Trump’s government-cutting Hardy Boys need to take a hard look at Congress, too. There is a time-tested practice in the military-industrial complex wherein contractors make donations to a favored member of Congress, thus buying access. Then when budget time comes, they send their lobbyists to their bought and paid for the MOC to induce him to add “plus ups” to appropriations that they feel are not generous enough. So, Contractor A wants the Air Force to buy 50 planes instead of the 5 planes the Air Force actually wants, or maybe doesn’t want at all. The MOC obliges. It makes Contractor A very happy because he can keep his company going strong, and in gratitude Contractor A continues to be generous with campaign donations.
I’ll send a message to DT and ask about putting a third person in the DOGE position. Efficiently, of course. Someone with logic and sense and not a billionaire. :)
They fit right in with DJT, remember DJT wants to protect women whether they like it or not!
Yes, Mehdi the biggest bloated department is the War Department. MIC has made sure that every Congressional district has an office so that the MIC could blackmail the Representatives to allow for the bloated spending in the Pentagon Budget.
Bring back the Zero base budgeting for every USG department in Discretionary spending
Let them justify all their budgetary requirements every year as we do in the private sector.
Abolish cost-plus contracts. This will ensure transparency and need instead of just adding more money
Good luck with that as the MIC would probably have us killed before agreeing to it.
Given that Musk's companies have huge government contracts and/or depend on government subsidies, how is putting him in charge of cutting budgets not the biggest conflict of interest in an administration based on conflicts of interest from Trump on down? Maybe I haven't been paying attention, but I haven't seen any detailed accounting of Musk's CoI in the corporate media.
Thank you for pointing out the ironic use of ‘efficient’ in having two people especially these two. As we said in 70s “let the Pentagon have a bake sale to raise money”!
This DOGE looks increasingly like the health committee that was led by Hillary Clinton in Bill’s first term. It was a spectacular failure and became a joke. She surrounded herself by lawyers and cronies, while, the committee did not include a single doctor or healthcare professional.
Trump’s government-cutting Hardy Boys need to take a hard look at Congress, too. There is a time-tested practice in the military-industrial complex wherein contractors make donations to a favored member of Congress, thus buying access. Then when budget time comes, they send their lobbyists to their bought and paid for the MOC to induce him to add “plus ups” to appropriations that they feel are not generous enough. So, Contractor A wants the Air Force to buy 50 planes instead of the 5 planes the Air Force actually wants, or maybe doesn’t want at all. The MOC obliges. It makes Contractor A very happy because he can keep his company going strong, and in gratitude Contractor A continues to be generous with campaign donations.
I’ll send a message to DT and ask about putting a third person in the DOGE position. Efficiently, of course. Someone with logic and sense and not a billionaire. :)
Fox guarding the henhouse
They fit right in with DJT, remember DJT wants to protect women whether they like it or not!
Yes, Mehdi the biggest bloated department is the War Department. MIC has made sure that every Congressional district has an office so that the MIC could blackmail the Representatives to allow for the bloated spending in the Pentagon Budget.
Bring back the Zero base budgeting for every USG department in Discretionary spending
Let them justify all their budgetary requirements every year as we do in the private sector.
Abolish cost-plus contracts. This will ensure transparency and need instead of just adding more money
Good luck with that as the MIC would probably have us killed before agreeing to it.
Musk and Ramaswamy are both vested in the markets. Musk, most know about. Ramaswamy, Roivant
Given that Musk's companies have huge government contracts and/or depend on government subsidies, how is putting him in charge of cutting budgets not the biggest conflict of interest in an administration based on conflicts of interest from Trump on down? Maybe I haven't been paying attention, but I haven't seen any detailed accounting of Musk's CoI in the corporate media.
Trump is too thick to understand the concept of conflict of interest. If he's interested, he has no conflict.
This is brilliant!
Thank you for pointing out the ironic use of ‘efficient’ in having two people especially these two. As we said in 70s “let the Pentagon have a bake sale to raise money”!
Recently, I posted this on Facebook: Subject: DOGE
Dear Elon Musk,
Trump wants to kill Obama Care.
Why not Medicare for All?
It costs less, no 25% admin costs.
Save $600 billion.
Reduce costs like you are charged.
Sincerely,
Mansur Johnson
What is the GAO doing in the meantime?
Excellent! Excellent! Expose the hypocrisy and the self-interests of the DOGE “opportunist.” Evil Elon isn’t fooling anyone at Zeteo.
63% of federal employees are Defense/military, VA and Homeland Security. Where to start??
https://usafacts.org/articles/how-many-people-work-for-the-federal-government/
55% is a solid F - PMSL!
Meanwhile only in LA more then 60 000 homeless people.
Thank you! My thoughts exactly. Their budget gets bigger every year and no one seems to care.
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 I agree with you.
This DOGE looks increasingly like the health committee that was led by Hillary Clinton in Bill’s first term. It was a spectacular failure and became a joke. She surrounded herself by lawyers and cronies, while, the committee did not include a single doctor or healthcare professional.
Amen to that!