Trump's DOGE saving plan

 Wall Street Journal:

Trump Weighs Direct Payments to Americans From DOGE Savings

President says he is considering giving to the public 20% of the savings from DOGE’s cost-cutting efforts

President Trump said he is considering using a portion of the savings from Elon Musk’s cost-cutting initiative to provide direct payments to Americans.

“We’re thinking about giving 20% back to the American citizens and 20% down to pay back debt,” Trump said at the FII Priority summit, a gathering of business and tech executives sponsored by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign-wealth fund. “If it were a real-estate balance sheet, the debt is tiny, but we still, we still want to pay it down.”
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This sounds like a good deal for US taxpayers if it works.  Musk's cost-cutting plan exposes how much the current system costs Americans.

See also:

PoliticsJUST IN: Judge Chutkan Sides With DOGE, Smacks Down Democrat States

 A federal judge handed Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) a significant victory on Tuesday, rejecting a bid by 14 Democratic attorneys general to block DOGE from accessing federal data systems at seven key executive branch agencies. The ruling, delivered by U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, denies an emergency request for a temporary restraining order, allowing Musk’s government streamlining initiative to continue unfettered—at least for now.

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And:

 DOGE Shares an Alarming Update About the Treasury Department

And:

Obama judge refuses to block DOGE from firing deep-staters, disappointing blue-state AGs 

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