Musk's Doge Cut a Fraction of What he Promised

Saturday, May 03, 2025

Musk promises DOGE has a long-term' future as steps back from White House having cut a fraction of what he promised DOGE shows up in force on Fox as Musk vows its mission will continue even though he's not longer at the White House

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Elon Musk is pushing back on a report that his flagship company Tesla is looking to replace him as CEO after months of absenteeism in favor of his work as head of DOGE -- and a decidedly inefficient first quarter for Tesla.

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-- Rolling Stone (@rollingstone.com) May 1, 2025 at 10:26 AM

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"One of the many criticisms leveled at DOGE has been its use of young staffers, who have little-to-no government experience.

One such staffer - Edward Coistine, who is also known as "Big Balls" - appeared alongside Musk on Jesse Watters Primetime to discuss his role for the first time.

"Who is Big Balls?" host Watters asked on his program, surrounded by DOGE members and supporters at a huge oval conference table.

"I am," piped up 19-year-old DOGE staff member Edward Coristine."

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"DOGE critics have argued that the young techie crew's analyses of pay systems demonstrate how little they know about basic bookkeeping and accounting.

Another staffer said Thursday that $330 million has been paid to dead people, but DOGE has yet to show evidence of that."

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2025-05-02 07:43 PM | Reply

"Another staffer said Thursday that $330 million has been paid to dead people"

So they saved one dollar per American.

Republicans are the dumbest people imaginable.

#2 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-05-02 07:48 PM | Reply

video version of the article with Soc Sec expert

www.youtube.com

#3 | Posted by Corky at 2025-05-02 07:49 PM | Reply

He's a quitter and a fat pasty white -----

#4 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-05-02 07:56 PM | Reply

Elon Musk's Stunning Claim That DOGE Is 'The Most Transparent' Gets Blunt Fact-Check (April 3, 2025)
www.huffpost.com

... Elon Musk is continuing to defend the work of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, recently claiming in an interview with Fox News that his initiative is "the most transparent organization in government ever." ...

OK, so, let's see the receipts and evidence for the $160 billion of cuts that Mr Musk stated in a Cabinet Meeting (down from his promised $2 trillion of cuts, and also down from his revised $1 trillion of cuts).

There's a good graphic in this article...
www.bbc.com

To summarize:

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Initial pledge for cuts: $2 trillion

Revised pledge for cuts: $1 trillion

Current estimated savings: $160 billion

Itemized savings: $61.5 billion

Savings with a receipt attached: $32.5 billion
...

So, "Mr Transparency" has shown evidence of only $32.5 billion, when he has claimed $160 billion?

So much for transparency.

#5 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-05-03 07:02 PM | Reply

@#1 ... DOGE has yet to show evidence of that." ...

Yeah, that seems to be a main problem with DOGE...

Lots of self-ingratiating claims, with nothing to back them up.

#6 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-05-03 07:04 PM | Reply

DOGE was never about what it purported to be. Its purpose is to wreck the government in favor of personal private pet interests

#7 | Posted by hamburglar at 2025-05-03 07:18 PM | Reply

Attack the nhsta and faa.
Both investigating musk.
So what if a few hundred people die as a result?

#8 | Posted by northguy3 at 2025-05-03 07:50 PM | Reply

Musk makes promises he never keeps.

For instance, how many years has he promised investors that self-driving is coming "next year?"

Every year since 2019.

He's full of s*&!

#9 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2025-05-04 03:56 AM | Reply

"He's full of s*&!"

Also full of himself and full of ketamine.

#10 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2025-05-04 06:16 AM | Reply