Summary

Vivek Ramaswamy, recently appointed to lead the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), has proposed defunding federal programs that lack current congressional authorization.

This could affect programs like veterans’ healthcare, NASA, and early education initiatives, which still receive funding despite expired authorizations.

Ramaswamy argues that cutting these programs could save billions, and he’s committed to targeting expenditures that “don’t advance the interests of American citizens.”

DOGE, co-led by Elon Musk, aims to curb government spending, with Musk estimating potential cuts of up to $2 trillion.

  • Cris@lemmy.world
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    8 hours ago

    As a US citizen, paying for veterans healthcare and early education programs advance my interests a whole fucking lot more than paying this jackass.

    Stupid piece of shit, you don’t speak for us.

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      7 hours ago

      I know what you mean but he does, quite literally, speak for us now. This is what we asked for.

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        7 hours ago

        I sure as fuck didn’t, I voted against every single fascist asshole on my balot. I’m just angry.

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          6 hours ago

          So did I but unfortunately we lost. That’s democracy in action. The country we live in (the collective we) asked for this.

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          Thanks for voting. You’re justified in being angry. There’s a lot to be angry about. Right now we need to focus on blocking every action of this government. We need to shine a light on candidates doing the right thing and bring them up to positions of leadership.