An interview with Musk and what DOGE is doing

[AProudLefty]

I’ve seen fraud first hand and it was rampant.
Nobody did anything.

@Legion sez no anecdotes.

 

[AProudLefty]

Not an answer.
Let’s try again.
Who do you trust?

A successful businessperson.

 

[anonymoose]

Why do you trust DOGE?

Neither trust or distrust.
But no administration has bothered to do anything about the waste. In fact they outright condone it.

 

[AProudLefty]

Neither trust or distrust.
But no administration has bothered to do anything about the waste. In fact they outright condone it.

Who? The Republicans haven't done anything about it.

 

[FastLane]

In the past 5 years we had a 2% increase in population and a 53% increase in spending. That is not sustainable. We HAVE TO decrease spending. We can't keep saddling our grand kids with debt.

 

[BartenderElite]

Neither trust or distrust.
But no administration has bothered to do anything about the waste. In fact they outright condone it.

What this admin is doing is largely performative, imo.

They're making a big show of it, and it's red meat for MAGA. But they're also (from what I've seen) firing people who really bring value and some who have pretty important jobs in terms of keeping America safe & healthy. It's seems reckless, haphazard, and minimally effective.

What they've done is a fraction of a fraction of a fraction of what we spend.

 

[T. A. Gardner]

You'd make a bad lawyer.

They're the best kind.

 

[FastLane]

Neither trust or distrust.
But no administration has bothered to do anything about the waste. In fact they outright condone it.

Exactly at least Trump is trying. I am thankful that Musk is trying to help. If they balance the budget we should put them on Rushmore

 

[anonymoose]

A successful businessperson.

Elon Musk is THE most successful businessman in the world but you don’t trust him.
Therefore I don’t believe you.
Sorry.
Not really.

 

[FastLane]

What this admin is doing is largely performative, imo.

They're making a big show of it, and it's red meat for MAGA. But they're also (from what I've seen) firing people who really bring value and some who have pretty important jobs in terms of keeping America safe & healthy. It's seems reckless, haphazard, and minimally effective.

What they've done is a fraction of a fraction of a fraction of what we spend.

Wait till we see if there are results.

 

[AProudLefty]

Exactly at least Trump is trying. I am thankful that Musk is trying to help. If they balance the budget we should put them on Rushmore

By haphazardly cutting and firing without review?

Only a cultist would want them on Mount Rushmore.

 

[FastLane]

If they are eliminating fraud, I want to see the charges. You cannot let people get away with fraud. Charge them and make them pay it back. We all know why that is not happening. Musk is making it up to justify his cruelty.

Wait till they run down the fake SS recipients

 

[T. A. Gardner]

I'm not opposed to Trump and Musk trying to eliminate fraud and waste.

I don't trust them to do it responsibly, or efficiently.

That's better than the Democrats who want to have more of it.

 

[AProudLefty]

Elon Musk is THE most successful businessman in the world but you don’t trust him.
Therefore I don’t believe you.
Sorry.
Not really.

He isn't an inventor. Sorry to burst your bubble.

 

[IBDaMann]

I'm not opposed to Trump and Musk trying to eliminate fraud and waste.

Yes, you are vehemently opposed to Trump and Musk trying to eliminate fraud and waste because you absolutely don't trust them.

I don't trust them to do it responsibly, or efficiently.

No matter what mountain of evidence to the contrary is provided to you that waste is being cut responsibly and efficiently, your TDS will consume you and delude you into distrust.

 

[IBDaMann]

You'd make a bad lawyer.

Says the dishonest, self-contradictory bigot who categorically denigrates all Evangelicals, immediately denies that he did, and then refuses to apologize to those he slandered.

 

[anonymoose]

What they've done is a fraction of a fraction of a fraction of what we spend.

So you’re in favor of doing nothing.
I personally witnessed so much fraud and waste by gubmint employees that I wanted to scream. It was rampant to the point where I’d say encouraged. The oversight was by those actually committing the fraud.
If I was in charge I wouldn’t have fired them. I would’ve arrested them.
Same as I did with my front desk lady when I had my business. Had her arrested.

 

[IBDaMann]

He isn't an inventor. Sorry to burst your bubble.

Too funny! AProudLefty is the first deaf dude whos deafness prevents him from being able to read! His having slept through deaf-studies has him thinking that "businessman" and "inventor" are the same thing.

 

[FastLane]

So you’re in favor of doing nothing.
I personally witnessed so much fraud and waste by gubmint employees that I wanted to scream. It was rampant to the point where I’d say encouraged. The oversight was by those actually committing the fraud.
If I was in charge I wouldn’t have fired them. I would’ve arrested them.
Same as I did with my front desk lady when I had my business. Had her arrested.

Selling scripts?

 

[anonymoose]

He isn't an inventor. Sorry to burst your bubble.

So now you’d trust an inventor, not a successful businessman as you said earlier.
Why would you trust an inventor?
And what inventor should Trump place in charge of doge?