Musk Mulls Sending All Americans $5,000 Checks Using DOGE Savings

Earl said:
It’s not the criticism, it’s the opposition (fighting in the streets) to an audit and the deportation of violent criminals

Work harder not to suck.
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People aren't protesting the deportation of violent criminals - they're protesting the deportation of those who aren't criminals, and the way deportation is being handled in general.

And the American public is absolutely correct to not trust a near-trillionaire who has billions of dollars worth of government contracts and his team of 20-somethings on their completely non-transparent "audit," which has already resulted in people being fired indiscriminately and panicky attempts to re-hire once they realized what those people did.
 
BartenderElite said:
People aren't protesting the deportation of violent criminals - they're protesting the deportation of those who aren't criminals, and the way deportation is being handled in general.
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So you say. Do you have a signed power of attorney in your pocket that authorizes you to speak for other people?

BartenderElite said:
And the American public is absolutely correct to not trust a near-trillionaire who has billions of dollars worth of government contracts and his team of 20-somethings on their completely non-transparent "audit," which has already resulted in people being fired indiscriminately and panicky attempts to re-hire once they realized what those people did.
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Nobody's perfect. You seem envious, BTW.
 
BartenderElite said:
People aren't protesting the deportation of violent criminals - they're protesting the deportation of those who aren't criminals, and the way deportation is being handled in general.

And the American public is absolutely correct to not trust a near-trillionaire who has billions of dollars worth of government contracts and his team of 20-somethings on their completely non-transparent "audit," which has already resulted in people being fired indiscriminately and panicky attempts to re-hire once they realized what those people did.
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Everyone of them have broken our laws so they are all criminals
 
FastLane said:
Was she getting "tips" for other things?
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Former co-workers alleged that she was not fair in the distribution of tips. Specifically, one former co-worker claimed that during a busy Cinco de Mayo celebration in 2017, when it came time to split the $560 in tips she had gotten at the bar, AOC gave the waitress only $50. After the waitress complained to her manager, her take was doubled to $100. This incident was cited as an example of her allegedly greedy behavior.

@Grok
 
volsrocks said:
www.forbes.com

Musk Mulls Sending All Americans $5,000 Checks Using DOGE Savings

“Will check with the President,” billionaire Elon Musk replied to a tweet proposing a refund check to taxpayers funded by DOGE’s savings.
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Only if it goes to tax paying households
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It isn't going to happen. Anyone that thinks it will happen should be more concerned about the money they sent to a Nigerian Prince.

The article says it will be 20% of the $2 trillion in savings that Musk promised. Musk can't get to $2 trillion in savings based on the current US budget.
The budget is about $6.9 trillion.
SS and Medicare makes up $2.3 trillion of that. Fraud there is less than 10% and in the case of SS less than 1%.
Interest on the debt is about $0.888 trillion. No fraud there so you can't reduce those payments without default.
Defense spending is about $0.9 trillion Trump actually wants to increase spending here.
Veterans Benefits are $0.346 trillion
Transportation is 0.144 trillion (Not just roads and bridges but also includes air safety.)
Federal Employee Retirement - $0.181

By just keeping these items in the budget, you might see $2.3 million in savings. But that means you would have no jails, no courts, no border agents, no federal law enforcement. no IRS, no Congressional or Presidential staff. Basically you would need to turn the US into a lawless wasteland which would only mean your deficits would increase since you have no one to collect taxes or enforce any laws.
 
BartenderElite said:
People aren't protesting the deportation of violent criminals - they're protesting the deportation of those who aren't criminals, and the way deportation is being handled in general.

And the American public is absolutely correct to not trust a near-trillionaire who has billions of dollars worth of government contracts and his team of 20-somethings on their completely non-transparent "audit," which has already resulted in people being fired indiscriminately and panicky attempts to re-hire once they realized what those people did.
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entering this country illegally and staying past your date is a crime retardo
 
Poor Richard Saunders said:
It isn't going to happen. Anyone that thinks it will happen should be more concerned about the money they sent to a Nigerian Prince. The article says it will be 20% of the $2 trillion in savings that Musk promised. Musk can't get to $2 trillion in savings based on the current US budget. The budget is about $6.9 trillion. SS and Medicare makes up $2.3 trillion of that. Fraud there is less than 10% and in the case of SS less than 1%. Interest on the debt is about $0.888 trillion. No fraud there so you can't reduce those payments without default. Defense spending is about $0.9 trillion Trump actually wants to increase spending here. Veterans Benefits are $0.346 trillion Transportation is 0.144 trillion (Not just roads and bridges but also includes air safety.) Federal Employee Retirement - $0.181 By just keeping these items in the budget, you might see $2.3 million in savings. But that means you would have no jails, no courts, no border agents, no federal law enforcement. no IRS, no Congressional or Presidential staff. Basically you would need to turn the US into a lawless wasteland which would only mean your deficits would increase since you have no one to collect taxes or enforce any laws.
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Opinionating is doing some heavy lifting there, Mr. Pitiful. Just my opinion, of course. :thup:
 
We should remember that this savings only reduces the deficit, it does not actually free up real money. The only real gain monetarily we could get would be finding out who stole what money from what Federal funding source, seizing assets of equivalent value and giving them to holders of Federal obligations to retire the debt they hold. Then we would pay less interest, our ongoing expenses would be lower and we might be approaching neutrality. But, no, thinking you can double use money that no longer exists is a fake idea and nobody should try it.
 
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