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  • TommySoda@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    And y’all really think you’ll see any of that money? Or that your taxes will go down because of all the new savings? Like I get it, the government wastes money. But if you think this helps the average American in any way you are extremely naive.

    • redut_nl@lemmy.libertarianfellowship.orgOP
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      8 months ago

      So better to just keep wasting money? You know that is basically accepting corruption right? You know for sure that the average American will not profit from that.

      • TommySoda@lemmy.world
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        8 months ago

        And defunding things that help people just because you disagree with it isn’t corruption? Even when you know all this money they are “saving” is just going right back into their pockets? Lemme know when you get your check in the mail and maybe then I’ll believe you.

        • redut_nl@lemmy.libertarianfellowship.orgOP
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          8 months ago

          Charity should be a private endeavor, not a collective one, and it shouldn’t be a partisan decision. I want to decide for myself what I consider a good cause.

      • LuxSpark@lemmy.cafe
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        8 months ago

        Do you think letting a foreign hatchet man loose on the government to hack it up any way he wants is the way to fix government corruption and waste?

      • Zeppo@sh.itjust.works
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        8 months ago

        I don’t feel like flight controllers, nuclear security staff and park rangers is wasting money.

        • redut_nl@lemmy.libertarianfellowship.orgOP
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          8 months ago

          Have you seen the list of saving on the DOGE site? It is already a very long list. Pretty sure there will be something on there that is worth keeping. Cutting something doesn’t mean it can’t be changed. Musk also re-hired some of the Twitter employees after cutting too deep.

          Mistakes will be made and there is a lot of transparency about his approach. In Europe they are doing the opposite. You should be glad - you don’t live here. It is a bureaucratic nightmare.