So Trump and Elon Musk are going all-in on DOGE, or "Department of Government Efficiency" to make a smaller government. What does this mean?
- Cutting police budgets and streamlining police to better serve their communities
- Eliminating wasteful visas and reinstating an era of visa-free travel
- Making American TSA work like airport security in the EU
- Visas for farm workers
- eFile for income tax
- Audit the Department of Defense
- Faster border crossing for everyone.
Lol, no. He's talking about cutting government spending. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/doge-elon-musk-department-government-efficiency-trump-b2646246.html
This likely has nothing to do with government efficiency, this has to do with cutting social welfare programs.
The biggest expenditures of the government in the current budget year are outlined in the Fiscal Year budget.
Most financial outlays are mandatory, which mostly means Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security. Discretionary spending is 50% Department of Defense and 10% Department of Veterans Affairs.
What it will actually be is likely:
- Defunding NASA which is a competitor to Elon Musk
- Reducing funds for free school lunches
- Restricting Medicaid
- Cutting Social Security OASI benefits
- Cutting Medicare benefits
All other remaining programs make up such a small percentage of the budget they are unlikely to make any difference to the federal deficit.
Don't fall for the memeification of right wing blabber.
DOGE is a scam. It's Donald Trump's brand.
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