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Wednesday, November 13, 2024

President-elect Donald Trump picked Tesla CEO Elon Musk and biotech company founder Vivek Ramaswamy, a former Republican presidential candidate, to lead an effort to cut spending, eliminate regulations and restructure federal agencies.

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Kiss your Medicare and Social Security goodbye, --------.

#1 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2024-11-12 09:16 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

Kiss your Medicare and Social Security goodbye, --------.

#2 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2024-11-12 09:16 PM | Reply

Elon Musk thinks all you peons need to suffer

If he fired every single employee of the federal government it would only cut 15% of the federal budget. He wants to cut 1/3

Is this what you voted for magat scum? For the richest man in the world to run our government?

#3 | Posted by truthhurts at 2024-11-12 09:47 PM | Reply

You can't run a government like a business. That's just absurd.

#4 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2024-11-12 11:08 PM | Reply

You can't run a government like a business.

Lewzer couldn't run a business to begin with.

#5 | Posted by REDIAL at 2024-11-12 11:12 PM | Reply

Two egomaniacal rats in a sack. First press conference should be a doozy.

#6 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2024-11-13 05:39 AM | Reply

Can't wait for all the excuses from gracie et al in the near future of why the s&^% sandwich they're eating is the best sandwich they've ever had.

#7 | Posted by jpw at 2024-11-13 08:46 AM | Reply | Funny: 1

We're so f'ed.

#8 | Posted by qcp at 2024-11-13 10:44 AM | Reply

"Trump Picks Musk, Ramaswamy for Government Efficiency Effort"

How come we need two of them? Not very efficient.

#9 | Posted by Gal_Tuesday at 2024-11-13 10:58 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 4

How come we need two of them?

That's actually a pretty good question.

#10 | Posted by REDIAL at 2024-11-13 11:09 AM | Reply

The Office of Government Efficiency is off to a great start with split leadership: two people to do the work of one person.
Yeah, this seems REALLY efficient.

x.com

SpaceX has gotten 20 billion in subsidies.
$7500 of every Tesla sold is paid by the government.
Pfizer is going to the moon. Ketamine futures are hot!

#11 | Posted by BluSky at 2024-11-13 11:59 AM | Reply

We are against space and rural broadband and EV subsidies now?

#12 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2024-11-13 12:15 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

DOGE will operate outside of the federal government

So it's a contractor? Consultant? Paid with pallets of cash?

#13 | Posted by REDIAL at 2024-11-13 12:17 PM | Reply

We are against space and rural broadband and EV subsidies now?

Can't speak for "we". Yes, I'm against diverting NASA funds to pay for a billionaire tech bro's Mars pipe-dream.
"rural broadband" = red state pork project that better enables Trump voters to spam Facebook memes and cruise Grinder. If Mississippi wants broadband Mississippi should pay for it.
If people want to spend their money on an overpriced S,E,X or Y model Tesla they are free to do so. Using tax money to prop up the stock price of a company ran by a never-grew-up frat boy seems like the definition of government inefficacy.

#14 | Posted by BluSky at 2024-11-13 12:40 PM | Reply

Imagine:

Joe Walsh
@WalshFreedom
Imagine if during the 2020 campaign, Mark Zuckerberg had come out & publicly endorsed Biden, used his social media platforms to push pro-Biden information and spread disinformation about Trump, then spent millions of his own money on pro-Biden PACS, and then campaigned his butt off for Biden. And then when Biden won, Zuckerberg became Biden's closest advisor, basically setting up camp at the White House.

Look, it's a free country, but I'm just wondering ... would Hannity and the rest of the right wing media world be upset? Would Trump's supporters be upset?

#15 | Posted by Gal_Tuesday at 2024-11-13 12:53 PM | Reply

#15 LOL, that's what Zuckerberg actually did in 2020.

#16 | Posted by fishpaw at 2024-11-13 01:21 PM | Reply | Funny: 2

The Federal Reserve has about 22,000 employees. It only needs about 2000. What do those extra 20,000 employees do? They try to justify their jobs by getting in the way of the 2000 that are actually running the show. That is just one example of the problem with the federal government.

#17 | Posted by fishpaw at 2024-11-13 01:28 PM | Reply | Funny: 3

You can't run a government like a business. That's just absurd.

#4 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2024-11-12 11:08 PM | Reply | Flag:

And you wanted someone that just just blew thru a billion in 3 months and still ended up 20 million in the red and still lost.

#18 | Posted by fishpaw at 2024-11-13 01:31 PM | Reply | Funny: 2

It's better than the guy that asked for a billion dollars from the oil barons to do their bidding.

#19 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2024-11-13 01:34 PM | Reply

America will do wonderful with all the people Trump plans on firing from the government.

Unemployment and strife! What a wonderful future the GOP has in store for America.

#20 | Posted by ClownShack at 2024-11-13 01:34 PM | Reply

The Federal Reserve has about 22,000 employees. It only needs about 2000.

And you know this how?

#21 | Posted by REDIAL at 2024-11-13 01:36 PM | Reply

Some right wing, hate radio, talking voice told him so.

#22 | Posted by ClownShack at 2024-11-13 01:40 PM | Reply

And you wanted someone that just just blew thru a billion in 3 months and still ended up 20 million in the red and still lost.

Posted by fishpaw at 2024-11-13 01:31 PM | Reply

No I didn't you miserable cretin. I don't support Republican lite. Do try again.

#23 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2024-11-13 01:43 PM | Reply

Some right wing, hate radio, talking voice told him so.

I'm sure he also "knows" the 2,000 doing the work are conservatives and the 20,000 wasting time are "Libbies".

#24 | Posted by REDIAL at 2024-11-13 01:46 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

The Federal Reserve has about 22,000 employees.

You couldn't have picked a worse example.
The Fed manages a 7.5 trillion dollar portfolio.
It's self funding, and in most years writes a check for several hundred million dollars to The Treasury Department.

#25 | Posted by BluSky at 2024-11-13 01:47 PM | Reply

You couldn't have picked a worse example.

I suppose he cold have picked one that's actually part of the government.

#26 | Posted by REDIAL at 2024-11-13 01:54 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

I read earlier today that the GAO estimates our government has about $275 Billion in annual wasteful spending. For this thing to work gotta start with the low hanging fruit.

#27 | Posted by BellRinger at 2024-11-13 01:57 PM | Reply | Funny: 1 | Newsworthy 1

Soooo....they can't cut S.S. before the money runs out can they?
They can't just take the money paid into it and, you know, cut Trump a check or anything?

Asking for a friend.
Well me.

#28 | Posted by earthmuse at 2024-11-13 01:58 PM | Reply

GAO estimates our government has about $275 Billion in annual wasteful spending.

And Elon is going to trim that back by $2 Trillion. That means he's going to cut $1,725 Billion in non-wasteful spending.

#29 | Posted by REDIAL at 2024-11-13 02:01 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

they can't cut S.S. before the money runs out can they?
They can't just take the money paid into it and, you know, cut Trump a check or anything?

What do you mean?

You realize the reason SS is "running out" is because it was so successful at saving up money, congress under Raegan started spending it.

And then, what do you know, there was suddenly a shortfall.

You wanna fix this country. End all the freebies members of congress have gifted themselves, for life.

#30 | Posted by ClownShack at 2024-11-13 02:07 PM | Reply

And ballwasher will cheer.

#31 | Posted by jpw at 2024-11-13 02:07 PM | Reply

#27 | POSTED BY BULLBRINGER

Did the committee of morons vote before posting such stupidity?

What a worthless username.

#32 | Posted by ClownShack at 2024-11-13 02:09 PM | Reply

Jeff can't help himself he is SUCH a lying pos

The GAO's new report found there were $236 billion in improper payments in Fiscal Year 2023.

www.gao.gov

$236 in improper payments and not $275 in wasteful

#33 | Posted by truthhurts at 2024-11-13 02:33 PM | Reply

We are against space and rural broadband and EV subsidies now?

#12 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2024-11-13 12:15 PM | Reply | Flag

Only those things tied directly to Musk.. Everyone else is safe.

#34 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2024-11-13 03:02 PM | Reply

It's funny how democrats will dump half of their core values to be against someone they percieve as bad because of information they get from MSDNC, CLinton News Network and CBS.

#35 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2024-11-13 03:04 PM | Reply

The Federal Reserve has about 22,000 employees. It only needs about 2000.

And you know this how?

#21 | Posted by REDIAL at 2024-11-13 01:36 PM | Reply | Flag:
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Some right wing, hate radio, talking voice told him so.

#22 | Posted by ClownShack at 2024-11-13 01:40 PM | Reply | Flag:
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Ever heard of Google?

#36 | Posted by fishpaw at 2024-11-13 03:18 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

The Federal Reserve has about 22,000 employees.

You couldn't have picked a worse example.
The Fed manages a 7.5 trillion dollar portfolio.
It's self funding, and in most years writes a check for several hundred million dollars to The Treasury Department.

#25 | Posted by BluSky at 2024-11-13 01:47 PM | Reply | Flag:
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So tell me why you need 22,000 people to do that? They have computers that do that these days. Just because it has a big number doesn't mean you need more people to manage it.

#37 | Posted by fishpaw at 2024-11-13 03:22 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

And you wanted someone that just just blew thru a billion in 3 months and still ended up 20 million in the red and still lost.

Posted by fishpaw at 2024-11-13 01:31 PM | Reply

No I didn't you miserable cretin. I don't support Republican lite. Do try again.

#23 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2024-11-13 01:43 PM | Reply | Flag:
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Since you are clueless I'll help you out, that was the Harris campaign. I hope you were happy giving her your $10 knowing a million went to Oprah and another $500k went to Al Sharpton.

#38 | Posted by fishpaw at 2024-11-13 03:26 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

So tell me why you need 22,000 people to do that? They have computers that do that these days. Just because it has a big number doesn't mean you need more people to manage it.

#37 | Posted by fishpaw

"If my mush brain doesn't understand something that must mean it's unnecessary"

#39 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2024-11-13 03:26 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

It's funny how democrats will dump half of their core values to be against someone they percieve as bad because of information they get from MSDNC, CLinton News Network and CBS.

#35 | Posted by lfthndthrds

Which of those networks intentionally lied to their audience about an election being fraudulant until they supported a coup?

#40 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2024-11-13 03:27 PM | Reply | Funny: 1 | Newsworthy 1

Since you are clueless I'll help you out, that was the Harris campaign. I hope you were happy giving her your $10 knowing a million went to Oprah and another $500k went to Al Sharpton.

Posted by fishpaw at 2024-11-13 03:26 PM | Reply

You are the clueless one. I didn't give her a dime and I didn't vote for her either. I'd get more intelligent talk from a doorknob than you.

#41 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2024-11-13 03:29 PM | Reply

Ever heard of Google?

Oh, right. I forgot.

You were randomly searching the number of employees working at the federal reserve and came to the conclusion there only need to be 2,000, all on your own, for no reason at all.

Whatever you say, dumbfkkk.

#42 | Posted by ClownShack at 2024-11-13 03:30 PM | Reply

On the plus side, firing every IRS worker means no one to audit our taxes and apply fines. Easy for say everybody in a blue state to stop contributing to the federal government with 0 consequences since the federal government will stop supporting blue states with our tax dollars anyways.

#43 | Posted by dibblda at 2024-11-13 03:41 PM | Reply

Can't speak for "we". Yes, I'm against diverting NASA funds to pay for a billionaire tech bro's Mars pipe-dream.

#14 | Posted by BluSky at 2024-11-13 12:40 PM | Reply | Flag:

NASA purchases SpaceX flights because the alternative is to buy Russian Soyuz flights.

NASA's Mars mission has been in development for 13 years, cost $26 billion so far, has no reusability, and has made 1 uncrewed flight.

Gwynne runs SpaceX, not really Elon. Of course we know her name, because we absolutely know what we're talking about and it's not just reflexive MAGA hate that just cost us the election.. right? right?

#44 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2024-11-13 04:48 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

Just because it has a big number doesn't mean you need more people to manage it.
It's a gigantic number. For comparison Goldman Sacs manages 1.7 trillion and has over 45,000 employees.
But you're the one making the assertion. Tell us why the Fed should lose 90% of its' labor force. Surely there is more to your argument than, "computers go brrrr".

Of course we know her name, because we absolutely know what we're talking about and it's not just reflexive MAGA hate
I knew they pushed some lady out to be the frontman after Musk blew a joint with Rogan. Probably couldn't have recalled her name without Google. I also know we wouldn't be in a position to outsource rocket launches if Democrats hadn't been chocking off NASA's budget since the 60's. Whatever SpaceX manages to accomplish with taxpayer money over the next decade it will be because they are standing on the shoulders of giants whose achievements served humanity not some morally bankrupt flamethrower salesman who thinks he is IRL Ironman.
"we coup who we want" should have been the end of Musk in American politics and the source of my reflexive' hate of him. He should have been hauled in front of Congress. Who is "we"? Did he violate the Logan Act? Did he use his money and influence to overthrow a democratically elected government to get access to their lithium? Instead we are handing him the last great frontier and now apparently US budget oversite.

#45 | Posted by BluSky at 2024-11-13 08:38 PM | Reply

We is rhetorical, mostly being you. It's still funny to me how much the left loved Elon until they didn't, despite his behavior not changing. EV love to jilted bitches in a decade.

It's not a flamethrower.

He managed to fire 80% of twitter and rebuild the entire stack. If you can make that pile of garbage efficient, maybe he can make a dent in the trillion dollar deficit.

#46 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2024-11-14 08:05 AM | Reply

Shotwell isn't the frontman. Elon is the frontman, sales, stock hype that my party's donors love so they can make it rain a billion during election season. Shotwell runs the business.

It's actually just a completely legal weed burner. The guy is great at sales. He even sold Speaks a car.

#47 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2024-11-14 08:07 AM | Reply

I guess the Libs on here want to keep on going down the same --- hole

someone on here said "you can't run the Gov. like a Business" why not? take in revenue like a business and have expenses like a business. if the expenses exceeds the revenue you will go out of business

you wouldn't be able to run your own household like we are currently running the Gov. you would be foreclosed on.

#48 | Posted by Maverick at 2024-11-14 02:24 PM | Reply | Funny: 1 | Newsworthy 1

Donny Felon: I am creating an efficiency department chock full of billionaires.

Magidiots: YAYYYYYYYY an end to government waste.

30 days pass

Magidiots: Why hasn't my social security check arrived? Why was my prescription denied by medicare?

*Dials medicare help line*

"Thank you for calling medicare. Your call is very important to us. Due to high call volume your estimated wait time is 7 hours and 39 minutes. Please log on and use our automated chat bot developed by X."

*Logs on*
"Why was my prescription denied"
*Was your prescription denied?*
"yes"
*I see you prescription was denied by medicare.*
"Why was it denied?"
*Your prescription was denied. Is there anything else I can help you with?*
"Yes, why was it denied?"
*Yes your prescription was denied. For only $19.99 per month you can upgrade to blue check medicare for more help with your medicare questions*
enters credit card info
*Welcome to blue check medicare, how can I help you?*
Why was my prescription denied?
*Medicare blue check sees that your prescription was denied.*
Why was it denied?
*For more assistance on your medicare issues, please call 1-800-955-1566*

Dials number.

Heavy pakistani accent "Medicare blue check, how may I help you?"

My prescription was denied, why?

"Have you tried our automated blue check chat bot?"

Yes.

"Okay then, do you have any other questions?"

#49 | Posted by Nixon at 2024-11-15 07:43 AM | Reply

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