DOGE claims cuts have saved whopping $115B
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Sure, $115B is whopping, but I want to hear that the budget is balanced.
DOGE claims cuts have saved whopping $115B, or around $700 per taxpayer
The figures were revealed in DOGE's weekly update
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) now claims its waste-shredding measures have netted a staggering $115 billion in savings.
The agency, which has been tasked with cutting waste, fraud, abuse and corruption in the federal government, has updated its figures to reveal the huge sum which comes from a combination of canceling contract leases, stopping fraudulent or improper payment and canceling grants.
The Elon Musk-led agency has also been cutting workforce numbers and changing various programs.
DOGE said that the estimated $115 billion in savings will save an average of $714.29 per taxpayer. The website bases the average saved per taxpayer off the 2022 figures of 161 million individual income taxpayers.
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h/t @wtg :
The Pentagon owns 145 golf courses. As Trump cuts key government services, we found it aims to spend on sand traps and clubhouses.
Trump is just going to spend the money on golf courses anyway.
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h/t @wtg :
The Pentagon owns 145 golf courses. As Trump cuts key government services, we found it aims to spend on sand traps and clubhouses.
Trump is just going to spend the money on golf courses anyway.
@Axtremus said in DOGE claims cuts have saved whopping $115B:
Trump is just going to spend the money on golf courses anyway.
Military life is just one big country club resort lifestyle.
That is one of the expected benefits, you really can't cut it.
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@Axtremus said in DOGE claims cuts have saved whopping $115B:
Trump is just going to spend the money on golf courses anyway.
Military life is just one big country club resort lifestyle.
That is one of the expected benefits, you really can't cut it.
@Copper said in DOGE claims cuts have saved whopping $115B:
Military life is just one big country club resort lifestyle.
For the officers.
Of course, they're supposed to lead and be the first to die. The lieutenants, anyway.
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@Copper said in DOGE claims cuts have saved whopping $115B:
Military life is just one big country club resort lifestyle.
For the officers.
Of course, they're supposed to lead and be the first to die. The lieutenants, anyway.
@Jolly said in DOGE claims cuts have saved whopping $115B:
@Copper said in DOGE claims cuts have saved whopping $115B:
Military life is just one big country club resort lifestyle.
For the officers.
Of course, they're supposed to lead and be the first to die. The lieutenants, anyway.
I say that, but I have a friend who was a sergeant at Ia Drang. He said the NVA sure were trying to kill him.
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I actually supported the idea in the beginning. Government efficiency (IMO there should be a Financial Efficiency officer in each agency focused on cutting waste, detecting fraud, and incentivizing coming in under budget), but once it became clear DOGE is almost all fake, I’ve lost faith.
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If you think of it as an ideological purge rather than a cost savings initiative it makes more sense.
@jon-nyc How would you justify that framing? It's true that DEI jobs have no value to the government, so they would be prime candidates for job cuts. But, I doubt as a percentage of cuts attributable to DOGE, that DEI positions are a meaningful %. And we know the retirement buyout offers weren't targeted, ideologically or otherwise.
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Sorry, the captions did not post. Not sure why. The above graph is federal spending starting Jan 20 for 2023 (gray line), 2024 (light green line) and 2025 (dark green line).
Federal spending is UP USD$154 BILLION compared to the previous two years at teh same time. Of course, maybe it is early in the process....................
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https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-doge-government-spending-increases-5903992d
