Department of government efficiency really isn't about improving effectiveness. It aims to recklessly cut spending to satisfy anti-government ideology. Sabotaging agencies by firing employees can only make government more dysfunctional. Comparing countries, US is in the middle range in government expenditure as a percentage of GDP. US spends relatively less than other rich countries rated higher in quality of government.
"Am sure the nutty magas"
A bit unfair if we're being honest. Also a bit rich since everyone on both sides agrees Biden wasn't running his White House.
1) Both Elon and Trump were generationally wealthy prior to entering politics, I doubt their motivations are to raid the American piggy banks. Now place that on the scale opposite lawmakers who have acquired generational wealth from politics. Which way does it tip.
2) I was perfect fine with Dennis Rodman's North Korea diplomatic missions.
3) We've heard for years that Trump is a narcissistic nazi dictator. I was under the impression that type doesn't cede power?
To slims point on Knox, i think for years we've accepted kicking the tires when what we needed was that 147 point inspection.
lmfaooooooo i knew a maga would try to side step this. Well since musk is head of doge, why is the head of doge meeting with foreign leaders? Its clear you cant grasp 2 + 2 and tried to down play the play how the head of doge is conducting his own personal business in the whitehouse
@cd329
#128
Because America doesn't lead the field in all categories and perhaps other world leaders can offer efficiency insight. Asked and answered.
#105
Musk doubled down with data contrary to the COBOL argument, so does the possibility that one of you could be wrong exist?
For my part, I'd rather be a side stepper than constantly getting things wrong
Yes, now believing the COBOL issue is not an issue.
"The logic flow diagram for the Social Security system looks INSANE. No one person actually knows how it works. The payment files that move between Social Security and Treasury have significant inconsistencies that are not reconciled. It’s wild," Musk declared in a post on X.
In another post, Musk said "there are FAR more ‘eligible’ social security numbers than there are citizens in the USA. This might be the biggest fraud in history."
Probably because I was once in a govt position, not federal, where I really couldn't do the job that should have been done. The old this is way it's always been done. I moved on. Had competent leadership shown up I would have gladly done my job the right way. Can't help but think some of these folks in the same boat.
@UNIMAN
I am not sure I follow that completely.
These are the ones in charge of finding the fraud and waste.
So, you are saying they did NOT do their jobs because the IGs before them did not do their jobs either?
So, if it is found out that you have NOT been doing your job by your new boss, you do not think it warrants being fired?
I would imagine the next person to do that job will actually do it now.
Nothing DOGE has identified is evidence of fraud according to Jessica Tillipman government law dean at George Washington university. Trump administration has different spending priorities than other administrations. But to label everything as fraud or waste is misleading. 2023 report shows inspector generals work lead to 4000 prosecutions and $93 billion in potential savings. Although fraud is determined by court of law. waste is in the eye of the beholder. For examples, DEI and media subscriptions. In social security, under 1% of payments are made improperly because of incorrect data or unnoticed deaths. But since the program is so large, even a tiny fraction means big dollar amounts.
What a total bullshit maga answer. Musk has no right holding meetings with foreign leaders. Theres laws against this. no matter what these clowns do, even if illegal the magas will just keep defending them.
Musk saying there are millions of people in the social security system over 100, 150 and 200 years old. This south african immigrant is such a fraud scammer its unreal and all the maga guppies are eating his bullshit right up. If all these people are collecting SS, then they should be sending cops to all these peoples houses and arresting them. If you cant see what he and trump are trying to do, then you need to get some street smarts. Hes gonna say the whole system needs to be shut down and people will have to apply all over again, which would take years and years to get people their money they earned. Most will endup dying before ever getting back onto the system. Just watch how all the magas parents get screwed, then maybe they will wake up and realize how they all got royally fooled by con artists.
I would love to make a wager with musk that there are no persons on social security that are 150 years old and getting checks. They might be in some database, but they arent collecting money. I would cash this bet so easily. Musk is a fraud and just looking to fleece money out of the govt and shut down all the investigations against him.
lmfaooo heres an opinion piece talking about the same thing i posted about musk and his social security bullshit.
Just like i said musk and trumps plan is to say the whole social security system is fraud and then they will shut it down.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/opinion-elon-musk-coming-social-183000465.html
The folks who keep saying this make America great again are nothing but traitors to our country. America has always been great. You magas just fell for a con artists fancy slogan. Its a real shame most people, especially magas dont have any common sense and street smarts, they just believe what the career con artist tells you to believe.
sorry but not harassing anybody and the only people am attacking is musk, trump and the whole entire maga cult. Nice try thou, you wont get me into back and forth battle. Have a great day spocko
@cd329...DID YOU KNOW ....
A common misconception is that Fort Knox is the largest gold deposit in the world,(4583 tons of gold) but ,,this title is actually held by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, located at 33 Liberty Street, New York City.
The building is estimated to hold an impressive 6,350 tons of gold, worth $203.3 billion. The majority of this does not belong to the US though; over 95% of this bullion is stored for governments and international investors.
... US Mint figures are for January 2018
Thanks for sharing 7 year old news with us all. Let us all know if anything changes.
Keep up the fine work!
[Quote: Originally Posted by cd329]Musk saying there are millions of people in the social security system over 100, 150 and 200 years old. This south african immigrant is such a fraud scammer its unreal and all the maga guppies are eating his bullshit right up. If all these people are collecting SS, then they should be sending cops to all these peoples houses and arresting them.
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