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X: Musk Estimates the Fraud is $1.5 Trillion Per Year
Elon Musk ^

Posted on 01/01/2026 8:06:54 AM PST by TigerClaws

Elon Musk

@elonmusk My lower bound guess for how much fraud there is nationally is ~20% of the Federal budget, which would mean $1.5 trillion per year. Probably much higher.


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1 posted on 01/01/2026 8:06:54 AM PST by TigerClaws
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To: TigerClaws

Add to that the mismanagement and waste factors.


2 posted on 01/01/2026 8:09:56 AM PST by Starboard
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3 posted on 01/01/2026 8:10:10 AM PST by 4Liberty (One person’s Socialism is another’s neighborliness. -Tim Walz)
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To: TigerClaws

Musk also initially said DOGE was going to cut $2 trillion from the federal budget. As of October 2025, DOGE has reported an estimated $214 billion in total savings.


4 posted on 01/01/2026 8:11:53 AM PST by vrwc1
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To: TigerClaws

Most of the politicians are in on some form of this. That’s why no one in the political class is going to jail.


5 posted on 01/01/2026 8:14:02 AM PST by brownsfan (We are already on the slippery slope.)
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To: Starboard

“Add to that the mismanagement and waste factors.”

+ Lost opportunity costs had the money remained in the private sector.


6 posted on 01/01/2026 8:19:24 AM PST by Señor Presidente (Tyranny deserves insurrection)
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To: vrwc1

That doesn’t necessarily mean they didn’t find the cuts.


7 posted on 01/01/2026 8:22:42 AM PST by Frank Drebin (And don't ever let me catch you guys in America!)
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To: TigerClaws

Defining our “Affordability Crisis”.


8 posted on 01/01/2026 8:25:32 AM PST by blackdog (The philosophy of the schoolroom in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next.)
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To: Señor Presidente

Excellent point. Also, imagine what that money could have done to upgrade and modernize our crumbling infrastructure.


9 posted on 01/01/2026 8:28:26 AM PST by Starboard
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To: 4Liberty

That sums up the “State of the Nation” in one picture.


10 posted on 01/01/2026 8:29:10 AM PST by cgbg ("Your identity is how power treats you.")
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To: 4Liberty

Very good!


11 posted on 01/01/2026 8:29:30 AM PST by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: brownsfan

Most of them are in it for the Big Graft.


12 posted on 01/01/2026 8:30:19 AM PST by Starboard
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To: TigerClaws

Look at this.

painful but telling.

https://x.com/libsoftiktok/status/2006605426134233189


13 posted on 01/01/2026 8:33:16 AM PST by dforest
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To: 4Liberty

LOL! Perfect.


14 posted on 01/01/2026 8:34:32 AM PST by Starboard
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To: dforest

Wonder if he’ll run for mayor in some big U.S. city?


15 posted on 01/01/2026 8:37:11 AM PST by Starboard
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To: dforest
Looks like a real pro.

See tag line.

16 posted on 01/01/2026 8:40:33 AM PST by Carry_Okie (The tree of liberty needs a rope.)
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To: TigerClaws

Probably about right.

Unfortunately, after 5 years in office, with 3 years of GOP congressional majorities, Trump has done little if anything to cut that overall.


17 posted on 01/01/2026 8:44:13 AM PST by 9YearLurker
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To: Carry_Okie

There to legitimize the looting of Americans. He will reside in Mandani’s NYC. He didn’t even go back to his native crapweasel hole. LOL


18 posted on 01/01/2026 8:44:19 AM PST by dforest
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To: TigerClaws

Is that including the grift back to our “elected” criminals in CONgress?


19 posted on 01/01/2026 8:44:40 AM PST by TermLimits4All ("If you stand for nothing, you'll fall for anything.")
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To: dforest

“”””Look at this.

painful but telling.

https://x.com/libsoftiktok/status/2006605426134233189 n”””


OMG, is this really true that the new UN Secretary General is a former Somali Healthcare grifter in Ohio????????


20 posted on 01/01/2026 8:46:39 AM PST by Presbyterian Reporter
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