Remember DOGE? Go Ahead and Laugh; I’m Laughing With You
Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart A few days after his minimalist inauguration, Trump announced the creation of DOGE, the Department of Government Efficiency. In charge of DOGE was Elon Musk. Musk is a billionaire without a single qualification to be included in anyone’s presidential administration. However, he donated hundreds of millions of dollars to Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign. Trump announced the purpose of his new agency with a lie. No surprise there. The orange buffoon claimed this new agency would eliminate 2 trillion dollars in government waste, and therefore reduce the national debt by an identical amount. As expected it failed. Its only “accomplishment” was the firing of thousands of qualified and necessary employees who actually worked within our federal government. ANOTHER FAILURE BY AMERICA’S BIGGEST LOSER After DOGE was dismantled, with all the firings and falsely claimed changes in our nation’s fiscal policies, about two billion dollars in spending was achieved. Between 20...