So How Much Money did Musk Save Taxpayers by Closing USAID?

[IM2]

DOGE is supposedt be saving us so much money. How much did Musk save us by closing USAID?

"In 2024, USAID accounted for 0.3% of all federal spending, 0.2% lower than in 1980. In the last 10 years, that share has remained the same. Major legislation, internal or global economic conditions, and acute events like the COVID-19 pandemic can affect spending year to year."

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He saved us less than 1/2 of 1 percent and the cost us relative to our security, our heath and global leadership is far more than the money Musk "saved"

 

[Missourian]

Every taxpayer dollar saved is worthwhile.

You gotta start somewhere.

And millions of dollars for the national pillow fluffing initiative and condoms for Gaza is an excellent place to begin.

 

[IM2]

Every taxpayer dollar saved is worthwhile.

You gotta start somewhere.

And millions of dollars for the national pillow fluffing initiative and condoms for Gaza is an excellent place to begin.

He saved us less than 1/2 of 1 percent and the cost us relative to our security, our heath and global leadership is far more than the money Musk "saved"

 

[Missourian]

He saved us less than 1/2 of 1 percent and the cost us relative to our security, our heath and global leadership is far more than the money Musk "saved"

And it's awesome.

Doge has been at this for two weeks and already saved us a pile of cash earmarked for stupidity.

There will be at least two years of this. It's the first Ice crystal at the very top of the iceberg.

 

[IDIOCRACY]

DOGE is supposedt be saving us so much money. How much did Musk save us by closing USAID?

"In 2024, USAID accounted for 0.3% of all federal spending, 0.2% lower than in 1980. In the last 10 years, that share has remained the same. Major legislation, internal or global economic conditions, and acute events like the COVID-19 pandemic can affect spending year to year."

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He saved us less than 1/2 of 1 percent and the cost us relative to our security, our heath and global leadership is far more than the money Musk "saved"

Why are you presenting percentages instead of $?

You know why, because the dollars saved are BIGLY

 

[Missourian]

 

[Seymour Flops]

DOGE is supposedt be saving us so much money. How much did Musk save us by closing USAID?

"In 2024, USAID accounted for 0.3% of all federal spending, 0.2% lower than in 1980. In the last 10 years, that share has remained the same. Major legislation, internal or global economic conditions, and acute events like the COVID-19 pandemic can affect spending year to year."

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He saved us less than 1/2 of 1 percent and the cost us relative to our security, our heath and global leadership is far more than the money Musk "saved"

Easy to calculate using the figure that you provided.

Last year‘s federal budget was $6.2 trillion.

$6200,000,000,000×.003 = $18,600,000,000

$18.6 billion dollars saved, assuming a complete shutdown of USAID.

I suggest that they use that money to help egg producers and farmers buy more laying hens to replace the ones murdered by the Biden administration.

 

[MarcATL]

What these fascist idiots are currently doing is going to end up costing Americans billions in the long run.

Watch...

 

[Stryder50]

I've noticed that the majority of the whiners that complain about Trump, Musk, DOGE, Federal employee reductions, efforts to reduce the budget and the related taxes~Deficit~Debt ...

... tend to be the parasites that survive off of guv'mint hand outs and wealth redistribution. Very few of them have a clue, the gumption, the integrity, or the brains to go out and produce wealth that will cover the cost of their existence and maybe help to provide for others.

They tend to be the deadwood scum our nation could do without.

 

[Stryder50]

Easy to calculate using the figure that you provided.

Last year‘s federal budget was $6.2 trillion.

$6200,000,000,000×.003 = $18,600,000,000

$18.6 billion dollars saved, assuming a complete shutdown of USAID.

I suggest that they use that money to help egg producers and farmers buy more laying hens to replace the ones murdered by the Biden administration.

Going to have to get some roosters to mate with available hens to start producing those replacement layers. It could take several months to a year plus to start to see an improvement.

One of many results of this situation is to underscore how few in the population have any farming and animal husbandry experience or knowledge.

 

[Seymour Flops]

Going to have to get some roosters to mate with available hens to start producing those replacement layers. It could take several months to a year plus to start to see an improvement.

Maybe I'm one of those with no animal husbandry experience.

It is not possible to purchase adult laying hens?

One of many results of this situation is to underscore how few in the population have any farming and animal husbandry experience or knowledge.

I took autoshop not FFA.

 

[Nostra]

DOGE is supposedt be saving us so much money. How much did Musk save us by closing USAID?

"In 2024, USAID accounted for 0.3% of all federal spending, 0.2% lower than in 1980. In the last 10 years, that share has remained the same. Major legislation, internal or global economic conditions, and acute events like the COVID-19 pandemic can affect spending year to year."

What does USAID do? | USAFacts

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He saved us less than 1/2 of 1 percent and the cost us relative to our security, our heath and global leadership is far more than the money Musk "saved"

$40 billion was their budget. So he has saved $40 billion of waste and fraud.

Who cares how much of the budget it is? Needs to go.

 

[Stryder50]

Maybe I'm one of those with no animal husbandry experience.

It is not possible to purchase adult laying hens?

I took autoshop not FFA.

It's possible, but they aren't just sitting on a shelf to be bought.

If the hen has played with the cock(rooster) her eggs may be able to develop into chicks. May not be the type to crack open into your skillet, unless you want some feathers in your scramble.
Hens with no roosters nearby will just lay unfertile eggs.

Not meaning to play that game of "Which came first, the chicken or the egg", but the two are connected and replacing losses of hens will take a lot longer than it did to kill off the suspected disease ones.

 

[justoffal]

DOGE is supposedt be saving us so much money. How much did Musk save us by closing USAID?

"In 2024, USAID accounted for 0.3% of all federal spending, 0.2% lower than in 1980. In the last 10 years, that share has remained the same. Major legislation, internal or global economic conditions, and acute events like the COVID-19 pandemic can affect spending year to year."

What does USAID do? | USAFacts

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He saved us less than 1/2 of 1 percent and the cost us relative to our security, our heath and global leadership is far more than the money Musk "saved"

USAID is the little guy.....The really big action is in medicare/Medicaid..... That's no excuse for it though.

 

[hjmick]

The money is meaningless, the sum insignificant in the big picture, less than 1% of the budget. The greater loss is whatever influence it might have brought the country in the countries it was or would have been dispersed, the good will among the people who would have benefited from our largesse.

That vacuum will likely be filled by nations like Russia, China, even Iran, buying them favor... and possible trouble for the U.S.

 

[justoffal]

The money is meaningless, the sum insignificant in the big picture, less than 1% of the budget. The greater loss is whatever influence it might have brought the country in the countries it was or would have been dispersed, the good will among the people who would have benefited from our largesse.

That vacuum will likely be filled by nations like Russia, China, even Iran, buying them favor... and possible trouble for the U.S.

What good will? They were financing jihad and atheism. Fuck that shit.... Who knows how much they cost in militaristic damage? It's not just their budget You're looking at It's the total effect they had on the world scene. So they dispensed a few food goods and medicines.
Just a cover for what they were really doing.
Probably financed 9/11....

You won't catch the Chinese throwing their money away on stupid shit like that.
Their building coal fired power plants, transportation infrastructure and providing agricultural support. Our agency was more interested in financing transgender playwrights.

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

DOGE is supposedt be saving us so much money. How much did Musk save us by closing USAID?

"In 2024, USAID accounted for 0.3% of all federal spending, 0.2% lower than in 1980. In the last 10 years, that share has remained the same. Major legislation, internal or global economic conditions, and acute events like the COVID-19 pandemic can affect spending year to year."

What does USAID do? | USAFacts

Our nation, in numbers. USAFacts provides a comprehensive, nonpartisan view of the state of our union.

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He saved us less than 1/2 of 1 percent and the cost us relative to our security, our heath and global leadership is far more than the money Musk "saved"

You people really have no argument against this, do you.

 

[justoffal]

You people really have no argument against this, do you.

No they don't.... Just orange man bad.

 

[justoffal]

What these fascist idiots are currently doing is going to end up costing Americans billions in the long run.

Watch...

Yes I can imagine all the lost revenue from the canceled tranny plays in South America.

 

[LAUGHatLEFTISTS]

DOGE is supposedt be saving us so much money. How much did Musk save us by closing USAID?

"In 2024, USAID accounted for 0.3% of all federal spending, 0.2% lower than in 1980. In the last 10 years, that share has remained the same. Major legislation, internal or global economic conditions, and acute events like the COVID-19 pandemic can affect spending year to year."

What does USAID do? | USAFacts

Our nation, in numbers. USAFacts provides a comprehensive, nonpartisan view of the state of our union.

usafacts.org

He saved us less than 1/2 of 1 percent and the cost us relative to our security, our heath and global leadership is far more than the money Musk "saved"

I’m curious why you didn’t use the actual dollar figures? No problem. They will be shown to American taxpayers every week for four years. Good luck in 2026 and 2028.