Which is kind of crazy, if you think about it: The federal budget is coming from taxes. So the deal is that Trump is destroying valuable services of federal institutions and only 20% of the "savings" are getting passed on? While normal people will have to pay for stuff like the weather forecast?
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Another 20% would go towards paying the federal debt. Ok, but that still leaves out 60%.
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Where’s the other 80% going? It’s our tax dollars.
Into the pockets of the billionaires.
Not any more.. Now it's tax Rubbles, Riyal,and Crypto.
DOGE would have to actually save money for this to work.
Anybody who believes that he would actually do this is someone who would fall for the wallet inspector.
I look forward to three extra dollars in my pocket per year. I'll buy an egg.
May I offer you 3/5 of an egg in these trying times?
Remeber how roads are very important for our shitty infrastructure? Anyway, we don't fix them anymore here is enogh money for a down payment for a carton of eggs.
Specifically, the American citizens who are part of the Trump administration.
Ah, so the ones who would typically be vehemently against any sort of 'government handout'.
Spend money on taxes to maintain important departments.
The government guts important departments and programs.
Gives just 20% of your taxes back.
Profit?
This is called a bribe. He doesn't want to give any money out but he realizes that firing hundreds of thousands off people and robbing the government clean isn't exactly a slam dunk policy, so instead he's offering you as 2,500$ check to watch this happen.
Sick shit, really.
The initial claim of Musk was that Doge saves $2 trillion... That would be ~$1.2k per citizen.
But honestly I'd be surprised if that figure isn't closer to $100 billion "saved", which would net each american a <$60 cheque. And all of that money goes towards paying higher egg prices.
Edit: changed the numbers to reflect Trump's claim.
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If the independent calculations are correct, DOGE has cut $8 billion in government spending. 20% of that, divided amongst 350 million Americans, would be $4.57. If DOGE's claims are correct (and they're not), they cut $55 billion, which would be $31.43. Even if DOGE met it's goal of $2 trillion, that would be $1,142.86, which would be a significant one time payment for a lot of Americans, but wouldn't offset the loss of Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security, a functioning Post Office, etc.
And a massive 100% of the "negative savings" (ie damages).
20% of 0 is still 0, Donny-boy.
And the other 80% to himself and his friends.
probably to one particular American citizen
Wouldn't that cause inflation? Something you were campaigning to reduce?
Haha. No way. Profit go up
And he and Elon keep the rest?
in other words, it's a stimulus check, a thing that he can put his name on to prevent (and completely fail in doing so) the economic recession that would be caused by his stupid policies making the price of everything go up.
ok, yeah, sure. whatever you say, jan.
I would love to see that. It's based on lies and we could see how much. Really how much.
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