Department of Government Efficiency - DOGE

[CagleMtnVol]

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[whodeycin85]

Isn't this the news.divison on the parent company that just lost USAID funding due to Doges audit??? Seems convenient unarmed sources and a hit piece without proof

 

[rekinhavoc]

Follow through. Don't let the money drift off into the ether . Republicans can and have been poor stewards of money as well.

 

[FLVOL_79]

This coming from a guy who paid a 15 year to play Diablo online for him to get a high score, pretend it was himself playing and brag about it, then do a livestream playing showing he had no idea what he was doing...yeah..take anything Elon says with a massive grain of salt.

 

[FLVOL_79]

Lots of folks are talking about contracting out. Privatize and things will be better, more efficient, etc, etc.

Just a quick example from my job.. My administrative assistant is a contractor (her company provides our admin support - lowest bidder yall!). Her contract is $180,000 a year (she doesnt get all that, maybe 70k).
A fed that I could hire to do the same job? 60k a year or less. And if you factor in "total compensation" from benefits its still $40,000+ less than one contractor.

Privatization would mirror these current contracts. I would wager the government would be spending almost double if/when they privatize.

And I would like to also emphasize that Feds theoretically are beholden only to the constitution and the American public. Its not a for profit enterprise. Can a lot be privatized? Sure. I think most technicians could be privatized and their numbers greatly reduced. That would save money in the long run. Removing unions removes the largest barriers to change which could bring most of the Fed into the 21st century tech wise (we still have computers running DOS). Privatize and have federal oversight over services provided would work.

But federal employment is the low hanging fruit that won't make a dent in spending/The Deficit even if you fire all 2 million employees. Want to save money? Tell congress to stop spending it.. Stop voting for the same people. Vote out the career politicians.

 

[FLVOL_79]

If the "stopped payment for work already done" is true....

Trump doesn't own the US. He seems a bit confused about that

It stems from the SC saying he can basically do anything he wants without being held personally criminally liable. While that may be "true", it doesn't mean that the implications of his actions won't be held accountable nor will the us government as a whole be held accountable. Thats the part he doesn't get. He's going to cost the government more money than anyone imagined, especially the folks who think firing federal employees is going to fix anything. I have a feeling those actions will cost taxpayers more money than if they hadn't fired them and let them retire in 20 years..

 

[Orangeslice13]

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How is this any different from the Biden administration doing the exact same thing…..other than you not careful about it then.

Wrong then, wrong now.
But guess what. It won’t change and the next time the Democrats are in charge your eyes will be closed again

 

[Orangeslice13]

If the "stopped payment for work already done" is true....

Trump doesn't own the US. He seems a bit confused about that

Especially since there are generally riders written into those contracts about payment and interest. This action will likely cost the taxpayers more….. as you say….if true

 

[Orangeslice13]

Don't have to fact check Balko

Fact check everyone
Trust but verify.
It’s also known as an anti BS device

 

[Orangeslice13]

It stems from the SC saying he can basically do anything he wants without being held personally criminally liable. While that may be "true", it doesn't mean that the implications of his actions won't be held accountable nor will the us government as a whole be held accountable. Thats the part he doesn't get. He's going to cost the government more money than anyone imagined, especially the folks who think firing federal employees is going to fix anything. I have a feeling those actions will cost taxpayers more money than if they hadn't fired them and let them retire in 20 years..

None of this shot matters without a balanced budget as a first step

 

[FLVOL_79]

None of this shot matters without a balanced budget as a first step

Which isnt ever going to happen. How many actual budgets has congress passed in the last 50 years?

The problem with the US government starts with, and has always been, congress.

 

[Orangeslice13]

Which isnt ever going to happen. How many actual budgets has congress passed in the last 50 years?

Eggsactly
if Trump was to start with a balanced budget, without a BB amendment (never going to happen) government would just return to the status quo with the next generation of government.

 

[Carl Pickens]

Idk what counts as "concerning" to you but she said she had been trying to reach him for several days and he hadn't responded, and that he's barely seen his kid or tried to. So he unfollowed her and started slandering her instead.

These are also pretty weird

I thought what goes on between two consenting adults was supposed to be their business…… ?

 

[NashVol11]

Isn't this the news.divison on the parent company that just lost USAID funding due to Doges audit??? Seems convenient unarmed sources and a hit piece without proof

JFC, everything is a conspiracy to you except the billionaires saying they'll help the working class if you just give them keys to the government. No "seems convenient" for that?

 

[whodeycin85]

JFC, everything is a conspiracy to you except the billionaires saying they'll help the working class if you just give them keys to the government. No "seems convenient" for that?

So is it true that rueter news is a division of a parent company that had DOGE had publicly exposed..Yes...the "hard proof" is anonymous sources which are unverified..yes..didn't say conspiracy I stated convenient which is a fact....

 

[BigOrangeMojo]

Fact check everyone
Trust but verify.
It’s also known as an anti BS device

Balko is the same guy who blamed inflation on the lack of illegals coming into the country during Trump's first term.....

Yeah, he's a far left radical hack

 

[dalton_vol]

This coming from a guy who paid a 15 year to play Diablo online for him to get a high score, pretend it was himself playing and brag about it, then do a livestream playing showing he had no idea what he was doing...yeah..take anything Elon says with a massive grain of salt.

Lol. So you agree with all the wasteful spending?

 

[whodeycin85]

Lol. So you agree with all the wasteful spending?

I love the attack the messenger approach as opposed to attacking the waste,abuse and possible fraud....

 

[dalton_vol]

None of this shot matters without a balanced budget as a first step

You expose the corruption, the people see it amd can be aggressive in forcing our reps to do our will. (Unless you want trannie sesame street in iran.)

 

[dalton_vol]

I love the attack the messenger approach as opposed to attacking the waste,abuse and possible fraud....

I agree. People don't attack the the problem. That means they're fine with the abuse.

 

[Orange_Crush]

This coming from a guy who paid a 15 year to play Diablo online for him to get a high score, pretend it was himself playing and brag about it, then do a livestream playing showing he had no idea what he was doing...yeah..take anything Elon says with a massive grain of salt.

And that's just the problem. This is the same MSM that's run with known lies for years because they're the propaganda arm of the left. We really don't know what to believe. It's best to take every bit of it with a few grains of salt until it all sorts out.

 

[NashVol11]

So is it true that rueter news is a division of a parent company that had DOGE had publicly exposed..Yes...the "hard proof" is anonymous sources which are unverified..yes..didn't say conspiracy I stated convenient which is a fact....

Reuters and Thomson Reuters are completely different things, have you not heard of Westlaw? Feel free to find everything "convenient" except the most obvious thing though

 

[NashVol11]

Lol. So you agree with all the wasteful spending?

How does "he lies all the time, so take his tweets with a grain of salt" become "I agree with wasteful spending"

 

[volbound1700]

I agree. People don't attack the the problem. That means they're fine with the abuse.

It is because most Americans are in two camps and a lot of it is too much "pride" to admit they are wrong.

 

[LSU-SIU]

How does "he lies all the time, so take his tweets with a grain of salt" become "I agree with wasteful spending"

If one is fighting everything all day long the answer is yes.

There is no reason for anyone to be upset by what is going on right now.