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LisaM

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3. I don't care if government is efficient. That's not the point.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Dec 6, 2024, 07:07 PM

Dec 6

It's not some VC startup that has to justify its existence to investors. It's of, by, and for we, the people. The goal is to help us and create a stable society, not to have a bunch of people walking on eggshells if they have some cost overruns. The only place where waste is really rampant is the military and they seem to be hands off.

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Democrat Frost slams DOGE: Billionaires 'cosplaying as government officials' [View all] BumRushDaShow Dec 6 OP

That is EXACTLY what it is. It's not even an actual department. It's a fiction. A fantasy. A fucking joke. And Karasu Dec 6 #1

Wonder if Eloon ever got those silicon valley people to work for free for him and Vivek? Bengus81 Dec 7 #8

I had almost forgotten about that! LOL Karasu Dec 7 #9

That there are TWO heads of this "department". . . DinahMoeHum Dec 6 #2

Two headed snake, one will eat the other Historic NY Dec 6 #5

I don't care if government is efficient. That's not the point. LisaM Dec 6 #3

What none of the media seems to want to mention as a historical fact check BumRushDaShow Dec 6 #4

I don't like that doge is being accepted as established now Marthe48 Dec 6 #6

Mr. Frost is 1/3 my age bagimin Dec 7 #7

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