Turned out there was no waste or fraud other than those claiming fraud.
The federal government for a long time now has been committed to cost/benefit analysis. But grease monkeys always know better.
How much is DOGE getting paid?
The Captain
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Billions and billionsâŠ
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Problem being that he is the Waster in Chief. The amount of $$ his properties rake in to house his entourage at White House South is a big hit to taxpayers. Every time he hits the golf course, same thingâŠand we all know he spends a huge amount of time on golf courses based on his prior time in the WH. And those military flights to deport a handful of illegals are mind-blowingly wasteful, compared to sticking them on a regular airline, which was they traditional way of doing it. JUST BECAUSE HE SAYS HE IS SAVING MONEY DOESNâT MAKE IT SO. People seem to forget that he publicly berated those who say âDonât know, will get back to you,â instead going the route of lying with as much conviction as possible and reinforcing it with repetition. That way he doesnât look stupid or weak. (In one of his booksâŠArt of the Deal?"
Why would anyone believe anything that comes out of his mouth, when he seems to regard the truthful as stupid and weak?
IP,
sure he has some bridges to sell you, though now that he has convinced voters to put him in office, selling you a bridge is chump change
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I always like it when people say government should be run like a business or family finances. Government is a service, not a business or a family account. But with that kind of thinking, weâre on our way!
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Thatâs not the cost Iâm talking about. Iâll give you one simple example. DOGE requires most fed workers to now submit every week a bullet point summary of what was accomplished that week.
If 2M workers take 30 mins to prepare that statement that is 1M work hours spent every week dealing with a new DOGE regulation instead of productive work. Then assuming this requirement is more than just busy work, someone has to read these 2M statements and do some sort of assessment every week. Thatâs an extra layer of bureaucracy resulting from one simple new DOGE regulation.
You would probably be surprised at how many similar DOGE-inspired regulations are resulting in similar loss of government efficiency and increased bureaucracy. All that costs money.
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Assuming their workload takes up 100% of their time.
You can just read a sampling or have AI read it.
This Spanish proverb says it best:
Desde que inventaron las excĂșsas nadie ha quedado mal.
The Captain
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Which is why I think you believe DOGE can do no wrong. You believe their excuses.
There is a Chinese proverb about a frog in a well that I think applies here. You should look it up.
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Iâm loving it!
The Captain
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And then do what?
There are millions of jobs and likely thousands that are unique. What POSSIBLE quality output could AI produce from such a disparate amount of input?
How would AI make a decision when the Volcano Surveyor sends in their five items vs the Secret Service employee who sends in their five items?
How would AI even know the email was honest? There is no way to validate the content of the email. Would AI even have access to the job description for every single employee?
What an utter waste of time.
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And they are ALL âHOTââŠ
Whatever humans would do.
The same or better output than humans would produce.
How would a human know?
Why not? Itâs in computers.
What an utter poor judgement of the abilities of GAI.
The Captain
I agree. Knowing that 56% of respondents listed âYour momâ as one of the things they did last week could be very helpful, and hilarious.
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