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Musk’s DOGE ended up increasing US govt spending nearly 6% despite record workforce cut – Report (www.financialexpress.com)

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According to a tool from the Brookings Institution’s Hamilton Project, which tracks government money, indicated that federal spending didn’t slow down contrary to the big promises made. As per the findings highlighted by the Brookings Institution, outlays had risen from $7.135 to 7.558 trillion as of December 19. This constitutes for a nearly 6% increase.

In turn, Cato Institute’s analysis of the report noted, “DOGE had no noticeable effect on the trajectory of spending. But it did help engineer the largest peacetime workforce reduction on record.” The reported data further showed that all this increase in spending was mapped out even when the federal employment was slashed by 271,000, accounting for a 9% slump since January 2025.

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[–] owenfromcanada@lemmy.ca 49 points 1 day ago (3 children)

It's almost like it was never about reducing spending, it was about getting rid of people who got in the way of or otherwise displeased the oligarchy, and finding new creative ways to funnel more taxpayer money into their pockets.

[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 30 points 1 day ago

displeased the oligarchy

Musk himself in particular by shutting down the investigations into his multiple crimes.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 5 points 1 day ago

also giving the data to palintir and putin.

[–] fizzle@quokk.au 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Nah, I'm pretty sure they actually believed they could make things more efficient.

Yes, they also wanted to steal some data and tidy up some dissenters, but they did think they could achieve their stated objective.

[–] forrgott@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

No.

They have no interest in any of that. A smaller government is more easily corrupted, that's it. That was always the actual reason for going on about "efficiency".

[–] fizzle@quokk.au 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Well, that's a whole other thing really.

"Small" Governments outsource lots of work to consultancies - usually owned by the wives of elected officials.

[–] forrgott@lemmy.zip 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

What "while other thing".

That's...a prime example of exactly what I'm talking about...?

[–] fizzle@quokk.au 2 points 1 day ago

"whole" other thing. It's a phrase. In this meaning you raise a valid point but it doesn't detract from what I'm saying.