Why Elon Musk had to drop his 'DOGE' pledge to cut $2 trillion from the federal budget
Two months ago here at MarketWatch, we told you that Elon Musk was talking out of his MAGA hat when he promised to cut "at least $2 trillion" from the $6.75 trillion federal budget. Now Musk has ...
Can DOGE actually save federal money by cutting government jobs? Unlikely, economist Joel Naroff says
The government is not a factory. Standard efficiency models, which usually involve cutting workers and adding capital, may ...
Elon Musk Is Already Backtracking on DOGE’s $2 Trillion Budget Cut Goals
I think if we try for $2 trillion, we’ve got a good shot at getting one,” Musk said, during a recent live streamed ...
$2 Trillion in Spending Cuts? Musk Now Says DOGE Might Get to $1 Trillion
Elon Musk has made some big claims about the potential savings to be won by the efficiency effort he is leading under the new ...
Department of Government Efficiency finding $2 trillion in cuts ‘best-case outcome,’ Musk says
In an interview broadcast on his social media platform X, Elon Musk said the $2 trillion figure originally stated as the ...
Musk, after months of blustering, admits DOGE wont find $2 trillion worth of cuts in federal budget
Musk, after months of blustering, admits DOGE wont find $2 trillion worth of cuts in federal budget - Musk has been claiming ...
Musk Now Skeptical DOGE Effort Can Cut $2 Trillion From Budget
Billionaire Elon Musk expressed doubt that his government efficiency panel in President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration will actually be able to achieve $2 trillion in cuts to the US ...