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On 2025-02-11 13:05, AlleyCat wrote:
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> RIGHT NOW: Democrats are marching in DC to protest DOGE's crackdown on government waste.
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> https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1889368757031632897/pu/vid/avc1/1280x720/TruOg34m0PsufHiv.mp4?tag=12
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> Anyone who would protest AGAINST government waste, has GOT to be fucked-in-head.
> 
> Liberalism Really IS a Disease
Before we answer that question, how about you show that any waste has 
actually been found:

'After we published a public audit on Saturday, Elon Musk’s DOGE deleted 
hundreds more claims from its mistake-plagued “wall of receipts,” wiping 
out an additional $4 billion in so-called savings that the group had 
claimed to secure for U.S. taxpayers. By late Sunday night, DOGE had 
erased or altered more than 1,000 contracts it previously claimed to 
have canceled—amounting to over 40% of all contracts listed on its site 
last week.'

And if you want to know where that came from...

...Google it.

'As billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency scours 
federal agencies for cost savings, Musk and his team have repeatedly 
made baseless or false claims about government spending—or exaggerated 
the level of fraud and waste uncovered at some agencies.'

<https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2025/02/19/here-are-the-biggest-doge-hoaxes-and-inaccuracies-as-8-million-canceled-ice-contract-listed-at-8-billion/>

Wow. I guess Forbes is left-wing now, huh Phil?


'Many false and misleading claims about government spending practices by 
various agencies—including USAID and the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency—have spread quickly on X, propped up by billionaires including 
Musk and Bill Ackman.'

'DID DOGE SAVE $8 BILLION BY CUTTING ONE ICE CONTRACT?

No. DOGE published a list of cost savings on its website earlier this 
week, and one of the largest was a purported $8 billion canceled 
technical support contract for Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s 
Office of Diversity and Civil Rights dating back to 2022, according to 
the New York Times. However, while the contract was initially valued at 
$8 billion, the price tag was later updated to a much more modest $8 
million on Jan. 22, 2025. Just $2.5 million was spent on the contract, 
suggesting DOGE saved only $5.5 million. DOGE’s site now lists the 
contract’s savings at just $8 million.'

'IS THERE WIDESPREAD SOCIAL SECURITY FRAUD?

Musk has claimed the Social Security Administration is riddled with mass 
fraud, including scores of payments made to dead people—and White House 
Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said “tens of millions” are receiving 
fraudulent payments. However, while Social Security fraud certainly 
exists, there’s no evidence it takes place at anywhere near the scale 
Musk and Leavitt have claimed.'

'DID FEMA SPEND $59 MILLION ON HOUSING MIGRANTS IN NYC LUXURY HOTELS?

No. Although FEMA did allocate $59 million to New York last week as part 
of a payment package approved last year, Musk made multiple misleading 
claims about the payment in a post on X on Monday. Contrary to Musk’s 
post, the money sent to New York was not “disaster relief” and came from 
a pool of money separate from FEMA’s disaster efforts. The money was 
approved by Congress last year as part of the Shelter and Services 
Program, which FEMA administers alongside the U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection. New York was allocated about $237 million as a partial 
reimbursement for the about $7 billion it has spent on housing migrants, 
The New York Times reported, and a $59 million payment was made last 
week as part of this allocation. Of that payment, about $19 million was 
spent on hotel fees, but contrary to Musk’s post, New York officials 
said these payments were not made on luxury hotels. Also unlike Musk’s 
post, New York officials said they have not received any request to 
return the money.'

There's a lot more there...

...but we know you won't read it, will you?

:-)