But that wouldn't allow these billionaires to kill or cut regulatory agencies that protect consumers so they can limit oversight on their subsidiaries and holdings to profit off our tax dollars...
@@fmcg5364 literally no one says this but me lmao. Tell me one other place you heard this from. You guys talk about authoritarianism but don't realize you want "authoritarianism", no actually we NEED it. If that means ordinary working people controlling every aspect of life including but not limited to the laws
@@fmcg5364 fun fact: Cuban legislators are paid ordinary wages and NOT a professional salary because it's considered by the state to be a "civic responsibility". Is that the evil commie dictatorship you want for our great democratic capitalist country where freedom leaks out of my medical bills and out of the 🍑 of every Congress man and woman?
Need to put a stop to lifelong salaries and other benefits that the people collecting has voted for , for themselves.. it shouldn't be legal for people to be able to give themselves raises and benefits.
They should also be included as the cuts for not showing up to work. Whenever you watch those Congressional hearings, the room is just about empty. In fact, start there and then move onto to the House and Senate.
That’s not what that saying means. It was a chant for not paying the king because he wasn’t Americas representation of the governing power. Not “is there a reason for this particular tax”. It was the straw that broke the camels back. Now, if you chanted that, then decided to not pay your taxes because you believe we have a failing government, then you would be spot on. I tried that for a year…..don’t do that. They got theirs lol.
How about increasing representation and reducing pay and bebefits for ekected officials. They do not have a difficult job. Look at rhe idiots we have to endure daily.
@@JustSleighter I think he means less jews. At less than 1% of population they shouldn't compose 50% of the cabinet and other high level government leadership.
Would challenge you to shadow your Congressman or Senator for a week. They interact with their constituents, read and review hundreds of pages of bills being presented to congress. And need to be present for votes on each and every bill. They also do not live in their home state while congress is in session. Meaning have two households. And are away from their families. It is not an easy job - Just look up your elected officials website.
Depends on if it's given the power to do so. It'd be extra comical if DOGE had the ability to fire people in Congress or the Senate. This may backfire in a few years but man, it'd be HILARIOUS.
As a mother of an autistic son who needs intense support to keep him safe, I had to go to court 7x to get my son what he needs...and the lame a$$ excuses I always heard to deny my son what he needs under the law was, "we have a budget crisis." To which I've always repiled, "NO, we don't have a budget crisis, we have a mismanagement of funds for people with autism and other developmentally disabilties CRISIS!!" STOP LYING.
There are no programs that provide mothers with cash for their disabled (including autistic) children unless those parents are not financially supporting their child. There are no programs that “add” to parental salaries if a child “needs” things. If a mother is on welfare and a father is MIA, the disabled child may be eligible for a cash SUPPLEMENT from American taxpayers but the vast majority of disabled children have parents that support them.
I am not directly responding to your situation kgaccount. You perhaps have a legitimate issue. But this is a developed country problem. In the developing country, nothing comes free not even food or water as a basic need. Here in America, its a free ration to everyone on Taxpayers money, and some are milking the Govt with a fake Doctor report on disability, income. There are hardworking Americans busting their balls off, so they can put something on table for the Family and there are some just getting it free. Honestly due to this, America is failing a younger generation that are perfectly able and can go places. Instead they rely on govt checks and take a easiest route. It is just unbelievable.
What about the money that both of these people are getting from the government for their own businesses. This seems like. Move in the cheese factory kind of thing.
@@jsmalls9575 what conflict of interest, there is no way there is a conflict of interest since Elon Musk or Vivek R. cannot make any changes. It is strictly an advisory role
Their plan is to fail so miserably that these departments get cut or die, which is why each cabinet position has been a laughing stock at best, and a joke at worst.
Why isn’t anyone calling out Elon on violation of the government rules for example in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far) Subpart 7.5 - Inherently Governmental Functions, contractors are prohibited and making DoD decisions he is violation and should be suspended.
Gov. raises should be no more than the average person's % increase. Make them pay, out of their salary, what we people pay!!! Thats car taxes and insurance, normal monthly bills and insurance, health care, food, gasoline, property taxes, etc. THEY work for US so they need to live like us!!!!!
Federal government workers pay the exact same bills regular folks do. As for health insurance, if your insurance is BCBS you pay about $685 a month for a family. Congress on the other hand 😬.
I can tell you where it goes, Or at least a good chunk of it. Compartmentalized black government projects for the Defense contractors like raytheon, lockheed martin, Northrup Grumman, etc. For the reverse engineering of retrieved crashed extraterrestrial crafts. It's black budget stuff that congress doesn't even have any read-in or authorization over.
Let’s be 100% clear, Musk’s only intention is to cut things so that more money can be directed toward his business as subsidies. They have no intention of trying to save tax payers dollars, they just want to use the money to make themselves and their slimy friends richer.
Which department is responsible for increasing home prices by 50%? Is it the Same one that has the levers that increase the prices of gas and groceries? 🤦🏻🤦🏻🤦🏻
Actually they can recommend it to the president and thru law and the constitution can have mass firings that basically close those agencies that seem to have gotten to powerful for their own good making laws that are unconstitutional when only congress has the right to pass laws but we've been getting alot of bureaucracy that is destroying this country
Useless "jobs." You lefties sure didn't care about people losing jobs during coof or when those right of Marx are fired for social media posts. You lefties are nothing if not hateful hypocrites.
They could abolish the USPS and let private companies run it like UPS or FedEx. USPS loses 6.5 billion dollars annually, which in other words, the taxpayers lose 6.5 billion. UPS made a 70 billion dollar profit last year because they run it efficiently like a business.
Why does the IRS not prepare your return for you? They have 90% of the information for 90% of the people. They submit to you and you either accept or you reject it. If you reject you revise the return and return to them. Other countries much less advanced than us do it. Why have the 2 geniuses not suggested this?
This is all BS. Two trillion dollars savings Musk said made me shxt myself laughing. All gov staff (except dod) represent 200 billion discretionary spending. So where to cut? The 860 billion dollars from defense. Yes shrink the military is expenses but also active duty members. It aligns with a non interventionist strategy. One place Musk is hesitant to cut are private contractors (he himself gets 20 billion).
Thirty-six TRILLION dollars in debt. Obviously, the way things have been run has been completely horrendous. Over time, the government has only gotten worse
True that. I blame deficit spending. It runs up enormous debt AND provides cover for mid-wit and dim-wit elected officials who would otherwise be exposed for being unable to make intelligent budget and spending decisions.
Congress hasn't done an actual budget in decades. Always a big omnibus continuing resolution, at the last minute when the blackmail is to authorize it all, or the government will shut down. "Spend 10% more than last year" is not a budget. Break the budget into a dozen areas, with consideration spread to one each month so Congress can apply it's full attention to each part of the budget as it comes up for consideration, and the blackmail would be limited to just 1/12 of the government shutting down if the spending bill was not passed on time.
I blame fighting “wars” on several fronts, simultaneously, just to sell weapons as a means to profit off those sales and artificially prop up the economy: Republicans I’m looking at you!
If not done now, it never will be, and the country continues down the path of unsustainable fiscal mismanagement until the enviable collaps. Not recession, or depression, but total collaps.
why are we keeping any part of the IRS, it should be gone. And do just a small amount of a 3 % flat tax across the board, Way easy and about a 10th of a staff needed for records and filing
cut the waste, and collect all taxes - especially from the rich. Musk - I'm looking at you. If the working class pays a higher percentage than billionaires, the system is broken.
Do you really think Musk is going to recommend raising his own taxes??? NO, the cuts will be made to everything that helps average and low income Americans.
why would they be nervous? open your eye, this is nothing more than a ruse. Musk will have access to every government contract. All he will do is cherry-pick the highest-paying government contracts he doesn't have and bid on them, further increasing his wealth off the backs of taxpayers. People get angry at a single mom with three kids getting welfare, but Elon Musk is the biggest welfare recipient in US history. This guy is fleecing America in our faces.
As are corporations and small businesses who benefit when those 100s of thousands of govt workers shop. Not to mention the loss of state and local tax revenue too.
Any government employees who leave due to mandatory in-office work requirements or RiFs, are likely to be those who have been employed the longest, i.e., the most experienced. The Department of Veteran Affairs did this about 30 years ago and the brain drain was incredible. Then they realized that they couldn't keep up with the backlog and started a massive hiring spree, but guess what, those people are poorly trained because the most senior people who would have trained/mentored them were gone. DOGE isn't going to improve anything, but they will 'ef up your interactions with federal agencies/benefits.
@@mikehunt5637 your spot on... these guys are idiots it's not a private business their dealing with they will fire people who make up 1% of government spending for good optics and collapse the government in the process... if there will be real change then Congress must be addressed both the house and senate.. term limits, audits, no insider trading, no influence peddling, all subject to prosecution, no gifts either for elected officials, no holding individual stock. Clean bills. I heard nothing about dealing with the culprits which are not the employees making $50k.. idiots
1. There is no Dept of Gov Efficiency. It doesn't exist. 2. It would.... funny enough.... need to be funded by Congress.... and additional expense. 3. How do two billionaires who have Gov contracts get to be in charge of anything without some divesting of stakes? Laslty.. What would those two give up to help our country?.... they don't even pay taxes like you or I do. They're takers
You obviously know nothing of what you are saying since they aren't being paid in their advisory role and no it isn't a federal agency so Congress doesn't;t have to approve of anything.
Well it's funny that the internet is loosing its mind over DOGE which has ZERO authority to do anything but recommendations on where to save money. Just dumb.
It could be because our president elect has shoved it in our faces and the media is helping. It also could be because the richest man in the world essentially bought his way into the most powerful man in the world's inner circle, and people are rightfully concerned about that? But you're right it's all just crazy liberal whining.
Any cuts will be welcome since the waste has exploded in the last 20 years to a level that is not sustainable. Sadly the most supporters of these protecting these waste buckets will be most hurt when this nation collapse. The IRS needs to start by focusing on those that owe the most. When you spend millions to get $1 from me but ignore those that owe millions, how dumb do they think we are?
Congress needs hutch style hearings for certain agencies to explain where the people’s money is going. ….we had to do this once before , but this agency is out of control again .
Other than Congress being able to live like royalty, I hope people understand that these cuts will affect nongovernment employees. I do believe these contracts are beyond ridiculous and need to be assessed and funded better. However, these government contracts fund nonprofit and private sector employment. Expect job losses in both sectors.
I’m quite curious to see what they come up with and put out there as far as our money being wasted. I bet it will be eye-opening, more turtles on treadmills costing us $10 million. I’m sure.
Possibly. There is certainly some waste - there is in private sector as much as public. But outside of defense, the US federal government spends a lower percentage of GDP than nearly every other developed economy, so there probably aren't as many big waste areas as people are led to believe. Developed countries need to invest to keep up the high standards of living, with infrastructure, education, a healthy workforce, etc, necessary to be a developed country.
These two jokers trying to cut costs is quite entertaining. They have NO IDEA how complicated the Departments are and how they are intertwined with State and other Federal Agencies. Musk and what's his name, are in WAY over their heads. I predict they will get nowhere FAST. It will be like the blind leading the blind. Both of the men have personalities like dead fish. They'll get little cooperation and a lot of resistance.
@@krakken- No, there is not remotely as much waste in the private sector as there is in the public. The private sector has to use their OWN money, and compete to stay in business, which are huge incentives NOT to waste money. On the other hand, the public sector is using OTHER people’s money, there is no threat of competition and going out of business, so they face SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED incentives to reduce waste.
@@davidmajor1508 Private industry can also be efficient because they are hyper focused on profit. The government is service oriented. Their objectives are entirely different.
I would like to see the studies which show where the issues exist that have lead to these conclusions. Where do they get their facts. Or is it simply their opinions? Changes that need to be made are best made with facts and critical thinking.
you can't ask for studies if you can't say what studies you are asking for. I would like to see the studies you are using to see where you are getting your facts on the conclusions you are saying you are questioning.
PhD student here...there's a reason most of us lean liberal and it's not because we learn about communism in school or whatever... I was an engineering major so I learned about things like pipes and economic analysis....Republicans have never even pretended to care about studies. It's useless to argue with most people about facts, though. People vote with their feelings. And Republicans are good at making people scared.
If they want to simplify the Tax Code, abolish Personal Income Tax, and make-up for it with a National Sales Tax. While they are at it, they should declare that *property taxes* are a "tyranny tool", used by government (at all levels), to either control or remove the property owned by Americans. As such, *property taxes* should be declared to be UNCONSTITUTIONAL. Again, the revenue can be made-up for with a National Sales Tax.
If property taxes are eliminated, states might increase state taxes and or like Florida, which does not have state taxes, begin implementing them. Either way you look at it, you'll still be paying more to make up for any funds lost.
Marc Elias, Stephen Spoonamore, Andrew Bustamante Team up for Recount ? Yes, Please . Individually they're Great . Together, Even Better . What if I'm right?
I couldn’t BE more excited to see DOGE go to work on the Fed Govt!! However, I’m not so naive to believe it’ll be a one and done project. In DC, BOTH PARTIES, are far too in love with spending to help themselves from letting these cuts start creeping (if not racing!) back in to their annual spending!!! We MUST find a way to eliminate the PORK from spending bills and the RIDICULOUS, shrimp on treadmills studies, funding trans awareness in Guatemala, and every other ridiculous thing they can think of to waste OUR MONEY, that they’d never open THEIR OWN WALLET FOR if someone on the street was asking for it!! These DOGE sweeps need Congressional action to back them up so they can’t return with the famous “pen and a phone”, and will require vigilance; perhaps a complete sweep thru every dept every 5-10 years or so for an “efficiency” audit! We’ve been given a TREMENDOUS gift with this election, and the combination of Elon and Vivek taking on this huge task that truly belongs to the ppl we actually PAY to be fiduciaries of OUR MONEY!! We CAN NOT squander this opportunity to make desperately needed, lasting change in our Federal Govt!!
Cutting $2 trillion...or we could tax these billionaires and reach that amount is short order. But no. The average American has to feel the pain, not the untouchables, not the oligarchs, not our superiors. How easy it would be to tax $10 billion from 100 of the wealthiest billionaires (averaged out), and within 2 years you have $2 trillion. I'm tired of these two non-Americans trying to destroy our economy and this country. Vivi would love to turn this country into a clone of India, and Elon has a wet dream for turning the US into the apartheid state he so dearly loved in South Africa.
Why do you cultists love taxes so much? How would you feel if I walked up to you and forcibly took everything you have? Obviously by your comment you would want that to happen.
This video is not government inefficiency, it is just a tribute. Watching a video power point animate text you could have read in an article with elevator music is horrible. Also remember these are all people who give no shits about society and labor rights.
@9:20... This opinion from Manhattan Institute is deeply flawed. Basically, they are assuming that NO CHANGES will be made to regulations that allow fewer people to be more effective and therefore start to actually LIKE their job. Further, from this perspective alone, the possible job cuts will be way greater than 25%, while increasing agency throughput and eliminating the billions spent each year on reams of 80gsm paper and printer inks. Because even after printing, the result is still mostly worthless.
Cancel the Ketamine addict's contracts and no golf games at public expense for Donnie! And cancel his security staff too, let the 'billionaire' pay for his own security.
The salaries are hardly a significant problem. The real problem is that they have access to insider trading, which is how someone like Nancy Pelosi became a multimillionaire despite reportedly only making 200k a year.
@azelynhirano were on the same page. i was referring to their yearly income, not just salary. Is it too hard to be in agreement vs. opposing options constantly
Probably not for you. They carry all that science-y stuff and warning about attacks and all that for every citizen, without selling garbage. Over your head.
No, you have it wrong, in your analogy it would be relying on the people who are currently running all of the government agencies to recommend needed cuts.
As someone who is not a millionaire, I really don’t think a person who is and another who is a trillionaire should be deciding on budgeting the government programs for millions of people who will never make that much in their lives. Or men who are deciding to cut Planned Parenthood since they’ll never need the services they provide. How out of touch can you be? Ah, poor folks don’t need this or that, women don’t need this or that. I’d appreciate consideration for both poorer people and women. Idk.
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How about we look at the retirement packages the Senators and Congressmen have voted in for themselves, with their medical insurance packages too?!
I agree raises should be part of the Presidential elections. Personally I like how NH does it. Our state reps get $100 per year plus milage.
100%
But that wouldn't allow these billionaires to kill or cut regulatory agencies that protect consumers so they can limit oversight on their subsidiaries and holdings to profit off our tax dollars...
@@K1LL4Cam
Huh?
Plus 4% cost of living increase, the politicians are mini oligarchs. Wondering if there is a chart of wealthiest senators.
Politicians should have term limits and use health insurance everyone else is stuck with.
I think it's time for one income to be enough to support a family again!
Sounds like you want Cuban socialismo😂😂
@@dipropraubha9434 Do you have any idea what you are talking about, or are you repeating something you heard?
@@fmcg5364 literally no one says this but me lmao. Tell me one other place you heard this from. You guys talk about authoritarianism but don't realize you want "authoritarianism", no actually we NEED it. If that means ordinary working people controlling every aspect of life including but not limited to the laws
@@fmcg5364 fun fact: Cuban legislators are paid ordinary wages and NOT a professional salary because it's considered by the state to be a "civic responsibility". Is that the evil commie dictatorship you want for our great democratic capitalist country where freedom leaks out of my medical bills and out of the 🍑 of every Congress man and woman?
Every member of Congress should be audited annually.
Was that analy or annualy?
No one show this guy Trumps Tax returns
Really? And what should be the qualifiers for our congress? 😂😂😂 this country is a joke.
@@stevenjohnson891You’re more than welcome to leave 🤷🏿♂️
@@thejony5 why it's hilarious to watch the morons here fail upwards and destroy the place. Who doesn't love this country??
Need to put a stop to lifelong salaries and other benefits that the people collecting has voted for , for themselves.. it shouldn't be legal for people to be able to give themselves raises and benefits.
I disagree.
Like Congress does?
Imagine requiring "workers" to show up for work.
Yes because they will work harder to do the right things and gain the trust of the people to be re-elected!
@@JayR-v5p why?
SET TERM LIMITS FOR CONGRESS AND CUT RAISES!
Absolutely 👍
Nope. That would be communism
Term limit and age/health limit. If you are not capable of working like any other ordinary workers, how can you output the expected results.
That would be messy. Term limits on the supreme court judges, is essential!!!!
Unfortunately, only a Constitutional amendment can institute term limits for US Congressmen and Senators.
They forget to include cutting the salaries of non performing Congressional Representatives and Senators.
They should also be included as the cuts for not showing up to work. Whenever you watch those Congressional hearings, the room is just about empty. In fact, start there and then move onto to the House and Senate.
Plus the most likely huge salaries all of these new employees will receive…plus benefits.
Not likely because they would not benefit from
If they cannot tell you where the money is going they don't need it.
Or it’s being used for top secret military or intelligence operations.
@@lindaj5492 which should through the congress and not the department directly.
If they can tell you, then they need it. Are you serious.
Desperately need ruthless ROI (return on investment) scrutiny and cutting. NO one can do that like Elon....we'll see, but things can't get worse.
@ the government isn’t there to make money, and Elon has zero authority to cut anything. Sheesh dude
There is a huge amount of taxpayer money wasted on a certain agency that was created to violate people’s rights. That should be the first cut.
Congress and the perpetual s--t show the banana Republicans have been producing the last several years??
@@TheotherArcher I don't know what that agency is but it should go.
Yeah, right, so you don't need to pay taxes ?
@AlexM-jd2ro No one is saying that you don't have to pay taxes! GET REAL!!
Which one?
no taxation without representation... no representation... no tax..
I think it's time for one income to be enough to support a family again!
That’s not what that saying means. It was a chant for not paying the king because he wasn’t Americas representation of the governing power. Not “is there a reason for this particular tax”.
It was the straw that broke the camels back. Now, if you chanted that, then decided to not pay your taxes because you believe we have a failing government, then you would be spot on. I tried that for a year…..don’t do that. They got theirs lol.
Delusion
@@FloppimusMaximus You really think you are worth more?
I want this overlbloated government downsized. I also want to know where all of my tax dollars go. All Americans should be on board with this.
I think it's time for one income to be enough to support a family again!
Feds publish budgets every year online. You should start there if you want to know at little.
Let me get you started. Between 2017 and 2021 there were how many Presidential golf excursions paid for by your taxes? Or are you excluding those.
All your tax dollars go to the Pentagon and Israel
@wickedguppy3715 well, we should all be requesting a reduction in expenses.
How about increasing representation and reducing pay and bebefits for ekected officials. They do not have a difficult job. Look at rhe idiots we have to endure daily.
👍🇺🇲👏exactly good point🙋♀️
what do you mean by increasing representation?
@@JustSleighter I think he means less jews. At less than 1% of population they shouldn't compose 50% of the cabinet and other high level government leadership.
Lmao bro that’s literally a drop in the bucket compared to the bureaucracy
Would challenge you to shadow your Congressman or Senator for a week.
They interact with their constituents, read and review hundreds of pages of bills
being presented to congress. And need to be present for votes on each and
every bill. They also do not live in their home state while congress is in session.
Meaning have two households. And are away from their families.
It is not an easy job - Just look up your elected officials website.
DOGE is advisory, it cannot cut any department. You guys need to present information accurately.
Depends on if it's given the power to do so. It'd be extra comical if DOGE had the ability to fire people in Congress or the Senate. This may backfire in a few years but man, it'd be HILARIOUS.
Forbes, WSJ, NYT are all the same establishmentarians towing a common line. What should we reasonably expect? 😒
If they can create them, then they can cut them right?
Executive Orders with Presidential immunity ... WFU ... they have not taken office and the so called leaders are shaken ... idiocracy in lala land ...
@@reneecaballero9624you need a filibuster proof 60 votes in the senate. Good luck with that
Cutting government spending and some agencies is WAY OVERDUE! CUT,CUT,CUT…
As a mother of an autistic son who needs intense support to keep him safe, I had to go to court 7x to get my son what he needs...and the lame a$$ excuses I always heard to deny my son what he needs under the law was, "we have a budget crisis." To which I've always repiled, "NO, we don't have a budget crisis, we have a mismanagement of funds for people with autism and other developmentally disabilties CRISIS!!" STOP LYING.
There are no programs that provide mothers with cash for their disabled (including autistic) children unless those parents are not financially supporting their child. There are no programs that “add” to parental salaries if a child “needs” things. If a mother is on welfare and a father is MIA, the disabled child may be eligible for a cash SUPPLEMENT from American taxpayers but the vast majority of disabled children have parents that support them.
Taxpayers are not responsible for your kids care. You are.
Yet biden gave ukraine and others, what 80 billion and can't give a mom a break with her sick child.
You are correct!
I am not directly responding to your situation kgaccount. You perhaps have a legitimate issue. But this is a developed country problem. In the developing country, nothing comes free not even food or water as a basic need. Here in America, its a free ration to everyone on Taxpayers money, and some are milking the Govt with a fake Doctor report on disability, income. There are hardworking Americans busting their balls off, so they can put something on table for the Family and there are some just getting it free. Honestly due to this, America is failing a younger generation that are perfectly able and can go places. Instead they rely on govt checks and take a easiest route. It is just unbelievable.
Every department and agency needs a forensic accounting and accountability is mandatory.
Who funds these departments and agencies? It is Congress, not the agencies or departments.
Does anyone else see the problem with this relationship and the money and the contracts or is it just me? 🤫🤦🏻♂️
Huge conflict of interest!
I think it's time for one income to be enough to support a family again!
What about the money that both of these people are getting from the government for their own businesses. This seems like. Move in the cheese factory kind of thing.
@@jsmalls9575 what conflict of interest, there is no way there is a conflict of interest since Elon Musk or Vivek R. cannot make any changes. It is strictly an advisory role
No, it isn't you.
DOGE cannot cut anything, they are not an official department, they can only make recommendations
Oh really!
Yep. Considering who is their boss, I suspect their recommendations carry a LOT of weight.
Their plan is to fail so miserably that these departments get cut or die, which is why each cabinet position has been a laughing stock at best, and a joke at worst.
The President can refuse to fund them.
@@rockyroad7345 It's up to congress, not the president.
The question is will Elon cut any part of the government funding his contracts?
Why isn’t anyone calling out Elon on violation of the government rules for example in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far) Subpart 7.5 - Inherently Governmental Functions, contractors are prohibited and making DoD decisions he is violation and should be suspended.
Name those contracts
No
@ Andy- wake up and smell the coffee
Him and his donors can fund their own as they have been...
Less government is better!!
Gov. raises should be no more than the average person's % increase. Make them pay, out of their salary, what we people pay!!! Thats car taxes and insurance, normal monthly bills and insurance, health care, food, gasoline, property taxes, etc. THEY work for US so they need to live like us!!!!!
Every time the senators vote themselves a rase it’s at30% on top of their regular salary.
Federal government workers pay the exact same bills regular folks do. As for health insurance, if your insurance is BCBS you pay about $685 a month for a family. Congress on the other hand 😬.
I think it's time for one income to be enough to support a family again!
Hate to burst your bubble but government employees make a salary and pay all the same bills you do.
Ditto for CEOs!!!
Pentagon needs a good Audit a lot of missing money.
"We the People" agree ASAP
maybe so... but not at our citizens expense..
I can tell you where it goes, Or at least a good chunk of it. Compartmentalized black government projects for the Defense contractors like raytheon, lockheed martin, Northrup Grumman, etc. For the reverse engineering of retrieved crashed extraterrestrial crafts. It's black budget stuff that congress doesn't even have any read-in or authorization over.
They haven't passed an audit in over 7 years, it is about time they are held accountable to American taxpayers.
What does passing an audit mean? What type of audit? Want to see that they used the funds as appropriated??
They should cut into the salaries on the Hill, too.
Cut $$$$ million to the USCCB for "helping" illegal immigration.
Honestly if they're spending millions in taxpayer dollars and getting nothing accomplished why not cut it off
Its a lie.
Well, Austin… how do you know they don’t accomplish anything? Can you walk me through what they each do? Key metrics and results? I will wait.
@@tallspicy well said 👏 👍
Let’s be 100% clear, Musk’s only intention is to cut things so that more money can be directed toward his business as subsidies. They have no intention of trying to save tax payers dollars, they just want to use the money to make themselves and their slimy friends richer.
Be specific. I noticed you failed to give any details.
What should NOT be cut is anything that makes the life of the middle class better, smoother, easier and more affordable. Cut house prices in half!
You know there is more to it than just arbitrarily cutting the price in half.
What? And people who've responsibly been paying their mortgages should lose half their equity? Are you rtrded?
That is everything gov is not. These are the detached deep state workers that siphon real working class money to make bank on our backs. Bye bye.
I wouldn't want to cut my home price in half, you buy a home to invest in that home, and after the mortgage is paid you sell and retire.
Which department is responsible for increasing home prices by 50%? Is it the Same one that has the levers that increase the prices of gas and groceries? 🤦🏻🤦🏻🤦🏻
They need to give us truckers a break and shut down the FMCSA, they are destroying the trucking industry
They can't do anything. Congress is the only one who can close or add departments. They can recommend all they want.
Actually they can recommend it to the president and thru law and the constitution can have mass firings that basically close those agencies that seem to have gotten to powerful for their own good making laws that are unconstitutional when only congress has the right to pass laws but we've been getting alot of bureaucracy that is destroying this country
If congress said no that's the end of it. Congress has already said no to two of Trump's hair brained staff picks.
@@tasha7726 i have absolutely no faith in Congress as a reasonably governing body.
No, you are absolutely wrong, the President has the power to shutdown government agencies that are not performing and aren't necessary
You mean the old congress, bc the new one is trump's friends.@@tasha7726
Vivek said they’re eliminating agencies. That means people lose jobs
Useless "jobs." You lefties sure didn't care about people losing jobs during coof or when those right of Marx are fired for social media posts. You lefties are nothing if not hateful hypocrites.
And the problem is???? We have far to many goobermint employees that do NOTHING. Kinda like welfare recipients.
Yes, these people should not have these jobs in the first place, we are paying for them to have jobs that aren't necessary.
Cut duplication.
The Government Accountability Office is already in place so why not cut DOGE?
Fix the United States Postal Service System fire the top Management
I think it's time for one income to be enough to support a family again!
They could abolish the USPS and let private companies run it like UPS or FedEx. USPS loses 6.5 billion dollars annually, which in other words, the taxpayers lose 6.5 billion. UPS made a 70 billion dollar profit last year because they run it efficiently like a business.
Recommend is the correct word to use for DOGE activities. Looking forward to DOGE web pages.
Ohhh I can’t wait either. I surely hope they don’t encounter any downtime 😈😈
The IRS already has free filing on it's website...no app needed!!!
Not for everyone
Why does the IRS not prepare your return for you? They have 90% of the information for 90% of the people. They submit to you and you either accept or you reject it. If you reject you revise the return and return to them. Other countries much less advanced than us do it. Why have the 2 geniuses not suggested this?
If we ran a business like our country is ran then we’d be out of business and in a federal prison. About time someone cleans up this mess.
So you elect a guy that bankrupted multiple businesses?
Government is a public service and not for profit. Business is for profit. They are not the same, they cannot be managed the same.
If we cut musks contracts, that could save BILLIONS!!!!
I think it's time for one income to be enough to support a family again!
much more effective to cut support for Ukraine and illegal migrants.
This is all BS. Two trillion dollars savings Musk said made me shxt myself laughing. All gov staff (except dod) represent 200 billion discretionary spending. So where to cut? The 860 billion dollars from defense. Yes shrink the military is expenses but also active duty members. It aligns with a non interventionist strategy. One place Musk is hesitant to cut are private contractors (he himself gets 20 billion).
Space x gets paid by starlink users, and tesla are bought by customers. These aren't government contracts . They only get contracts from NASA.
@ Elon has gotten billions in government contracts. And corporate welfare.
Thirty-six TRILLION dollars in debt. Obviously, the way things have been run has been completely horrendous. Over time, the government has only gotten worse
You haven't seen nothing yet.
True that. I blame deficit spending. It runs up enormous debt AND provides cover for mid-wit and dim-wit elected officials who would otherwise be exposed for being unable to make intelligent budget and spending decisions.
Congress hasn't done an actual budget in decades. Always a big omnibus continuing resolution, at the last minute when the blackmail is to authorize it all, or the government will shut down. "Spend 10% more than last year" is not a budget. Break the budget into a dozen areas, with consideration spread to one each month so Congress can apply it's full attention to each part of the budget as it comes up for consideration, and the blackmail would be limited to just 1/12 of the government shutting down if the spending bill was not passed on time.
I blame fighting “wars” on several fronts, simultaneously, just to sell weapons as a means to profit off those sales and artificially prop up the economy: Republicans I’m looking at you!
If not done now, it never will be, and the country continues down the path of unsustainable fiscal mismanagement until the enviable collaps. Not recession, or depression, but total collaps.
Correct 100 percent.
Correct 100 percent.
How is having 3 people to do the job “efficient”….jeez
Hah nailed it.
Because they are not taking a salary. So it's literally a free service.
why are we keeping any part of the IRS, it should be gone. And do just a small amount of a 3 % flat tax across the board, Way easy and about a 10th of a staff needed for records and filing
The consumer financial protection bureau is gonna be axed. We set that up because of the 2008 crisis. Are we just gonna let big banks do it again?
HIT THE GROUND RUNNING ELON&VIVEK ! CLEAN HOUSE AT THE WHITE HOUSE AND THE SENATE !!! THANK YOU TWO SO MUCH, BE SAFE.
It's time for one income to be enough to support a family again!
Cut all Senators and House Reps salaries by 30% until they get things under control.
I think it's time for one income to be enough to support a family again!
cut the waste, and collect all taxes - especially from the rich. Musk - I'm looking at you. If the working class pays a higher percentage than billionaires, the system is broken.
Yeah, like That's really going to happen with Donniemusk in control.
Do you really think Musk is going to recommend raising his own taxes??? NO, the cuts will be made to everything that helps average and low income Americans.
Musk paid 50 billion last year in taxes.
Looks like he's paying his fare share.
Musk paid 20 billion in taxes last year.
Super wealthy billionaires are going to be in our corner, don't worry.
And if anyone believes that....
A lot of government workers must be nervous right now.
why would they be nervous? open your eye, this is nothing more than a ruse. Musk will have access to every government contract. All he will do is cherry-pick the highest-paying government contracts he doesn't have and bid on them, further increasing his wealth off the backs of taxpayers. People get angry at a single mom with three kids getting welfare, but Elon Musk is the biggest welfare recipient in US history. This guy is fleecing America in our faces.
As are corporations and small businesses who benefit when those 100s of thousands of govt workers shop. Not to mention the loss of state and local tax revenue too.
Great!
Any government employees who leave due to mandatory in-office work requirements or RiFs, are likely to be those who have been employed the longest, i.e., the most experienced. The Department of Veteran Affairs did this about 30 years ago and the brain drain was incredible. Then they realized that they couldn't keep up with the backlog and started a massive hiring spree, but guess what, those people are poorly trained because the most senior people who would have trained/mentored them were gone. DOGE isn't going to improve anything, but they will 'ef up your interactions with federal agencies/benefits.
@@mikehunt5637 your spot on... these guys are idiots it's not a private business their dealing with they will fire people who make up 1% of government spending for good optics and collapse the government in the process... if there will be real change then Congress must be addressed both the house and senate.. term limits, audits, no insider trading, no influence peddling, all subject to prosecution, no gifts either for elected officials, no holding individual stock. Clean bills. I heard nothing about dealing with the culprits which are not the employees making $50k.. idiots
IQ is not directly proportional to either wisdom or material wealth.
I don't think the latter is true. From my understanding IQ is the best predictor of financial success.
Common sense is not common.
Somebody needs to clean up this budget deficit disaster
Well, considering idiots elected the guy that had a historic ballooning of the deficit they're off to a bad start.
Stop taxing all together and have free medical care for elderly
DEFUND THE ATF
1. There is no Dept of Gov Efficiency. It doesn't exist. 2. It would.... funny enough.... need to be funded by Congress.... and additional expense. 3. How do two billionaires who have Gov contracts get to be in charge of anything without some divesting of stakes?
Laslty..
What would those two give up to help our country?.... they don't even pay taxes like you or I do. They're takers
What is with the overuse of ellipsis
They will cut everything they can get away with and leave us bleeding.
You obviously know nothing of what you are saying since they aren't being paid in their advisory role and no it isn't a federal agency so Congress doesn't;t have to approve of anything.
We work and they blow are taxes
Well it's funny that the internet is loosing its mind over DOGE which has ZERO authority to do anything but recommendations on where to save money. Just dumb.
It could be because our president elect has shoved it in our faces and the media is helping.
It also could be because the richest man in the world essentially bought his way into the most powerful man in the world's inner circle, and people are rightfully concerned about that?
But you're right it's all just crazy liberal whining.
It's time for one income to be enough to support a family again!
You are exactly right and that is what makes all of these insane people look so stupid for posting their idiotic comments
Any cuts will be welcome since the waste has exploded in the last 20 years to a level that is not sustainable. Sadly the most supporters of these protecting these waste buckets will be most hurt when this nation collapse. The IRS needs to start by focusing on those that owe the most. When you spend millions to get $1 from me but ignore those that owe millions, how dumb do they think we are?
If you cut the spaceship launches you can save TONS of money.
YEP!!
Exactly! That’s why he shouldn’t be in charge of “fixing”government spending.
I think it's time for one income to be enough to support a family again!
If the government cannot account for a trillion dollars worth of spending then YES OF COURSE, cut that agency
Can’t wait to see these guys in action.
you mean “propose cutting”, right? since Congress writes the budget and all…
It's time for one income to be enough to support a family again!
Congress needs hutch style hearings for certain agencies to explain where the people’s money is going. ….we had to do this once before , but this agency is out of control again .
We the people voted for this ❤
If half are cut there’s still plenty of waste.
Hmmm...I don't remember voting for Elon Musk to F up our country....
10 plus minutes of forcing people to read from a RUclips video. Great production quality guys!
😂
Clearly, they decided to cut the voice over jobs. Result: TL:DR
Got to love the irony of that apartheid trust fund baby cutting the very programs that made him one of the richest men on the planet.
It’s a little infuriating, tbh.
They cut the IRS - essentially every accountant will enter the work force flooding insurance, mortgages, other admin jobs.. pay cuts for everyone! 😅
Lets cancel the billions set aside to build a new FBI HQ
It's time for one income to be enough to support a family again!
@FloppimusMaximus that is the fault of society.. keeping up with the jones's
They have already built a very large FBI building in Kansas. Big enough to fit the new FBI in.
Cut the DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FIRST PLEASE!
7TH STRAIGHT FAILED AUDIT.
Other than Congress being able to live like royalty, I hope people understand that these cuts will affect nongovernment employees. I do believe these contracts are beyond ridiculous and need to be assessed and funded better. However, these government contracts fund nonprofit and private sector employment. Expect job losses in both sectors.
I’m quite curious to see what they come up with and put out there as far as our money being wasted. I bet it will be eye-opening, more turtles on treadmills costing us $10 million. I’m sure.
Possibly. There is certainly some waste - there is in private sector as much as public. But outside of defense, the US federal government spends a lower percentage of GDP than nearly every other developed economy, so there probably aren't as many big waste areas as people are led to believe.
Developed countries need to invest to keep up the high standards of living, with infrastructure, education, a healthy workforce, etc, necessary to be a developed country.
These two jokers trying to cut costs is quite entertaining. They have NO IDEA how complicated the Departments are and how they are intertwined with State and other Federal Agencies. Musk and what's his name, are in WAY over their heads. I predict they will get nowhere FAST. It will be like the blind leading the blind.
Both of the men have personalities like dead fish. They'll get little cooperation and a lot of resistance.
@@krakken-
No, there is not remotely as much waste in the private sector as there is in the public. The private sector has to use their OWN money, and compete to stay in business, which are huge incentives NOT to waste money.
On the other hand, the public sector is using OTHER people’s money, there is no threat of competition and going out of business, so they face SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED incentives to reduce waste.
@@davidmajor1508 Private industry can also be efficient because they are hyper focused on profit. The government is service oriented. Their objectives are entirely different.
@@wickedguppy3715
Sure, that is part and parcel when I mention “use their own money” and “COMPETITION.”
I would like to see the studies which show where the issues exist that have lead to these conclusions. Where do they get their facts. Or is it simply their opinions? Changes that need to be made are best made with facts and critical thinking.
Maga nuts don't deal in facts or data. But their crazy opinion and conspiracy theories.
you can't ask for studies if you can't say what studies you are asking for. I would like to see the studies you are using to see where you are getting your facts on the conclusions you are saying you are questioning.
Well stated - I love smart people comments.
Answer: Bidenomics
PhD student here...there's a reason most of us lean liberal and it's not because we learn about communism in school or whatever... I was an engineering major so I learned about things like pipes and economic analysis....Republicans have never even pretended to care about studies. It's useless to argue with most people about facts, though. People vote with their feelings. And Republicans are good at making people scared.
If they want to simplify the Tax Code, abolish Personal Income Tax, and make-up for it with a National Sales Tax. While they are at it, they should declare that *property taxes* are a "tyranny tool", used by government (at all levels), to either control or remove the property owned by Americans. As such, *property taxes* should be declared to be UNCONSTITUTIONAL. Again, the revenue can be made-up for with a National Sales Tax.
Shut up. With your dumb suggestion, you know damn well that's a regressive policy that will make the poor responsible for the burden of the rich.
Let me guess you are an anarchist
If property taxes are eliminated, states might increase state taxes and or like Florida, which does not have state taxes, begin implementing them. Either way you look at it, you'll still be paying more to make up for any funds lost.
Regressive taxes all around. Awesome.
Marc Elias, Stephen Spoonamore, Andrew Bustamante Team up for Recount ? Yes, Please . Individually they're Great . Together, Even Better .
What if I'm right?
He can't cut anything, but he can provide recommendations.
I couldn’t BE more excited to see DOGE go to work on the Fed Govt!! However, I’m not so naive to believe it’ll be a one and done project. In DC, BOTH PARTIES, are far too in love with spending to help themselves from letting these cuts start creeping (if not racing!) back in to their annual spending!!!
We MUST find a way to eliminate the PORK from spending bills and the RIDICULOUS, shrimp on treadmills studies, funding trans awareness in Guatemala, and every other ridiculous thing they can think of to waste OUR MONEY, that they’d never open THEIR OWN WALLET FOR if someone on the street was asking for it!!
These DOGE sweeps need Congressional action to back them up so they can’t return with the famous “pen and a phone”, and will require vigilance; perhaps a complete sweep thru every dept every 5-10 years or so for an “efficiency” audit!
We’ve been given a TREMENDOUS gift with this election, and the combination of Elon and Vivek taking on this huge task that truly belongs to the ppl we actually PAY to be fiduciaries of OUR MONEY!!
We CAN NOT squander this opportunity to make desperately needed, lasting change in our Federal Govt!!
Cutting $2 trillion...or we could tax these billionaires and reach that amount is short order. But no. The average American has to feel the pain, not the untouchables, not the oligarchs, not our superiors. How easy it would be to tax $10 billion from 100 of the wealthiest billionaires (averaged out), and within 2 years you have $2 trillion.
I'm tired of these two non-Americans trying to destroy our economy and this country. Vivi would love to turn this country into a clone of India, and Elon has a wet dream for turning the US into the apartheid state he so dearly loved in South Africa.
Why do you cultists love taxes so much? How would you feel if I walked up to you and forcibly took everything you have? Obviously by your comment you would want that to happen.
When is someone going to announce that DOGE isn't a real thing?
Tell that to the offices that will be cut.
Just the cost of running the legislative branch is well over a billion dollars a year. Staff, travel expenses and per diem are expensive.
The DOGE can not cut any agency. They can only recommend. Fear mongering.
Fear mongering IS DJT's agenda.
He has spent years getting his followers worried
about specific issues.
I think it's time for one income to be enough to support a family again!
You are exactly right and they have until July 4th, 2026 to put together a report listing all of their recommended cuts.
I hate a video where I have to read it. Geez...
I know, reading is hard isn't it?
😂😂😂 it's not so bad
Same. If I wanted to read, I would go back to having a newspaper subscription.
@@John-n1g8x "I wouldn't be a lefty if I could read" lmao
Long overdue 👍
Let’s cut the security details of former President & vice presidents as well as their family members.
Why we've NEVER done that to ANY former president? Oh wait because your fee fees are hurt by DJT? 😅
Sounds good, no security to Biden or Kamala.
This video is not government inefficiency, it is just a tribute. Watching a video power point animate text you could have read in an article with elevator music is horrible. Also remember these are all people who give no shits about society and labor rights.
It's time for one income to be enough to support a family again!
@9:20... This opinion from Manhattan Institute is deeply flawed. Basically, they are assuming that NO CHANGES will be made to regulations that allow fewer people to be more effective and therefore start to actually LIKE their job. Further, from this perspective alone, the possible job cuts will be way greater than 25%, while increasing agency throughput and eliminating the billions spent each year on reams of 80gsm paper and printer inks. Because even after printing, the result is still mostly worthless.
Not one department is going to get cut, is my guess
It's time for one income to be enough to support a family again!
Cancel the Ketamine addict's contracts and no golf games at public expense for Donnie! And cancel his security staff too, let the 'billionaire' pay for his own security.
He even grifts on his security!! They stay with him at his stupid hotels and he gouges them with the costs!!!
Defense spending and food for people. What about bloated salaries for politicians?
Populistic peanuts
The salaries are hardly a significant problem. The real problem is that they have access to insider trading, which is how someone like Nancy Pelosi became a multimillionaire despite reportedly only making 200k a year.
@azelynhirano were on the same page. i was referring to their yearly income, not just salary. Is it too hard to be in agreement vs. opposing options constantly
What's really hilarious is this degree of bloat, waste and bureacracy really reminds of the Soviet Union.
Also stop the printing of new money....print replacement bills only for the next 10 years...minimum...
Get rid of NPR entirely. It doesn’t represent the public.
Probably not for you. They carry all that science-y stuff and warning about attacks and all that for every citizen, without selling garbage. Over your head.
@@CallMeGailynstate sponsored media..pure propaganda
have you ever listened to it?
Most public funding for PBS is to run local Public television. What will disappear is local community programming.
@ if our local station is any indication, the content is quite far left now. KQED. Waste of airwaves.
Dude may be wealthy, but he's a miserable FAILURE as a human being.
Perhaps.
As long as he gets the job done, I can live with that kind of personal failure.
Surely you can't be serious.
I aspire to fail as much as he has
Oh really and how do you know that? You only know him via the media. Have you ever had a conversation with him?
And I sure hope he’s a miserable failure of a human being when he walks into the IRS with a kitchen sink.
This is great! our federal taxes will be cut to almost nothing!!!!! That's how it's going to work right? someone? anyone know?
I fear that just the obscenely wealthy will get tax cuts. The working class will continue to suffer.
@@jsmalls9575we would have had that if democrats won.
@@webportal6659 nope, that’s what’s going to happen now. Just wait and see!
Looks like to me a good place to start would be the billions going to Musk for his boy toy projects!
I don’t trust anything about him.
I believe his focus is to to harm other departments so he can utilize dollars for his pet projects
DOGE/Billionaires for Billionaires to make more money at workers expense and screw over the little guy
I hope he cuts alot to much wasted money
Obviously the Dept of Education isn't helping at all; just look at your post
On the military
That lunatic can’t do squat
It’s not up to him
It’s up to congress
Stop getting high on your own supply
The POTUS, being the top executive in government, can get rid of the offices since they aren't elected officials.
1. Dept of education, 2. Atf, 3. Irs, 4. Dod. Not so much the dod budget, but the absurd rules and prices for things.
Maybe we should investigate Musk's connections to our enemies in Russia and China before handing him the keys to the kingdom.
This is putting the mad men in charge of the insane asylum….
No, you have it wrong, in your analogy it would be relying on the people who are currently running all of the government agencies to recommend needed cuts.
He sure bought his way into Trumps Whitehouse without a doubt.
Cut Elons contracts with the defense industry
It's time for one income to be enough to support a family again!
Please get rid of the ATF
Dear Forbes,
Thank you, I love seeing in depth articles in this format, it's excellent. More of these, please! 🙏🏼
It must be nice to be rich and not have to worry about things like consumer protection and the well being of your community. God help us
As someone who is not a millionaire, I really don’t think a person who is and another who is a trillionaire should be deciding on budgeting the government programs for millions of people who will never make that much in their lives. Or men who are deciding to cut Planned Parenthood since they’ll never need the services they provide. How out of touch can you be? Ah, poor folks don’t need this or that, women don’t need this or that. I’d appreciate consideration for both poorer people and women. Idk.