Elon Musk and DOGE have unleashed chaos with mass firings and funding freezes in a supposed attempt to find savings. But one flagrant expense on the federal balance sheet, which should be zeroed out, is staring Musk in the face: the U.S. naval base and prison complex at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.
PBS newshour interviewed a Texas congressman yesterday and asked if any federal employees were fired in his district and he said he didn't know. Then they pulled the # and it was 100 people. They're flying blind riding on vibes.
In light of the larger pattern of this initial trajectory, why are you even tinkering with the notion that Elon Musk and DOGE are acting in good faith?
WOW, SHOCKING CONCLUSION. NEVER SHOULD HAVE BEEN OPENED IN THE FIRST PLACE. MAYBE WE SHOULD ALSO FORCE THE PENTAGON AND DEFENSE DEPARTMENT TO SHOW US WHERE THEIR BLACK BUDGET GOES!
Save money by only paying Congress only for time worked. Travel is not included as work. They work less than 1/2 year, & some still don't show up. Stop tax payers paying for their retirement &
health care.
There is no such thing as "Taxpayer Money", In fact, that account doesn’t exist. As former Fed Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke once noted, when the U.S. Govt pays for things, it is “not Taxpayer Money. We simply use the computer to mark up the size of the account.” #MMT https://newrepublic.com/article/158221/government-can-afford-anythi-wants
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Moving past this falsehood will allow for much sharper attacks
e.g.
Why is DOGE/Admin dismantling Federal apparatus and what do they intend to replace it with?
https://www.democracynow.org/topics/guantanamo
health care.