Department of Government Efficiency - DOGE

[Tnslim1]

What other federal agency hides their leadership structure? Why are you so vehemently against us knowing who is in charge? Very curious

I personally don't give a flying fig who's running the show as long as they produce the results we're getting. Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck could be running the show and I'm fine with that as long as they keep revealing the corruption and mishandling of my tax dollars.

 

[TNVOLNAVY]

Those that don't want to spend more hate the poor!!!!

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Cool Fact: The more you spend on the homeless the more of them you get

 

[n_huffhines]

I personally don't give a flying fig who's running the show as long as they produce the results we're getting. Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck could be running the show and I'm fine with that as long as they keep revealing the corruption and mishandling of my tax dollars.

What corruption have they uncovered?

 

[Jxn Vol]

What corruption have they uncovered?

USAID- it took them a couple weeks to uncover some of this. You seem to be a rather intelligent human. You know it takes a while to unravel even the simplest fraud cases.

I know you are going to screech where is the proof.

Just be glad we are at the beginning of something big.

I know you can feel that this is bit different beginning month of a 4 year term.

 

[rekinhavoc]

Sanders on Improper Social Security Payments: Programs Will Have Problems, Put Some Attention on Corporations as Well

On Tuesday's broadcast of CNN's "The Source," Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) reacted to the Treasury Department recovering tens of millions in improper Social | Clips

www.breitbart.com

"Host Kaitlan Collins said, “Before Trump took office, the Treasury Department clawed back and recovered $31 million in payments from Social Security that shouldn’t have gone out that went out. "

A whole $31 million dollars? Big Balls did that much on his lunch break.

 

[utvolpj]

I personally don't give a flying fig who's running the show as long as they produce the results we're getting. Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck could be running the show and I'm fine with that as long as they keep revealing the corruption and mishandling of my tax dollars.

Except there is absolutely bad data being released by doge without anyone to answer for it. At this point we're more likely to get a coherent answer from bugs

 

[MercyPercy]

What corruption have they uncovered?

I'm all for revealing corruption and going after those responsible, beyond even just canning them from their jobs. However much of what I've seen as evidence of corruption has been "programs we don't agree with" which might be wasteful but unless folks were pocketing the funding and not doing what they were supposed to (which i'm sure there is plenty of as well) I think it's a dishonest claim.

If you're cutting funding for projects deemed unnecessary and wasteful of which i am sure there are numerous, communicating that message works well enough on its own. Instead it's the bigliest corruption. Post some real receipts instead of all this yapping.

 

[utvolpj]

Classic.

USDA accidentally fired officials working on bird flu and is now trying to rehire them

An Agriculture Department spokesperson told NBC News that officials are "working to swiftly rectify the situation."

www.nbcnews.com

You mean they did exactly the same thing Elon did at twitter? Who could have possibly seen that coming?

 

[n_huffhines]

I'm all for revealing corruption and going after those responsible, beyond even just canning them from their jobs. However much of what I've seen as evidence of corruption has been "programs we don't agree with" which might be wasteful but unless folks were pocketing the funding and not doing what they were supposed to (which i'm sure there is plenty of as well) I think it's a dishonest claim.

If you're cutting funding for projects deemed unnecessary and wasteful of which i am sure there are numerous, communicating that message works well enough on its own. Instead it's the bigliest corruption. Post some real receipts instead of all this yapping.

I want the cuts, but it's hard to trust anything. They can't just call it waste, they have to mislead us and call it fraud, etc. It's like they care more about any kind of attention than just doing their jobs. I have no idea what to believe. Not one of their bombshell discoveries has been validated, and an $8B DEI cut was actually an $8M DEI cut. They are so incredibly sloppy, and untrustworthy. No amount of sticking their feet in their mouths seems to change their behavior, either. They are un-embarrassable.

 

[MercyPercy]

I want the cuts, but it's hard to trust anything. They can't just call it waste, they have to call it fraud, etc. I have no idea what to believe. Not one of their bombshell discoveries has been validated, and an $8B DEI cut was actually an $8M DEI cut. They are so incredibly sloppy, and untrustworthy.

I for one have no reason to distrust Big Balls or the guy who was fired/let go from a position for spilling company secrets to a competitor. Or were they the same kid? It's hard to keep track.

 

[W.TN.Orange Blood]

 

[LSU-SIU]

I want the cuts, but it's hard to trust anything. They can't just call it waste, they have to mislead us and call it fraud, etc. It's like they care more about any kind of attention than just doing their jobs. I have no idea what to believe. Not one of their bombshell discoveries has been validated, and an $8B DEI cut was actually an $8M DEI cut. They are so incredibly sloppy, and untrustworthy. No amount of sticking their foots in their mouths seems to change their behavior, either.

What about the concept of looking after yourself mentality? I mean you didn't care about murders or treasonous acts or Mr Potatohead, none of this is a big deal compared to that. You don't have to trust anyone, same as it ever was.

 

[n_huffhines]

I for one have no reason to distrust Big Balls or the guy who was fired/let go from a position for spilling company secrets to a competitor. Or were they the same kid? It's hard to keep track.

We saw how losing public trust made everything so difficult during COVID and learned nothing.

 

[Sea Ray]

That interviewer is Kyra Phillips, who by current Press standards is quite pro Trump. She's married to Fox News anchor John Roberts. I'm curious how the rest of the interview went

 

[Sea Ray]

We saw how losing public trust made everything so difficult during COVID and learned nothing.

No, we saw how public trust in gov't was lost during COVID

 

[Orangeburst]

That interviewer is Kyra Phillips, who by current Press standards is quite pro Trump. She's married to Fox News anchor John Roberts. I'm curious how the rest of the interview went

I always like her and never knew she was still around.

 

[Switch 625]

Yessir. Understood. You also don't promise it by xxxxxx date.

Agreed. They got out over their skis on that.

 

[n_huffhines]

This is helpful

The Social Security Administration (SSA) does more than just send out payments — it is also in charge of registering unique Social Security numbers and their related information for nearly every legal resident in the U.S. The government and businesses then use these numbers to identify individuals and to track their financial records.

A government audit published in July 2023 showed that as of 2020, there were 18.9 million registrants in the central SSA database born in or before 1920 whose death record information was not properly recorded, suggesting they would be more than 100 years old if still alive.

However, just because some people were improperly recorded as "alive" did not mean they were receiving payments from the SSA. While the missing death records could make the agency vulnerable to fraud, the same audit found that "almost none" of the registrants born in or before 1920 were receiving benefits at the time of the report. These records were likely spotty because the individuals died before the use of electronic death reporting, the auditors wrote.

Analyzing Musk's claim that '150-year-olds' are collecting Social Security payments

"Maybe Twilight is real and there are a lot of vampires collecting Social Security," tech billionaire Elon Musk said on X.

www.snopes.com

 

[BreatheUT]

Do you go airplane bottles in boots or double ziplock bag around the crotch?

Lmao

 

[BreatheUT]

What do you mean now? Should we not know who runs it?

Are you still for smaller government and reduced spending since last year?

 

[McDad]

I want the cuts, but it's hard to trust anything. They can't just call it waste, they have to mislead us and call it fraud, etc. It's like they care more about any kind of attention than just doing their jobs. I have no idea what to believe. Not one of their bombshell discoveries has been validated, and an $8B DEI cut was actually an $8M DEI cut. They are so incredibly sloppy, and untrustworthy. No amount of sticking their foots in their mouths seems to change their behavior, either. They are un-embarrassable.

What I find most interesting in the "marketing" Elon and DJT are doing is that it is grabbing people's attention. Some (maybe most) of the "fraud" that's been broadcast has been something that was already known according to other posters. Well, that my very well be true but we certainly weren't talking about it.
Personally, if they have to be bombastic and exaggerate what they are finding, or lie about it, I don't care. It is being introduced into conversations now because of how they are going about it.

I remain at 0% belief that any cuts to overall spending will happen, though.

 

[SpaceCoastVol]

I dunno. Do you think covid deniers tore up their stimulus checks?

What is a "covid denier"? Just so we are clear.

I don't know anyone who denied the WuFlu existed. But there is plenty of legitimate controversy as to:
1) how it was created.
2) how it was released.
3) who was responsible for 1 & 2... (we all really DO know, some just won't acknowledge it)
4) was the "vaccine" truly 'safe and effective'.
5) was #4 even a legitimate treatment.
6) who funded this experiment

 

[Ashevolle]

I personally don't give a flying fig who's running the show as long as they produce the results we're getting. Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck could be running the show and I'm fine with that as long as they keep revealing the corruption and mishandling of my tax dollars.

You're gonna be sadly disappointed if you think you're gonna get any "results" from DOGE. You won't see any prosecutions for said fraud because it's all just claims to stir you up. It's working. Meanwhile, they'll gut agencies and programs as much as possible while you enjoy the show. Your taxes won't go down, but the very rich's will. The deficit will continue to go up. In the end, you'll pay the same, get less from government, and the dollar will be devalued. Congrats.

 

[85SugarVol]

What I find most interesting in the "marketing" Elon and DJT are doing is that it is grabbing people's attention. Some (maybe most) of the "fraud" that's been broadcast has been something that was already known according to other posters. Well, that my very well be true but we certainly weren't talking about it.
Personally, if they have to be bombastic and exaggerate what they are finding, or lie about it, I don't care. It is being introduced into conversations now because of how they are going about it.

I remain at 0% belief that any cuts to overall spending will happen, though.

They’ll just spend it elsewhere most likely.

I don’t really care if they call it waste, or fraud, or abuse.

I’d be fine if they just said we’re cutting 200k federal jobs because there’s just too damn many of you - figure out how to do it with 1.8M people.

 

[SpaceCoastVol]

"Countless evidence presented" and you still can't find any, just more kissing Elon's ass

Screeeeeeeeech