Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, says it has saved $160 billion through its push to root out wasteful or fraudulent government spending. But that effort may also have come at a cost for taxpayers, with a new analysis from a nonpartisan research and advocacy group estimating that DOGE's actions will cost $135 billion this fiscal year. read more
In the latest example of altering figures on the agency's website, staffers at DOGE seemingly updated its claimed savings overnight on Tuesday, erasing approximately $962 million, according to NOTUS. read more
So they're cutting $35 billion over a decade, AND requiring the states pay for a system of tracking and enforcement?
A million bucks a day. In Louisiana.
It will be devastating.