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The US budget for 2024 was $6.8T [0], and apparently all of DOGE's actives combined have saved us about $150B [1], or about 2% of the annual budget. For that 2
by redeux 1y ago
The US budget for 2024 was $6.8T [0], and apparently all of DOGE's actives combined have saved us about $150B [1], or about 2% of the annual budget.
For that 2% savings Trump and Elon wrecked the Agency for International Development (USAID), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Department of Education (ED), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), National Endowment for Democracy (NED), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Social Security Administration (SSA), and US Postal Service (USPS) [2]. That doesn't seem like a good deal to me.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_States_federal_budget https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_States_federal_bud...
[1] https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/elon-musk-doge-federal-savings-goal-b2732504.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politic...
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_federal_agencies_targeted_by_DOGE https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_federal_agencies_targeted_b...
- pmags 1y agoHere's a few more: • US Department of Agriculture (USDA) -- https://www.msn.com/en-us/public-safety-and-emergencies/health-and-safety-alerts/report-warns-of-dangerous-consequences-after-major-usda-staffing-cuts-wiping-out-an-entire-commodity/ar-AA1CZVhK https://www.msn.com/en-us/public-safety-and-emergencies/heal... • National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) - https://www.insidehighered.com/news/government/politics-elections/2025/04/14/draconian-layoffs-grant-terminations-come-neh https://www.insidehighered.com/news/government/politics-elec... Don't forget massive cuts coming down the line to Department of Energy, NASA and NSF too. • Department of Energy -- https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/doe-preparing-10b-clean-energy-funding-cuts-which-could-hurt-occidental-exxon-projects-wsj/ar-AA1D7uja https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/doe-preparing-10b-cl... * NASA -- https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-01217-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-01217-6 • National Science Foundation -- https://www.rdworldonline.com/nsf-layoffs-in-2025-deep-budget-cuts-headed-for-u-s-research-sector/ https://www.rdworldonline.com/nsf-layoffs-in-2025-deep-budge... Who needs research, right?! /s