Elon, Vivek & the D.O.G.E.

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Here's a funny take on what many Americans would like to see happen, at least metaphorically:



No doubt many Americans would enjoy videos of this really happening in various govt offices. It would be more entertaining for spectators than simply handing out pink slips. OTOH, it would be just as effective & satisfying of a bunch the swamp critters would leave on their own.
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william
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ample fat to cut ......

Are you a man or a mouse!? - F. D.
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william said:

ample fat to cut ......



That graph makes it very clear that the administrative jobs (bureaucracy) are mostly parasitic. It's also clear why health care is more expensive, health care quality has gone down, & some people cannot afford insurance. The primary culprit for these problems over the past decade: Obamacare (aka the Unaffordable Care Act, an accurate label when the official name is a lie).

Every time the government touches something they make it worse. This happens primarily through exploding bureaucracies & regulations, both of which add to costs while detracting from the primary task.

The government does not create. It destroys.
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Are you a man or a mouse!? - F. D.
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historian said:



Wait a sec....haven't the libs told us TRUMP was the problem on J6? Are you saying it was the FBI instead? Anyway, if these departments are going to be counterproductive they should be shut down.
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It was always more about the FBI, CIA, etc than Trump supporters. The Gestapo instigated the "riot" & the fascist politicians & media milked it for all its worth ever since. They only used the label "insurrection" because of the 14th amendment. They only care about the constitution when they can abuse it to push their unconstitutional agenda.
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Elon is spot on here. The machine was on the verge of hegemony,

william
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Are you a man or a mouse!? - F. D.
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Harrison Bergeron
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historian said:





The folks that said "learn new skills"
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Doc Holliday
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I feel this same frustration:
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Porteroso
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historian said:



Pretty dumb. The FBI saw violence coming and was there to stop it. It is a miracle the militias decided to not bring guns into the mix, but the FBI knew they planned to.

You guys are always trying to refrain the narrative to be victims. As I said, pretty dumb.
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Porteroso said:

historian said:



Pretty dumb. The FBI saw violence coming and was there to stop it. It is a miracle the militias decided to not bring guns into the mix, but the FBI knew they planned to.

You guys are always trying to refrain the narrative to be victims. As I said, pretty dumb.


Using 'what ifs' to convict and try to win the court of public opinion is pretty dumb.
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historian said:


I can't really take a guy wearing that shirt seriously. I mean, just go buy a blue shirt.
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More on DOGE:

https://notthebee.com/article/trump-announces-elon-musk-and-vivek-ramaswamy-will-run-the-department-of-government-efficiency
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This is all fine and dandy with the necessary WAVE of job cuts but you also need to address the OUTRAGEOUS pensions this yo-yo's walk away with.....time to defund those as well.
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Why this must happen:

"Last week, amid the post-election frenzy, a critical milestone slipped by almost unnoticed: U.S. government debt surged past $36 trillion.

Let that number sink in for a moment. In just twelve months, the debt has exploded by $2.9 trillion. That's $8 billion of new debt every day, $331 million each hour, and $5.5 million every minute...

...The latest figures were published just days ago, and they showed (see "Table 3") that net interest payments hit $949 billion for this fiscal year through September. That's about $2.6 billion every single day.

Note: "Net interest" is the interest paid on U.S. Treasury debt held by the public, including both domestic and foreign sources.

Now, I'm focusing on net interest payments here because that's what Yellen talked about. The gross figure, mind you, sits at about $1.2 trillion.

But even this adjusted $949 billion figure already makes up 3.3% of America's GDP something we haven't seen in decades.

To put this in perspective: that's more than the annual spending on Medicare ($870 billion) and dwarfs Medicaid ($618 billion). It's also more than triple what the government spends on veterans' affairs ($325 billion). In fact, you could combine spending on the Department of Education ($268 billion), Veterans' Affairs, and the entire military budgetand interest payments would still be greater."
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Here is the perfect solution for those asking what those government workers will do when they lose their jobs. As an added bonus, as devout commies, they can commiserate with the Russians & Chinese proles a century ago! Those who think communism of socialism is a good idea can prove it with their actions.
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historian said:

Here is the perfect solution for those asking what those government workers will do when they lose their jobs. As an added bonus, as devout commies, they can commiserate with the Russians & Chinese proles a century ago! Those who think communism of socialism is a good idea can prove it with their actions.


wHo wiLl pIcK tHe cRoPs!!! -libs





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Porteroso said:

historian said:



Pretty dumb. The FBI saw violence coming and was there to stop it. It is a miracle the militias decided to not bring guns into the mix, but the FBI knew they planned to.

You guys are always trying to refrain the narrative to be victims. As I said, pretty dumb.


Now that would have made for a great story. How did the House's television producers that scripted the hearings not pick up on that?


Do you have any other treatments to pitch?
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historian said:

Here is the perfect solution for those asking what those government workers will do when they lose their jobs. As an added bonus, as devout commies, they can commiserate with the Russians & Chinese proles a century ago! Those who think communism of socialism is a good idea can prove it with their actions.

They should be used to dealing with fertilizer of one sort or another already.
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boognish_bear said:




And wear the dreaded coat and tie!
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Cornyn coming in to play second fiddle

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