It appears that Trump's co-president, Musk, is destroying government agencies that he and his fellow Trumpublican marauders have been salavating over for years to destroy.
Their destruction has nothing to do with saving money for the American people. It has to do with hurting the most vulnerable and marginalized among us -- and the world.
If Americans actually believe that the richest man in the world cares about saving American taxpayers' money and not making himself more powerful and richer, then I'll have a health care plan that is bigger and better than the ACA ready for you in two weeks!
WASHINGTON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - "The first phase of the rapid-fire effort by Tesla CEO, Elon Musk, and President Donald Trump to cut waste from government agencies appears driven more by an ideological assault on federal agencies long hated by conservatives than a good-faith effort to save taxpayer dollars, according to two veteran Republican budget experts."
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Since Trump's inauguration on January 20, Musk has dispatched members of his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to scrutinize sensitive personnel and payment information in government computer systems and led a successful drive to dismantle two agencies - one that provides a lifeline to the world's needy and another that protects Americans from unscrupulous lenders.
But Douglas Holtz-Eakin, a former Republican director of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), said the agencies Musk and Trump have targeted to date account for a tiny fraction of the overall federal budget, which is projected to reach $7 trillion this fiscal year, according to the CBO.
"They are not going to go into agencies that are doing things they like. They are going into agencies they disagree with," Holtz-Eakin, who has participated in past tax and spending negotiations in Congress, told Reuters."
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As the black knight of Fascism, Oligarchy, and Authoritarianism spurs its trusty steed on to the eventual destruction of our former democratic republic.
And the milque toast MSM bows and aids in the takeover.
Erase the concept of women in NASA - the families of Christa McAuliffe and Judith Reznik must be nauseous. (like the rest of the sane population)
Fascists value only greed, seizing unchecked power, and punishing people they hate.
This has been the Republican Party's real platform for decades.
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