This continues to be the biggest story in the country: DOGE has already squandered half a trillion dollars in 6 weeks. Not billion. half a trillion, $500 billion https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/irs-predicts-doge-lost-half-a-trillion-dollars-for-the-usa
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They’re eating the crypto
So, no more "income" tax. Instead it will be a "spend" tax.
Are you paying Marc Elias for work? 200% tax.
But, don't worry we'll all get discounts. 👀
1. On X? Discount.
2. Do you let X handle your money? Discount.
3. Tesla? Discount.
- Vote for Trump/GOP: Discount on any purchases made from the companies that endorse them.
There's a purpose to what appears to be their madness and buffoonery, America.
Expect more out of Bluesky than seeing people chase such nonsense.
Let’s stick to finding a path forward, based on reality.
Pretty soon, if not careful, BlueSky will just be abbreviated with two letters, and no better than X.
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Team DOUCHE is really doing a great job wasting money. 500 billion
Audits of people with tax liabilities of $1MM+ have massive ROI for the agency
Trampists/mafia have 1000 years to plunger rich US.
Wowsers! That really IS efficient!
Those who voted for this are beyond foolish.
I like Tim Walz’s term, too - dipshits. Let’s call a turd a turd.
Squandered implies good intent. He BLED it.
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Also, as far as I am informed, government spending has increased, not decreased
Thus, altogether, DOGE seems to be a complete and utter failure and a brutal, inhumane and fraudulent waste of taxpayer money.
My grandma would have said Elon & Trump are just little piggies. I'd say more like large stupid hogs.
Musk is doing this to us.
You don't need to be as horrible to us as Musk is being to us.
they don't give a fuck about destroying the government
what they’re doing.
I believe they’ll fail, but
the collateral damage
Is going to come with a
multi-trillion dollar
price tag. And we aren’t
just paying with money🩸
Elmo's goal is replacing the US form of government with authoritarian technocracy. But even a technocracy needs the protections of civilization, so his goal will eventually clash with Putin's.
No DOGE, No Tesla, No federal contracts,No genius! MuskRat, go back to S. Africa and mine blood emeralds. Not that I condone that. I just want you out of my country.
Oh, also to eliminate any government agency that is provided checks and balances on illegal business practices (see Elon Musk's businesses)
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“The administration has moved to fire nearly 20,000 agency employees, … It’s already dismissed more than 11,000 workers at the agency, though some of their statuses are unclear pending fast-moving court cases.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/03/22/irs-tax-revenue-loss-federal-budget/
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So they cut services for the needy while giving checks to those who don’t need it
They do not believe any of this.
When they lose money or a job.....they will remember you and may move to our side. Hopefully it will not be too late
And still get... It's fake news.
https://www.propublica.org/article/national-debt-trump
All we have to do is find somebody who has the authority, the ability, and the guts to arrest them!
So far we haven't come up with anyone who meets all three of those requirements...
That doesn't apply to the rest of us!
The MPD has limited jurisdiction on federal property, & would not get past the Secret Service anywhere else.
Also, Congress controls the funding for the MPD, and we know who controls Congress.
Care to try again?
Even if the Capitol Police arrest you, they have no place to lock you up. You go to DC jail, & from there to a facility run by the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
Guess who controls those.
Remember that oath?
Remember that part about enemies foreign and domestic?
Well it’s mainly domestic. They are enemies of the constitution.
Do your job.
Arrest the criminals!
We can't be like that.
We have to consider the consequences of each step we take.
Capitol Police have no place to lock people up.
The DC Jail is just a way station for folks headed to a prison controlled by the DoJ.
Who runs the DoJ?
If you made over a certain amount and you don't file, IRS could come after you.
But even with a w2, folks who itemize might also inflate their deductions too, I imagine.
“Average Americans”, can’t afford to drive a Mercedes either, but it could also be something to strive for.