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Subject: Musk's DOGE cuts based more on political ideology than real cost savings so far
Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:32:07 -0600
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Musk's DOGE cuts based more on political ideology than real cost
savings so far

    Musk cost-cutting targets agencies disliked by conservatives, not
major budget contributors

    DOGE claims $37.69 billion savings to date - a fraction of its $2
trillion target

    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/