Musk steps down from Doge

[Meister]

Everyone agrees with stopping waste fraud and abuse

As usual, Trump is lying to you and you repeat what he tells you.
Trump is illegally (without Congress) cutting Government functions he does not like and claiming they are waste or fraud.
Firing people without learning what they do or what the impact is does not stop waste….it hurts people

Social Security, IRS, Foreign Aid, CDC, FDA all provide needed services.

Trump does not care

Not everyone agrees with stopping waste and fraud, dude. Don't kid yourself.
Your words are empty.

Trump is dealing with a bloated government...thank you, Biden.

“This jobs report is more evidence of the stunning incompetence of the Biden-Harris Administration. If you look under the hood of the Biden-Harris jobs market, the facts show an ongoing struggle for blue-collar workers, a boom for bureaucrats, and paychecks that don’t pay the bills anymore. Taxpayers funded over 1.6 million new bureaucrats under the Biden-Harris Administration, while manufacturers cut 50,000 jobs in the last year. The average paycheck is worth 3.2 percent less today than at the start of the Biden-Harris Administration. This record is a window into what America’s future would be like under more Democrat control in Washington: more bureaucrats demanding more control over the lives of the American people and small businesses and workers crushed by tax hikes.

Job Report Is Indictment of Biden-Harris Incompetence – Ways and Means

waysandmeans.house.gov

Trump does care, sadly, Biden didn't.

 

[Unkotare]

Ironic. Trump robbed $3 billion from the military budget to build his wall.

"Robbed"? Isn't the military there to protect the nation?

 

[postman]

Trump is making our military alliances realize it's high time they stood on their own for defense in Europe and not let us do the all heavy lifting. They know we have their six, but we're tired of being on point.

We also put many of our allies under the US nuclear umbrella, so that they wouldn't proliferate their own nuclear weapons.

 

[Meister]

No, the US along with the rest of the world suffered from inflation due to COVID restricted supply lines and the war in Ukraine.
We recovered faster than the rest of the world.

Trumps inflation is self inflicted “pain”

Oh stop it, your BS isn't flying, RW.
We were paying for COVID handouts long after the pandemic was over.
The Inflation Reduction Act was the biggest joke on the planet.

So keep spinning the yarns you were spoon fed with.

 

[rightwinger]

Trump is dealing with a bloated government...thank you, Biden.

The Federal workforce has remained stable for the last 50 years

 

[postman]

"Robbed"? Isn't the military there to protect the nation?

Soldiers and their families had to do without housing, because Trump stole the money.

 

[Meister]

The Federal workforce has remained stable for the last 50 years

Read post 161

Yeah, "stable"

 

[rightwinger]

Read post 161

Yeah, "stable"

How many people work for the federal government? | USAFacts

The federal government employs around 3 million people, making it the nation's 15th largest workforce.

usafacts.org

Workforce today…3 million

 

[postman]

Trump is dealing with a bloated government...thank you, Biden.

“This jobs report is more evidence of the stunning incompetence of the Biden-Harris Administration. If you look under the hood of the Biden-Harris jobs market, the facts show an ongoing struggle for blue-collar workers, a boom for bureaucrats, and paychecks that don’t pay the bills anymore. Taxpayers funded over 1.6 million new bureaucrats under the Biden-Harris Administration,

You only tell half the story. That increase of 1.5 million, was to fill all the people lost due to COVID.

Jobs in government have rebounded since 2020—the harder part will be to fill these roles

The June 2024 Economics Insider finds that while jobs in government have recovered since the pandemic, challenges lie ahead for local, state, and federal employees.

www2.deloitte.com

Business cycles1 normally do not have much impact on the government workforce. The recession of February to April 2020 was, however, different. While the private sector bore the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic, employment fell sharply in government too. Between February and May 2020, nonfarm payrolls in local and state governments fell by about 1.5 million as tax revenues plummeted owing to shutdowns and social distancing restrictions—conditions unheard of in previous recessions.

 

[Delldude]

We also put many of our allies under the US nuclear umbrella, so that they wouldn't proliferate their own nuclear weapons.

Won't have anything to do with EU taking point on defense in Europe.

 

[Meister]

You only tell half the story. That increase of 1.5 million, was to fill all the people lost due to COVID.

Jobs in government have rebounded since 2020—the harder part will be to fill these roles

The June 2024 Economics Insider finds that while jobs in government have recovered since the pandemic, challenges lie ahead for local, state, and federal employees.

www2.deloitte.com

Business cycles1 normally do not have much impact on the government workforce. The recession of February to April 2020 was, however, different. While the private sector bore the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic, employment fell sharply in government too. Between February and May 2020, nonfarm payrolls in local and state governments fell by about 1.5 million as tax revenues plummeted owing to shutdowns and social distancing restrictions—conditions unheard of in previous recessions.

A bloated government is still a bloated government.

 

[rightwinger]

A bloated government is still a bloated government.

OK

How do you differentiate bloat from essential government services?

Trump does not seem to care

 

[Meister]

OK

How do you differentiate bloat from essential government services?

Trump does not seem to care

I would look at the overlapping portions of agencies.
Yes, Trump does care.

 

[Delldude]

OK

How do you differentiate bloat from essential government services?

Trump does not seem to care

Every time we have a shutdown................non essentials aren't there. Seems like a good place to start.

 

[rightwinger]

Not everyone agrees with stopping waste and fraud, dude. Don't kid yourself.
Your words are empty.

Trump is dealing with a bloated government...thank you, Biden.

“This jobs report is more evidence of the stunning incompetence of the Biden-Harris Administration. If you look under the hood of the Biden-Harris jobs market, the facts show an ongoing struggle for blue-collar workers, a boom for bureaucrats, and paychecks that don’t pay the bills anymore. Taxpayers funded over 1.6 million new bureaucrats under the Biden-Harris Administration, while manufacturers cut 50,000 jobs in the last year. The average paycheck is worth 3.2 percent less today than at the start of the Biden-Harris Administration. This record is a window into what America’s future would be like under more Democrat control in Washington: more bureaucrats demanding more control over the lives of the American people and small businesses and workers crushed by tax hikes.

Job Report Is Indictment of Biden-Harris Incompetence – Ways and Means

waysandmeans.house.gov

Trump does care, sadly, Biden didn't.

There are slightly over 3 million federal workers. That number has been relatively unchanged for 50 years.

The 1.6 million government jobs you cite is from monthly jobs reports that name a government sector that includes federal, state and local government.
Most government employees are at the state and local levels. Biden did not hire them

 

[kyzr]

Back on topic, Musk is still there until May, then he hands DOGE of to the cabinet team.

 

[rightwinger]

Back on topic, Musk is still there until May, then he hands DOGE of to the cabinet team.

Laura Loomer

 

[WEATHER53]

Musk is playing you feelings fools

 

[kyzr]

Musk is playing you feelings fools

Whatever that means???

Musk is uncovering billions of waste, fraud, and theft. Here are examples:

Exclusive | $375B EPA slush fund handled by John Podesta gave billions to charities founded only months earlier

The EPA gave out $20 billion to environmental justice and green credit groups that had barely registered with the IRS.

nypost.com

Biden sent $2 billion to Stacey Abrams-linked group in green energy 'scheme,' EPA says

The Environmental Protection Agency found that the Biden administration gave $2 billion to a climate group linked to Stacey Abrams.

www.foxnews.com

Administrator Zeldin Terminates Biden-Harris $20B 'Gold Bar' Grants | US EPA

EPA News Release: Administrator Zeldin Terminates Biden-Harris $20B 'Gold Bar' Grants

www.epa.gov

The $42 billion internet program that has connected 0 people

The federal BEAD program makes little sense with the rate of private markets providing internet access.

www.washingtonpolicy.org

DOGE: Department of Government Efficiency

DOGE: Department of Government Efficiency

doge.gov

 

[justoffal]

Has this been reported anywhere official?

He has a 140 day limit.... It's getting close.