DOGE Produced the Largest Peacetime Workforce Cut on Record, but Spending Kept Rising
DOGE, let’s just say, was not about saving money. It was, rather, a calculated reshuffling, a targeted extraction, and a dismantling of services. The claim of saving money was, to put it mildly, a deception. The cuts weren’t about fiscal responsibility; they were a means to an end. The end was a massive data grab and the removal of oversight, a move that would have lasting consequences.
The irony is stark: DOGE allegedly fired a significant portion of the federal workforce, the largest peacetime cut ever, yet spending continued to climb.… Continue reading
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