Musk’s response to this article was to edit the contracting database to show the higher number
So you say, psychopath billionaire is lying?
DOGE Claimed It Saved $8 Billion in One Contract. It Was Actually $8 Million.
Submitted 2 days ago by silence7@slrpnk.net to nyt_gift_articles@sopuli.xyz
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Dirk@lemmy.ml 2 days ago
mouserat@discuss.tchncs.de 2 days ago
Maybe he’s even just a psychopath millionaire
SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world 2 days ago
The most likely outcome with all the doge meddling is purchasing power of the population going down, so subsidies and grants and given out as candy to friends and family to keep businesses and the economy going costing the government more in the end.
Bieren@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Too bad the maga mouth breathers can’t read
TommySoda@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Regardless of the amount, that’s all going back to the people, right? And since we’re saving so much money we should have lower taxes, right? Lemme know when y’all get your check in the mail because I’m still broke as fuck.
silence7@slrpnk.net 2 days ago
Lol no. The plan is to lower taxes for billionaires and make the rest of us pay.
EtherWhack@lemmy.world 2 days ago
That’s a rather round 8
bilmillion
Limonene@lemmy.world 2 days ago
The amount saved was actually negative, because the contract would have brought in more than $8M in value.
trustnoone@lemmy.sdf.org 2 days ago
Yeah, you also have to be careful of how you view “saving” in a government context. Your not trying to horde wealth like a ceo. Not supporting contracts and businesses can many times mean unemployment for staff, which starts to negatively affect your economy overall and affect spending leading to less taxes and less money going back to the government. While also increasing either social aid to support them or police presence for people going through hard times.
piccolo@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
Long term investments are kryptonite for modern vulture captialists that want profit now