Summary

Despite Donald Trump’s promise to avoid Social Security cuts, recent signals from the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, suggest reductions may be forthcoming.

The department, aimed at streamlining federal spending, has sparked concern among advocates worried about potential impacts on the program.

Trump’s mixed messaging and DOGE’s focus on cost-cutting have intensified scrutiny as officials prepare policy recommendations.

  • CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world
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    18 days ago

    My sentiment is that all the economic indicators were quite good under Biden, even with inflation - esp. as contrasted with other nations. Not perfect, but likely worse under donvict. Now that we are even getting inflation under control, the qons will act like they really had a “landslide” victory and do all kinds of stupid things to fuck it all up. Including tariffs, apparently.

    Right now, the stocks went through what looks like a sugar high type of scenario due to donvict’s win and what some people think he’ll do for them (tax cuts and no federal oversight?). Not sure that will last.

    But if donvict does the kinds of tariffs he is talking about - it’s anyone’s guess just what that will result in. Never mind some of the other chaos and destruction he and the parasitic class will do…