to find two trillion and he zeroed right in on the big stuff. 61 million, congrats. Wake me up when Elon starts talking about letting tax cuts for the rich expire.

/—-/ Get educated, Libtard.
In 2021, the top 5% of earners — people with incomes $252,840 and above — collectively paid over $1.4 trillion in income taxes, or about 66% of the national total. If you include the top 10% — everyone who made at least $169,800 — that figure rises to $1.7 trillion, or 76% of the total.

Who pays the most income tax? | USAFacts

Individual income taxes made up 49% of federal revenue in FY 2023.

usafacts.org

 

[tahuyaman]

If that is what he chooses and can get away with it, I am pretty sure it cannot and will not be seen until in office. Not much chance of official acts, before becoming official, and anything done before that is totally accountable to prosecution at some point in time, even if it is 4 years from now. Waiting less than a month, gives carte blanche on offenses that would be legal, based on recent Supreme Court decision. Right now, that dog can bark as chooses, but pretty much stays on the porch.

What was that gibberish all about?

 

[tahuyaman]

Aww! Gee! How horrible for you! So, they didn't come to your view, didn't succumb to your version of reality, probably didn't suffer as much. Perhaps, USMB members, simply aren't suffering, having time to hang out and exchange views, rather that having to claw out and existence. Are you one the wrong forum? Maybe its you.

You post some strangely worded comments

 

[White 6]

What was that gibberish all about?

Nothing Don says or does between now and inauguration, mean jacksh#t, but (during this time) he won't be breaking any laws, he can be prosecuted for, upon leaving office.

 

[elektra]

Aww! Gee! How horrible for you! So, they didn't come to your view, didn't succumb to your version of reality, probably didn't suffer as much. Perhaps, USMB members, simply aren't suffering, having time to hang out and exchange views, rather that having to claw out and existence. Are you one the wrong forum? Maybe its you.

Yes, you supported Biden, claimed he was perfectly fine now you pretend you knew all along

You also voted for Kamala even though you were denied a right to choose a candidate during a primary

 

[elektra]

I'm pretty sure you won't find American troops in Afghanistan, Ukraine not conducting ground operations beyond intelligence in Gaza, Syria, and Yemen. Yes, for American troops in that region, it has gotten better.
Has Iran gotten a working Nuke. I do not remember them testing one, so certainly no worse. Developed nations have repeatedly failed to keep the genie in the bottle. Nothing new about that.
Not disappeared, but better, as I said.
I am not looking for a house. Are you?
This is a great nation, and always has been. Nothing extraordinary has happened to change that, and like I have said, it is generally getting even better.

I said, is it better, you don't comprehend well.

Democrat's foreign policy has made the world worst

 

[White 6]

Yes, you supported Biden, claimed he was perfectly fine now you pretend you knew all along

You also voted for Kamala even though you were denied a right to choose a candidate during a primary

I had no idea, he was that far gone until, the that devastating debate showcased it. Remember, most of his appearances were fairly (or unfairly, depending on point of view) scripted, now obviously written by somebody else. Q & A limited, and or cut short (as he was a busy man?), and no disastrous public fails on those appearances here or abroad. Count me among the shocked, at the realization forced that night. I vote Kamala, to vote against trump, whom I still disapprove of, but wishing him the best, if attempting, as he said, sitting with Biden at their meeting.