Elon just announced that he's taking his Tesla ball and going home, wash waah. His stated reason is that he's disillusioned with the Turd's tax and tariff plans and the YUGE deficit they will cause. However, sources close to Space Boy say that he's sick of being ordered around by the Orange Pig, and wants to return to the helm of Tesla, where at least he's the boss.
I assume he's leaving the teenagers in charge of DOGE?
He wasn't going to be around for the long haul anyway, but this has to be way earlier than expected. Oh well, hit the bricks, Elon!
Now for the facts; not the kevin lies. In 3 months he saved $275b. More will be saved as the years go by.
NBC News has reported that special government employees, a class of temporary worker that included Musk, can typically work up to 130 days in a calendar year, though the days can be split up. The White House first publicly acknowledged Musk’s role on Feb. 3, so he was most likely nearing the end of that tenure
Now for the facts; not the kevin lies. In 3 months he saved $275b. More will be saved as the years go by.
NBC News has reported that special government employees, a class of temporary worker that included Musk, can typically work up to 130 days in a calendar year, though the days can be split up. The White House first publicly acknowledged Musk’s role on Feb. 3, so he was most likely nearing the end of that tenure
Firing people doesn't "save" money. It costs money; either services are cut or replacements have to be trained.
Stupid Tom would know that if he hadn't spent his entire life on welfare.
Originally posted by: tom
Now for the facts; not the kevin lies. In 3 months he saved $275b. More will be saved as the years go by.
NBC News has reported that special government employees, a class of temporary worker that included Musk, can typically work up to 130 days in a calendar year, though the days can be split up. The White House first publicly acknowledged Musk’s role on Feb. 3, so he was most likely nearing the end of that tenure
How much of that $275B 'savings' was by his reckless slash and burn firings of good emplyees in necessary positions, disregard of public safety, the rule of law on certain things, etc? I'm asking, don't have hard data just news reports and OP EDs by credible persons, etc. Just askin'...
Candy
How does Candy know these are essential?
Has anybody not received their checks? Have any services been stopped?
The govt continues to roll on.
And lying/stupid kevin doesn't understand that when you reduce headcount you don't hire replacement and you save money.
And the usual suspects have never been able to explain govt spending increased 50% for COVID but never went back down after it was over.
Originally posted by: tom
Now for the facts; not the kevin lies. In 3 months he saved $275b. More will be saved as the years go by.
NBC News has reported that special government employees, a class of temporary worker that included Musk, can typically work up to 130 days in a calendar year, though the days can be split up. The White House first publicly acknowledged Musk’s role on Feb. 3, so he was most likely nearing the end of that tenure
The actual number is $160 billion but they spent $135 Billion this fiscal year already. That also doesn't include the long term cost of litigation, restarting agencies that were illegally shut down and settlements to employees who were fired illegally.
Unlike Tom, I don't just make up numbers.
https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/doge-cuts-cost-135-billion-analysis-elon-musk-department-of-government-efficiency/
After it is all said and done, DOGE is going to end up costing the taxpayers billions of dollars.
Originally posted by: Mark
The actual number is $160 billion but they spent $135 Billion this fiscal year already. That also doesn't include the long term cost of litigation, restarting agencies that were illegally shut down and settlements to employees who were fired illegally.
Unlike Tom, I don't just make up numbers.
https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/doge-cuts-cost-135-billion-analysis-elon-musk-department-of-government-efficiency/
After it is all said and done, DOGE is going to end up costing the taxpayers billions of dollars.
Your last line is absolute horse shit.
Musk / DOGE et al has resulted in fed employee displacement of about 275,000 ; some were fired ( some of which were probationary hires), some accepted voluntary buyouts, and some retired. No doubt lives have been upended. Private companies downsize when revenues/ margins and debt loads dictate it in order to survive. These Fed cuts are necessary to help form some ongoing template as one component of an overall effort to chip away at the atrocious US national debt. I realize Dems and the left here and elsewhere disagree with spending cuts, etc. Your business. Feel free to reiterate how the recent R big beautiful spending bill will apparently add 2 - 4 trillion to the debt load over time; I didn't care for the spending aspects of the bill myself and felt they should've devised two or three bills (including tax cuts) to address this stuff. But I'm just a single lowly taxpayer with no pull besides a vote.
Former Democratic president Bill Clinton and administration from 1993 - 2001 ( two terms) displaced 425,000 Fed employees by September 2001 in their attempts to increase government efficiency / cut waste by employing some of the identical tactics that DOGE has recently. Look it up.
This info is from a liberal - leaning news source (CBS News); so you liberals here can employ the defenses they referenced in this article. They claimed to be more virtuous in their attempt to streamline Washington 30+ years ago. This article is themed via "we did it so much better and with more compassion and efficiency", though there's not many specifics but rather just anecdotal justifcations. Of course they did. The first DOGE office ( under another label) was initiated by Democrats..apparently to a smaller degree of public criticism as compared to present day although they endured some crap as well. Presenting political actions from 30+ years ago is probably irrelevant, right? Doesn't make a tinker's dam, etc? Absolutely!
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/clinton-reinventing-government-doges-comparison
Doesn't matter much, right? Course not! Just keep lubricating those digital Benjamin printers at the US Treasury..we'll be fine.
