Re: Musk's DOGE cuts based more on political ideology than real cost savings so far

On Wed, 12 Feb 2025, Auric Hellman wrote:

On 2/12/2025 1:32 PM, JAB wrote:

Musk's DOGE cuts based more on political ideology than real cost
savings so far
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     Musk cost-cutting targets agencies disliked by conservatives, not
major budget contributors
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     DOGE claims $37.69 billion savings to date - a fraction of its $2
trillion target
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     Nine of the government agencies in Musk's sights were mentioned in
Project 2025 report, including Education Department
 CEO Elon Musk and President Donald Trump to cut waste from government
agencies appears driven more by an ideological assault on federal
agencies long hated by conservatives than a good-faith effort to save
taxpayer dollars, according to two veteran Republican budget experts.
 https://www.reuters.com/world/us/musk-cuts-based-more-political-ideology-than-real-cost-savings-so-far-2025-02-12/

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The problem with the U.S. Department of Education was that it was being run by people with a social agenda rather than an educational one.

This happens in all late stage "western democracies". In sweden, it was discovered that a clique of civil servants had formed a socialist group, and were conspiring to not execute foreign policies if they had been decided upon by the nationalist party.
I think the leaders were kicked out or re-assigned to other government departments, but this is just the tip of the iceberg I'm afraid. =(
I am certain that it is the same in most other western democracies as well.