Posted on 12/15/2024 1:24:41 PM PST by Libloather
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are dropping hints about where the co-leads of President-elect Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) will focus its efforts on trimming federal spending when the new administration takes over in January.
Musk, the wealthiest person in the world who is known for his ambitious goals, has set an aim to slash $2 trillion in federal spending under the initiative, while Ramaswamy, a billionaire in his own right, has said entire agencies will be “deleted” under DOGE’s recommendations.
FOX Business compiled a list of what the successful entrepreneurs see as opportunities for improvement – and what they say they won’t touch:
IRS: Simplifying U.S. tax code policy
“In 1955, there were less than 1.5 million words in the U.S. Tax Code. Today, there are more than 16 million words,” DOGE posted to its X account on Nov. 15. “Because of this complexity, Americans collectively spend 6.5 billion hours preparing and filing their taxes each year. This must be simplified.”
https://x.com/DOGE/status/1857993918526480545
Department of Defense (DOD): The Pentagon’s chronic audit failing
Two days after the previously cited post, DOGE flagged that the Department of Defense had failed its 7th straight audit last month, noting that the DOD once again cannot fully account for its budget – which was $824 billion.
When Musk saw the news about the Pentagon’s latest failed audit, we wrote on X, “Sounds like a job for @DOGE!”
In a subsequent post, Ramaswamy noted that the Department of Education (DOE) just failed its third consecutive audit and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) “showed significant deficiencies.” He also threw red flags about AmericCorp’s budget, calling all the findings, “Utterly unacceptable” before adding, “Time for DOGE.”
Congress: $516B Authorized for expired programs
“In FY2024, U.S. Congress provided $516 billion to programs...
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LOL! HOORAY Elon & Vivek!
Whatever money they can’t account for the pentagon should get it’s budget cut by that much
I lack those parts so I’ll just fiendishly giggle.
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The Department of Homeland Security needs to be broken up into little pieces.
They are terrorizing and spying on average Americans while claiming to be unable to do anything about drones flying overhead.
They are worse than useless.
Everyone has nipples - don’t they?
If you are a mammal but she is a salamander. :)
Fungi have basidia and asci.
How about getting rid of the ATF as those three items are (purportedly) legal in the US.
Congress needs to be factored in. And with the number of Republican squishes in D.C., particularly in the Senate, meaningful cuts could be difficult. These officeholders get big donations for reelection from the lobbyists, who generally want to see even MORE spending.
BTTT
As long as none of my government goodies like Social Security and Medicare and Freeways are not touched, I’m good with anything they do.
Teddy Bear wins the internet!!!
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WIKI
The Private Sector Survey on Cost Control (PSSCC), commonly referred to as the Grace Commission, was an investigation requested by United States President Ronald Reagan, authorized in Executive Order 12369 on June 30, 1982.
In doing so President Reagan used the now famous phrase, “Drain the swamp”.
The survey’s focus was on eliminating waste and inefficiency in the United States federal government.
Businessman J. Peter Grace chaired the commission. Reagan asked the members of that commission to “Be bold. We want your team to work like tireless bloodhounds. Don’t leave any stone unturned in your search to root out inefficiency.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Commission
We as a nation don’t need much more federal government than we did in 1982.
VIVEK 2028!!!
The creation of Homeland by W was a knee jerk reaction to 911. The moment I heard about that agency’s creation, I shook my head in disbelief. What the hell are the FBI and CIA for??!! Are they so Fing incompetent that we need ANOTHER agency?
TMI
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The creation of Homeland by W was a knee jerk reaction to 911. The moment I heard about that agency’s creation, I shook my head in disbelief. What the hell are the FBI and CIA for??!! Are they so Fing incompetent that we need ANOTHER agency?
Better yet, penalize DOD and DOE 2X the amount they cannot account for.
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