In the cabinet meeting Thursday, Musk said he expected to find $150 billion in savings from “reduction of waste and fraud” in fiscal year 2026.
www.forbes.com
It's just an embarrassing amount, just 7.5% of his original claims (and 15% of his already reduced later claims) for this year, and it will take an extra year to achieve.
It is, of course, far less than the expected reduction of revenue the cuts to the IRS made under his purview, thus Musk and DOGE are directly responsible for increasing the deficit, according to his own numbers.
It is also, of course, less than the $200 billion just one of the Inspector Generals Trump fired on day 1 found in the previous year, showing just how bad DOGE has been at the job it gets the most PR for.
(Of course, DOGE's primary purpose is to damage government services and illegally access data to allow for Trump's more dictatorial tendencies.)
Making the whole "We are about efficiency" line even more of a joke - obvious to everyone except Trump and Musk's most deluded fans - Trump has already spent 150 billion more at this point in the year then Biden did in 23 or 24.
Please note we aren't even discussing the budget as proposed by Trump and the GOP Congress.
Elon Musk Says DOGE Will Produce Savings Of $150 Billion In FY2026
The Department of Government Efficiency and Elon Musk have been working for months to reduce government spending and its workforce.
www.forbes.com
It's just an embarrassing amount, just 7.5% of his original claims (and 15% of his already reduced later claims) for this year, and it will take an extra year to achieve.
It is, of course, far less than the expected reduction of revenue the cuts to the IRS made under his purview, thus Musk and DOGE are directly responsible for increasing the deficit, according to his own numbers.
It is also, of course, less than the $200 billion just one of the Inspector Generals Trump fired on day 1 found in the previous year, showing just how bad DOGE has been at the job it gets the most PR for.
(Of course, DOGE's primary purpose is to damage government services and illegally access data to allow for Trump's more dictatorial tendencies.)
Making the whole "We are about efficiency" line even more of a joke - obvious to everyone except Trump and Musk's most deluded fans - Trump has already spent 150 billion more at this point in the year then Biden did in 23 or 24.
Please note we aren't even discussing the budget as proposed by Trump and the GOP Congress.
