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According to the DOGE tracker: https://www.doge-tracker.com/ https://www.doge-tracker.com/ It looks like they are targeting 2T in savings as a goal.

by Dig1t 2y ago

lawn 2y ago
So the net result is that they'll increase spending by 2T in order to give themselves tax cuts. Remember this the next time they talk about "wasting money".
- Dig1t 2y ago
  They are absolutely wasting a lot of money: >$3.9 million for “LGBT causes” in the western Balkans >$5.5 million for LGBT activism in Uganda >$6 million for advancing LGBT issues in “priority countries around the world” >$6.3 million for men who have sex with men in South Africa >$8.3 million for “USAID Education: Equity and Inclusion” The list goes on. https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/1887151291895267553 https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/1887151291895267553
  - computerthings 2y ago
    > $6.3 million for men who have sex with men in South Africa Heh. But all in all: yes, and? You're just listing things as if listing them means there's a problem with them, without even bothering to identify problem with any of them. Or why they would require a fascist coup to address, for that matter.
    - Dig1t 2y ago
      We did not vote to send our tax dollars to other countries for these things. People are outraged that their hard earned tax dollars are being wasted on stuff like this. I think you know that, there’s a reason these items are being downplayed or glossed over by corporate media. They know that if average people understood this waste they would be outraged. These are government employees. Government employees having read-only access to government systems is completely legal. You can keep throwing around the word “coup” as much as you want, the only thing it’s accomplishing is to make the word mean less. Just like calling everyone you disagree with “racist”. It’s not effective anymore, nobody cares.
      - computerthings 2y ago
        > We did not vote to send our tax dollars to other countries for these things. I have no reason to believe you know what "these things" are. > People are outraged that their hard earned tax dollars are being wasted on stuff like this. And they too don't know, and don't even ask, what "this" is. They see "men having sex with men" and it's off to the races apparently. > You can keep throwing around the word “coup” as much as you want, the only thing it’s accomplishing is to make the word mean less. With whom? The people who are going along so far are probably FUBAR anyway, not everything is for them.
  - lawn 2y ago
    Those numbers are drops in the bucket compared to the cuts they plan to give themselves. (Not to mention calling fighting HIV "for men who have sex with men"...) They're also cutting funding to agencies that make money!
    - Dig1t 2y ago
      >Those numbers are drops in the bucket compared to the cuts they plan to give themselves. I don’t know where you get this from, there is no evidence of this anywhere. They are talking constantly about paying down the national debt as one of the top priorities for this initiative. It has ballooned to 36T under the previous administration and it is at the point where it could become a real crisis for the country if it’s not addressed. Interest payments alone will outstrip all defense spending soon. Trump just announced a tax plan targeting the middle class. Specifically removing the carried interest deduction which hurts rich people! Have you noticed how many of the top leaders in the cabinet are former democrats? Most of these people are moderates who want to actually reduce waste and fraud.
      - lawn 2y ago
        Firstly, the debt grew more under Trump's previous term than under Biden[0]. If you want to put your head in the sand now, fine. Remember though that Trump made large tax cuts for the rich last time and they've said they'll do that again. How does paying down the national debt with them shutting down agencies that make money? Or shutting down CFPB that returned over $20 billion to consumers? You're getting fooled. [0]: https://www.crfb.org/papers/trump-and-biden-national-debt https://www.crfb.org/papers/trump-and-biden-national-debt

According to the DOGE tracker: https://www.doge-tracker.com/ https://www.doge-tracker.com/ It looks like they are targeting 2T in savings as a goal.

by Dig1t 2y ago

According to the DOGE tracker: https://www.doge-tracker.com/ https://www.doge-tracker.com/ It looks like they are targeting 2T in savings as a goal.

lawn 2y ago

So the net result is that they'll increase spending by 2T in order to give themselves tax cuts. Remember this the next time they talk about "wasting money".

Dig1t 2y ago
They are absolutely wasting a lot of money: >$3.9 million for “LGBT causes” in the western Balkans >$5.5 million for LGBT activism in Uganda >$6 million for advancing LGBT issues in “priority countries around the world” >$6.3 million for men who have sex with men in South Africa >$8.3 million for “USAID Education: Equity and Inclusion” The list goes on. https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/1887151291895267553 https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/1887151291895267553
- computerthings 2y ago
  > $6.3 million for men who have sex with men in South Africa Heh. But all in all: yes, and? You're just listing things as if listing them means there's a problem with them, without even bothering to identify problem with any of them. Or why they would require a fascist coup to address, for that matter.
  - Dig1t 2y ago
    We did not vote to send our tax dollars to other countries for these things. People are outraged that their hard earned tax dollars are being wasted on stuff like this. I think you know that, there’s a reason these items are being downplayed or glossed over by corporate media. They know that if average people understood this waste they would be outraged. These are government employees. Government employees having read-only access to government systems is completely legal. You can keep throwing around the word “coup” as much as you want, the only thing it’s accomplishing is to make the word mean less. Just like calling everyone you disagree with “racist”. It’s not effective anymore, nobody cares.
    - computerthings 2y ago
      > We did not vote to send our tax dollars to other countries for these things. I have no reason to believe you know what "these things" are. > People are outraged that their hard earned tax dollars are being wasted on stuff like this. And they too don't know, and don't even ask, what "this" is. They see "men having sex with men" and it's off to the races apparently. > You can keep throwing around the word “coup” as much as you want, the only thing it’s accomplishing is to make the word mean less. With whom? The people who are going along so far are probably FUBAR anyway, not everything is for them.
- lawn 2y ago
  Those numbers are drops in the bucket compared to the cuts they plan to give themselves. (Not to mention calling fighting HIV "for men who have sex with men"...) They're also cutting funding to agencies that make money!
  - Dig1t 2y ago
    >Those numbers are drops in the bucket compared to the cuts they plan to give themselves. I don’t know where you get this from, there is no evidence of this anywhere. They are talking constantly about paying down the national debt as one of the top priorities for this initiative. It has ballooned to 36T under the previous administration and it is at the point where it could become a real crisis for the country if it’s not addressed. Interest payments alone will outstrip all defense spending soon. Trump just announced a tax plan targeting the middle class. Specifically removing the carried interest deduction which hurts rich people! Have you noticed how many of the top leaders in the cabinet are former democrats? Most of these people are moderates who want to actually reduce waste and fraud.
    - lawn 2y ago
      Firstly, the debt grew more under Trump's previous term than under Biden[0]. If you want to put your head in the sand now, fine. Remember though that Trump made large tax cuts for the rich last time and they've said they'll do that again. How does paying down the national debt with them shutting down agencies that make money? Or shutting down CFPB that returned over $20 billion to consumers? You're getting fooled. [0]: https://www.crfb.org/papers/trump-and-biden-national-debt https://www.crfb.org/papers/trump-and-biden-national-debt