05-02-2025, 05:53 PM
…is up.
Wait. What?
Despite Trump's promised cuts, U.S. spent more than $200 billion more in first 100 days than last year
PS - typo, CBS - they said DOGE may have cost us $135 billion
It ain’t working. It’s just causing pain and throwing people out of work. God help us if/when a recession comes along and tax receipts starts going down.
Time to blow a hole in the budget with another tax cut for billionaires.
Wait. What?
Despite Trump's promised cuts, U.S. spent more than $200 billion more in first 100 days than last year
In fact, the government is now spending more, day to day, than was spent in nine of the last 10 years. The exception: 2021, when the government was spending trillions to fight the coronavirus pandemic and prevent an economic disaster.
… the Treasury Department reports that debt stands at $36 trillion as of this week.
The $160 billion advertised DOGE savings is about 0.5% of the debt, so the reduction from DOGE's efforts would be like a family with $10,000 in credit card balances paying it down by $50.
An independent analysis by the Partnership for Public Service, a nonpartisan nonprofit that studies the federal workforce, also reported recently that the disruptions caused by the DOGE cuts may have cost taxpayers $135 million.
PS - typo, CBS - they said DOGE may have cost us $135 billion
It ain’t working. It’s just causing pain and throwing people out of work. God help us if/when a recession comes along and tax receipts starts going down.
Time to blow a hole in the budget with another tax cut for billionaires.
