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I_Snort_Butterflies@lemmy.wtf to Progressive Politics, Gun Control, Single Payer Healthcare and Free Abortions for All!@lemm.ee · 5 months ago

The eye-popping amount of money Elon Musk has already slashed from the Education Department as staff melt down

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The eye-popping amount of money Elon Musk has already slashed from the Education Department as staff melt down

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I_Snort_Butterflies@lemmy.wtf to Progressive Politics, Gun Control, Single Payer Healthcare and Free Abortions for All!@lemm.ee · 5 months ago
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The money Elon Musk has already slashed from the Education Department
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Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency has saved $982 million after combing through the Department of Education and canceling outside contracts, according to the agency.
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  • Batman@lemmy.world
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    It’s 1 billion dollars. Literally 3$ per person.

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      That’s a lot. And it’s $3 that I don’t have to give away.

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        Wait until you learn about taxes

        • I_Snort_Butterflies@lemmy.wtfOP
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          I had to pay taxes when this was around too.

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            You’re still going to have to pay taxes, in fact your taxes are probably going up next year.

            The government cutting its budget doesn’t automatically mean tax savings.

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              I dunno, my gas bill has never been lower since I took a hatchet to my engine block. Please don’t ask about my uber budget.

            • I_Snort_Butterflies@lemmy.wtfOP
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              We’ll see.

              • knightly the Sneptaur@pawb.social
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                We already have:

                https://itep.org/a-distributional-analysis-of-donald-trumps-tax-plan-2024/

                Unless you’re already in the top 5%, your taxes are going up.

          • Luci@lemmy.ca
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            Yeah, you saved $3 on taxes. Great. Dismantled a whole department.

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              All of us saved $3. It adds up. I am fine with government departments getting dismantled.

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                What’s that net ya? Half a coffee?

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        You’re giving it away straight to their pockets, because the next step is to funnel all that money to their personal projects

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        Yeah because fuck kids, especially ones with special needs, I want to keep my $3

        /s obviously

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          You are free to give an extra $3 in my name if you’d like. Thanks!

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            Fuck off, donate your own money in your name you callous waste of air.

            • I_Snort_Butterflies@lemmy.wtfOP
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              I wasn’t the one bitching about not paying the $3 though. If you wanna pay it, pay it. I don’t want to, so I’m glad Musk is taking care of it.

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        They’ll give it to Musk instead. If past behaviour is any indication, Republicans will actually raise the taxes for anyone except the top 5 percentile.

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        Hope you’re a millionaire because there’s going to be tax cuts for the rich so the plebs can keep paying the same or more, it’s almost guaranteed.

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    When is ol musk going to get around to touching up the military?

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      I hear the government is funneling billions to some sort of satellite internet thing that wouldn’t be economically viable without those subsidies. Maybe they should look into that waste.

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    He’s already wasted half of it:

    https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/usaid-inspector-fired-trump-freeze-b2696917.html

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      Damn.

      Tldr: $500 million worth of food spoiled after USAID funding freeze.

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    Lol don’t be fooled this costs way more than any “savings”. And it’s factually illegal.

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      And it’s factually illegal.

      Then no reason to be upset. It’ll just get overturned then, right?

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        If someone torches your house down but your insurance pays out it’s all good, right?

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          If your insurance pays out and doesn’t just refuse because fuck you.

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        Overturned by whom? The Trump admin already stated that the courts have no right to judge anything they do.

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