From @reuters.com: Elon Musk's cost-cutting outfit appeared to acknowledge that many of its contract cuts saved taxpayers less money than it first claimed. DOGE's latest data lowed its savings estimates for about 170 contracts, by $3 billion. www.reuters.com/world/us/us-... - ThreadSky

bradheath.bsky.social • 5 days ago

From @reuters.com: Elon Musk's cost-cutting outfit appeared to acknowledge that many of its contract cuts saved taxpayers less money than it first claimed.

DOGE's latest data lowed its savings estimates for about 170 contracts, by $3 billion.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-government-spending-has-not-slowed-under-trump-so-far-data-shows-2025-02-26/

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boboinparadise.bsky.social•4 days ago

Starting to shift from a matter of faith, all government is bad so kill it, to a matter of measurement, what's the cost/benefit of axing these programs?
Given the slapdash nature of their "work", I misdoubt its feck.

bradheath.bsky.social•5 days ago

The U.S. government spent more during President Donald Trump's first month in office than it did during the same period a year ago, in a sign his cost-slashing effort has yet to reduce the nation's heavy fiscal obligations, a Reuters analysis of federal data shows.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-government-spending-has-not-slowed-under-trump-so-far-data-shows-2025-02-26/

mademocats.bsky.social•5 days ago

and it’s not like that extra money went to help the country. My guesses about the increase spending:

It’s expensive to go to the Super Bowl, drive around the Daytona track, take multiple trips to Mar-a-Lago to play golf , and pay Musk and his minions to crash the government.

teamarieetw.bsky.social•5 days ago

Super fiscal. Remind me again, how much DOGE activities are costing the taxpayer per day?? 🤦‍♀️

ellenahzulu.bsky.social•5 days ago

"...ILLEGAL cost-cuttting..."

mcirwin47.bsky.social•5 days ago

These are not “savings,” and describing them as such is editorializing, not journalism. These illegal cuts spending for services and legal obligations. This is like if I stopped paying my mortgage I called it “saving on housing costs.”

davidjorgonson.bsky.social•5 days ago

Inaccurate. Musk isn't cutting costs, he's unlawfully sabotaging government operations.
Only Congress can lawfully decide how much should be spent on what

cdwilsher.bsky.social•5 days ago

Did they include Verizon's contract for the FAA improvements in the cancelled category?

smlrun.bsky.social•5 days ago

media ask why give musk contracts when. removing other contracts. its most corrupt administration. disgrace musk needs to go cut all his contracts

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