Musk and Ramaswamy say DOGE will target $500 billion in spending. Here's where they say they'll cut.
CBS6 days
Musk Names Federal Agencies He Wants to Cut
story
Above:
Image copyright: Brandon Bell/Contributor/Getty Images News via Getty Images
Image copyright: Brandon Bell/Contributor/Getty Images News via Getty Images
The Facts
Tesla & SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, who was tapped by Pres.-elect Donald Trump to co-lead, with entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, a new US Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), has announced agencies he'd like to cut funding for as part of a $2T spending cut.
Musk and Ramaswamy have identified specific targets, including the Corporation for Public Broadcasting ($535M), international organization grants ($1.5B), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and various climate-related positions. Ramaswamy has also suggested cutting what he describes as military budget waste.
The Spin
Republican narrative
DOGE will face fierce resistance from entrenched bureaucrats and a Congress addicted to overspending, but Musk and Ramaswamy are rightly determined to accomplish this vital work that has much public support. With polls suggesting virtually every American approves of the DOGE agenda, there’s a mandate to tackle duplicative roles, fraud, and frivolous expenses, saving trillions of our tax dollars.
Democratic narrative
DOGE is rife with conflicts of interest and risks harming the public by slashing essential programs, like Social Security, while ignoring real inefficiencies like the Pentagon budget. Superficial solutions, corporate favoritism, and harmful austerity measures threaten to deepen inequality, benefiting big businesses at the expense of workers and consumers.
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24090220/STK171_VRG_Illo_2_Normand_ElonMusk_02.jpg)
