Fareed Zakaria: DOGE's upside? It'll finally test GOP promises on spending

[@thomaskocjan]

It's not about cutting spending, it's about giving billionaires control to loot the government.

[@EchoBeats091]

Sound good

[@WhirlOmar]

@@EchoBeats091Lol. Hope you been sarcastic for your sake. If that’s what you believe they got you where they want you.

[@tomasofaolain3117]

Spot on

[@cyndybutler7330]

Wow you’re clueless , democrats made Americans 27 trillion in the hole , it’s not about rich or poor role companies which are democrats caused high gas and food bet you don’t work

[@Prezzyknowz]

Lol. So you prefer the same “poor” people who put the country’s deficit where it is ? Let’s have a logical conversation on your reasoning. Because the wall street bankers that I know about , who get government bail outs are definitely billionaires also.

[@staniszmatt]

These are not the right people to help fix government spending. Just watch what kind of corruption will come out of all this.

[@snangel]

precisely! To me, DOGE sounds like a convenient excuse for axing any institution (especially the science-led ones) which DJT and his rich friends don't like. The notion that radically cutting costs alone increases efficiency is too simplistic and short-sighted. The transition to a sustainable economy is urgently needed and saves trillions in the longer run, but it needs investing now - as pioneered for instance by Biden's bold and successful Inflation Reduction Act.

[@Silver74-jo6xy]

​@@snangel Bidenomic did not work, nor did the deficit decrease.

[@middleguy1776]

Have you not seen the corruption of the last 4 years? The wasteful spending? Wake up

[@middleguy1776]

​@@snangelscience led? Like abortion being murder? That there's only 2 genders? That the covid vaccine is 100% safe and effective? That social distancing prevented covid? That you couldn't have people over to your home or visit people in the hospital but could gather in large groups to riot? That same government is who you put your trust in?

[@drakemia4079]

When billionaires don’t pay their share of taxes this is what you get we pay more and more and do with less and less to protect billionaires from having to pay their share of taxes that they haven’t done for decades .

[@lf3361]

Absolutely Right

[@skytowergnome4664]

@@lf3361what is their share?

[@anthonywilson4181]

The government is the problem

[@joefly727]

What number is fair. More is not a number.

[@ronreagan-x5w]

The top 1% of richest Americans pay 42.3% of America's taxes. Last year, Elon Musk paid $15 billion in taxes. How much did you pay?

[@samcalvinist4986]

the reason America has such huge Debt is because America spent huge amount of Money on Foreign wars. For Example: Combine cost of war in Afghanistan and Iraq is over 5 trillion dollars. So stop financing and starting Foreign wars and the Debt shall definitely not Increase and the Government shall able to save a Lot of Money.

[@DynaCatlovesme]

That's only a part of it, and I should note a part that the Republican Party is 100% the cause of. The other part is the the rigged tax structure that turns the government into a welfare agency to transfer funds from the lower and middle classes to the pockets of the top 1%.

[@marcallen9798]

shall ?

[@peterandersen1378]

Trickle down economics = Pissing down my back and telling me it’s raining.

[@Nighthawk-8050]

Yep exactly 💯

[@drakemia4079]

That’s a GOP plan.

[@joelrodriguez1232]

Trickle down economic is not a thing, it does not exist!

[@Tony-k9i]

Why are you on all fours to get pissed on

[@Jerry-rg8mx]

@peterandersen1378 goverment corruption.

[@timpatton3948]

We are a nation of people not corporations. First the corporations phased out pension retirement plans so we could retire with dignity and said the 401k plan was enough. The 401k was meant to be a supplemental plan. The decided to drastically reduce the employer contribution. They then went for health care insurance by making deals with the health insurance industry by raising the rates each year and the employer makes some money on the side while taking the money directly from your check each week. Now they are going after Social Security and Medicare. They are also going after workers rights rule such as overtime pay and the minimum wage. WHERE DOES IT STOP !!

[@elizabethmcmanus6269]

When we are nothing more than indentured servants. They want to go back to the days when children worked in factories, and their parents died on the floor with them. They want the oligarch/robber baron class, and the working poor.

[@victorjcano]

It doesn’t

[@berosmith9041]

Unfortunately, Fareed, you have forgotten a few things. You have forgotten that people need medicare and SS benefits. You seem to have forgotten that multi-billionaires can afford to pay more taxes than they do, especially if their wealth is thanks to government subsidies. You have also forgotten that veterans put their lives on the line for their country and deserve help if they were injured or left with disabilities! If it were true that billionaires never started with inherited money or subsidies, I might agree with some of what you say. Unfortunately, they are the ones who eat up ordinary people's taxes with sumptuous government contracts and subsidies!

[@FibbonachiCrusader]

SSC is an inefficient scam perpetrated by the boomers. Boomers who have forever voted themselves more benefits without regard for future generations. It's going to collapse, and it should.

[@donprescavage8107]

So two billionaires are going to to have a moral compass and let the veterans and disabled people suffer. Sounds like a great plan.

[@skankhunt42002]

lmao u actually listen to this crap?

[@DavidJ2222]

Yup, Joe was great to veterans😂😂😂

[@xiaoka]

@@DavidJ2222when the VA is cut drastically and you’re out on the street, you can enjoy that picture of Trump standing on a soldier’s grave and giving a Thumbs Up for his TikTok video. 😂

[@skankhunt42002]

@@xiaoka u have a lot of weird fantasy’s don’t u?

[@jeffhatmaker817]

The US military is a disgrace. With the exception of Desert Storm we haven't won a war since WWII.

[@dwaynejava]

In all these talks of cuts...OIL SUBSIDIES are never mentioned. This hints at who holds the power in the US

[@DaveSchultzXXL]

@@dwaynejava Oil subsidies are a minuscule compared to the amount Government taxes fuel per gallon.

[@civilization57]

Oil subsidies are a myth. The fact is that the consumer pays more in gov't taxes on a gallon of gas than the oil companies themselves make in profit.

[@carolclark8767]

Not only oil subsidies but subsidies to corporations who profit from government funded research and subsidies ever after.

[@the0ne809]

Farms subsidies are not mentioned. Trump put sanctions on china so China put sanctions on farm products. Trump spent billions more subsidizing farmers. What a genius idea.

[@mrschnider6521]

amercans didnt vote for any of this , 35 trillion in debt is the cost of having no voter id, corrupt media and press, and totally rigged primaries, and totally entrenched corruption.

[@PathanShortVideos]

You ROCK Zakaria No matter how much pressure CNN puts on you, stay true to yourself and for us.

[@JohnB3363]

I come here for the laughs too

[@valevisa8429]

@@JohnB3363 Seems like you are one of those who values ignorance,and laughs in the face of the intelligent.Your ancestors also laughed when Giordano Bruno was burned at the stake .

[@saghirahmed6491]

The media has nothing better to do than to start critiquing trump even before he’s taken the helm. How about suggesting how to restructure the economy so it consumes what it produces then it won’t need china or tariffs and there won’t be any risk of economic manipulation.

[@MrMatt531]

It’ll be great to see these departments finally get audited and stop all this waste. It’s long overdue. Everyone should want this

[@marshallmintz7564]

What I am afraid of is Trump and Musk, both of whom worship Putin, will go for his model ......where ALL money goes to his own personal bank account thru an Oligarchy system. It is much more difficult to do in a free market, however you can do it you control the cheque writing with a puppet and you own HUGE businesses that the Government "invests" in.

[@blackwatertv7018]

“Waste” to conservatives means =social safety nets aka people’s money and lives.

[@MrMatt531]

@@blackwatertv7018 waste as in the litany of things they’ve discussed and you’ve clearly missed.

[@hellsfire9892]

​@MrMatt531 okay then what have they discussed and back up your claims. Waiting for no response from you and proving my point yet again

[@bertdejong7278]

It's all about paying tax, stupid! That's what these billionaires do not want.

[@sabinereynaudsf]

Get more efficient and increase revenues, don't mess with social security, medicare or the VA.

[@thrangu1]

Ronald Reagan was the president who taxed Social Security was also taxing tips and at the same time giving tax breaks to the very rich.

[@thesoundsmith]

He STARTED the process that Rump is finishing. Replacing American Values with Oligarch demands.

[@ramnyshadham7412]

Ironic that it needs to 2 people to lead - a job that can be done by one person - so much for efficiency 😢

[@barbaraorze2035]

Stop kowtowing to big banks and financiers. No more bailouts. Of anyone. And tax the profiteers fairly.

[@xiaoka]

Since when has breaking their ‘promises’ mattered to the party of exploding the deficit?! 😂

[@MrMatt531]

The Democrats aren’t in power anymore. What are you talking about?

[@JohnB3363]

What do the democrats have to do with this story?

[@JohnB3363]

Have the democrats ever kept a promise? Nah, didn’t think so

[@MrMatt531]

@@xiaoka why are you talking about the Democratic Party?

[@xiaoka]

@@MrMatt531sorry bro, it’s a well know fact that republican presidents are notably worse at growing jobs, growing GDP and deficit spending. Exhibit A - Donald Trump, +$8T in 4 short years.

[@ronreagan-x5w]

The top 1% of the wealthiest Americans pay 42.3% of America's taxes. That's almost half of America's taxes. Last year, Elon Musk paid around $15 billion dollars in taxes.

[@melissabruhn1429]

Given his net worth of more than $400B...

[@elizabethmcmanus6269]

Elon Musk has not paid taxes in more than three years.

[@bryan805]

@@melissabruhn1429 you’re confusing net worth with income. Taxes are on the latter

[@melissabruhn1429]

@@bryan805 regardless the guy still has and makes plenty and should pay his fair share. In 2021 paid $11B in taxes may have even been for more than one year while Tesla paid $0 federal taxes.

[@tourist_love_stories]

The nation is indebted to your brilliant, honest and brave journalism. Besides you are a highly knowledgeable and possess an amazingly superb intellect! Proud of you!

[@victor256in]

Well even his mom wouldn't say that.

[@alphacharlietango969]

Balance the budget! Pay down the debt!

[@carolclark8767]

Fine. Make the rich pay back the $53 trillion they distributed upward to themselves from the working class and middle class. Look at that debt and see all the money donated to the rich by GOP Presidents and legislative majorities.

[@mrschnider6521]

we need to get rid of everything and start from scratch.

[@thomasroberge5338]

I don't think he's implying that the roll back approach is going to be successful, nor that the citizenry is going to be happy with the results. I think what he's alluding to here, is that we are about to witness the roll back, and we'll finally see how it plays out. Brace yourselves.

[@netteyf3857]

Get over Trump won..

[@Maxedstattitan]

I think regardless of how much you dislike Trump or a party, you have to admit that streamlining government spending is a good goal to have. For democrats, it might even allow for better use of government programs to help people who need aid the most, instead of taxpayer money being lost in the web of bureaucracy.

[@DynaCatlovesme]

No matter how it plays out, in 10 years, most of us will be dead, and the survivors will be hunting rats for food.

[@thomasroberge5338]

@@netteyf3857 I'm not saying anything for or against. Let's see how you're feeling about things in one year, two years, and three and four years from now. I'm not expecting anything great coming from tariffs for consumers, and tax breaks for the oligarchs, but I'll keep an open mind. Let's see what happens.

[@ronreagan-x5w]

The Democrats haven't been this upset since Abraham Lincoln abolished slavery.

[@orgshiftsolutions8060]

Cutting programs is not the only way government spending can be reduced. Instead of only looking at the “what” side of the equation, government can save money (in some cases pretty big money) by transforming “how” programs are delivered and the associated administration costs. Granted, this is harder to do but the result is the identification of “white space” that can be redeployed elsewhere in government (or eliminated completely) and permanent annual run rate savings. It’s too simplistic to say that we MUST look only what programs need to be cut - look at the “how” for sustainable savings that it future generations can benefit from.

[@sailexw6414]

Fareed's Take: The government is bloated because it has too many pages. What an idiotic take. What needs to be cut and why?

[@tomasromero9573]

I completely agree that we should tax the rich at 90%.

[@suedi-annhamilton6032]

Then you will have no Jobs.... then the government will control everything, then you end up like Russia, Cuba , Venezuela.... no rich person will stay in our country. They will relocate to greener pastures.

[@DaveSchultzXXL]

"And where are you going to get these angels who are going to run society for us?" - Milton Friedman

[@rooroob]

Great! An interesting experiment on our entire country and most likely affecting guess who! The most vulnerable! Neato!

[@GMAC-f6s]

You believe anything CNN tells you

[@thesoundsmith]

That's just what we've ALWAYS done, from giving syphilis to the Negro population in 1932 (the Tuskegee Experiment) to Japanese Internment camps enabling the wealthy to make MILLIONS from seizing their property. We do NOT guard our rights, thus we LOSE them.

[@rooroob]

@ huh?

[@bettertoaster]

It will be interesting to see if Trump is able to cut military spending. I doubt it.

[@xiaoka]

He’s not even going to try.

[@marshallmintz7564]

It will move from paying old school Generals to paying out for hi-tech....mostly thru Companies owned by close allies. The over-all figure will likely get worse......because stealing is hard to curtail.

[@netteyf3857]

​@@xiaokaHow do you know?

[@planecrazy6039]

He will beef up the military. Peace through strength. Thank God Biden and cackling Kamala will be gone.

[@harryfarber6435]

@xiaoka, Biden depleted our arsenal. The Whitehouse hasn’t released a military expenditure report since 2020. It’s expected to take a decade to replace what Biden ruined

[@EdwardOtero-p8c]

My challenge to Fareed is: Find me ONE PERSON who thinks Government Spending IS NOT out of control !

[@denniskai2331]

I believe the number of employees has been static or decreased ... what has gone up is the cost of benefit programs and service on debt

[@EdwardOtero-p8c]

@@denniskai2331 Put another way : GOVERNMENT SPENDING IS OUT OF CONTROL !

[@ronreagan-x5w]

I recently got groceries. I have realized in the last three and a half years I have gotten stronger. I can now lift a $200 bag of groceries with one arm now.

[@civilization57]

Cattle rancher here: This spring I paid $1650 for each calf I bought. They used to cost me around $1000 each. Bidenomics has hurt everyone!

[@lovepet4565]

The cost of everything going up is a result of covid and that was allowed to run rampant under Djt And corporate greed is why prices are still high

[@HoneyDems]

Wait till Trump puts high Tarriff sales taxes on your bag of groceries.

[@mrschnider6521]

americans voted for this? how many americans voted for endless war in iraq and afganistan, men in womens sports, giving operational control of our boarder to the cartel, free gender transitions to prisoners. We not have free and secure elections, they are all rigged, if we had real elections our politicans would actually care about what the public wants.

[@HoneyDems]

@@civilization57 hope they aren’t Dairy Cattle from Texas , New Mexico, or Kansas. Avion Flu Strain unreported to Feds since March. Texas thought it could stop it. Like Trump thought China could Stop COVID.

[@mateobaysa2055]

Reallocation of funds for their freaking cronies 💯

[@bryancollins6796]

What is most likely is taxation will be reduced on business and for the wealthy further yet spending will be increased. As a consequence of the imposition of tariffs America's exports will be cut. Those areas of the economy suffering damage will demand government help, in the trillions. Rebublicans looking at their re-election prospects in 2026 will be very receptive to these demands. The budget deficit will be massive and neither the trends in taxation or spending will be reversed.

[@anthonywilson4181]

Bringing manufacturing back to US soil is a good thing, makes for a shorter commute to work. Product is made here therefore the money flows into our economy.

[@bryancollins6796]

If a factory makes exported products and retaliation for tariffs imposed by Trump cuts off export markets, those factories will lay off workers or close altogether.

[@jonahansen]

Interest on the debt would be the best to cut. Few would complain. Added in edit: I don't mean by stopping interest payments. I mean by reducing the debt and deficit. Jesus.

[@tubularbill]

You can’t cut interest on the debt unless you lower interest rates and refinance. we can’t do that in this environment because inflation is still high or it could erupt again.

[@deepblue523fl]

If you stopped paying interest, everyone would complain. Interest rates would skyrocket. Borrowing would become impossible. Economic demand would crater

[@jonahansen]

@@tubularbill and @deepblue523fl - Okay guys - I guess I was too glib. I didn't mean explicitly stop paying interest. That would be a disaster and cause a total Government shutdown. The only practical way to reduce the interest on the debt would be to reduce to debt. I thought that implication would be pretty clear. I think most would agree with that move, no?

[@dingdong6005]

CNN 😂😂😂😂 trying again

[@okeniyiayoola1828]

I need to ask, what are those factors that made cutting spending in Argentina work out and why it may not work in the US

[@sovelar57]

Argentina cut spending by stopping all public works. Poor people are now suffering but with the hope the situation will change...will see. Eventually, the government will have to begin spending again. While Milei is opening the borders for imports, Trump is doing the contrary. They love each other because of the similarities in their personalities. Time will tell how all this ends.

[@okeniyiayoola1828]

@sovelar57 one more question please, if reducing government spending is causing more problems for the people, how come their inflation rate has been dropping for some time now?

[@netdawg96790]

So, DOGE mission is mathematically impossible, never mind being politically! Only Congress makes the budget and the President just has an up or down veto. And, DOGE is just one of many unofficial "advisors". Should be a much needed hard lesson in Civics for the duo (or trio if you included Congresswoman Green who supposedly Trump appointed to supervise them).

[@DynaCatlovesme]

Please disabuse yourself of the false notion that either of those crooks are "brilliant." They are very good cons.

[@middleguy1776]

Evidence of a con?

[@DynaCatlovesme]

@@middleguy1776 "We'll have full self-driving on the road in 2018!" "We'll put humans on Mars in 2022!"

[@middleguy1776]

@DynaCatlovesme what have you done that's more accomplished than him? How many businesses have you created and how many jobs do you provide? He paid $10 billion in federal tax. Has your entire family ever paid that combined?

[@axelfoley1406]

They are. You don't have to like them. I find that the leftists are the actual racists and hateful bunch. As an American of Indian origin myself, Vivek is far better role model than someone like Kamala. His upbringing and values are aligned with my own and many other Indian immigrant families. In fact, we offer many values that America's mainstream culture seemed to have lost - focus on traditional family values.

[@nateschneider2361]

Government efficiency means getting rid of departments you don’t like

[@bethanyhealy4989]

yes we do not like wasteful departments.

[@censorshipisreal3153]

Or ones that are just useless. Like 1 million to study if blowfish are more aggressive if under the influence of tequila or beer.

[@DaveSchultzXXL]

Nope, you dont get it. Why do you like big government, knowing that power constantly changes hands?

[@lightningdriver81]

Most of us don’t like any of them.

[@nateschneider2361]

@@bethanyhealy4989 Poor Trump voters will be hit hardest from cuts ironically

[@valevisa8429]

Putting billionaires in charge of the poor's welfare,is a recipe for disaster.

[@Jerry-rg8mx]

Imagine putting the poors in charge of their welfare.

[@EdwardOtero-p8c]

Allow me to you CLUE in. The RICH have always been in charge of the poor's welfare.

[@EdwardOtero-p8c]

@@Jerry-rg8mx They have been, that's why they're POOR !

[@sabinereynaudsf]

Elon wants to cut NASA so he can scoop up the best engineers.

[@williamstafford8248]

U are only poor in America because our education system has failed. Educated people have a better chance to succeed

[@Stussymack]

Fareed always speaks the truth 💯

[@stephaniesanderson6190]

With an agenda!

[@davemitchell6281]

He is better than most on CNN I'll even bet he voted for Trump.

[@Stussymack]

@ 🙄

[@therabidsquirrelsage3388]

LOL it's hilarious that some people think that the GOP or their voters care if they do what they said during the campaign.

[@lf3361]

They will only Care when their SOCIAL SECURITY & MEDICARE BENEFITS are taken AWAY

[@DaveSchultzXXL]

@@lf3361No one is advocating that. Its tired old accusation the Democrats make about Republicans every election cycle.🥱

[@mojojojo01.]

you think people voted for trump because they DON'T care if trump's team will do what they said they would do?

[@therabidsquirrelsage3388]

@mojojojo01. When surveyed by Washington post 3 times as many Republicans said the economy was good after the election compared to before it. It's not that they don't care, its that they live in an alternate reality where no matter what really happens they will see the trump administration as being successful at anything. Trump said he was going to cut spending in his first term and then added more to the national debt in 4 years than any other president in American history.

[@therabidsquirrelsage3388]

@@mojojojo01. Yes. Just like they didn't care that Trump never finished the wall, that Mexico never paid for it, that he didn't reduce the national debt, or any other of the failed promises from his first term.

[@ecc3147]

Making a bingo card to see how many of his cabinet end up in jail or fired like his last administration.

[@muddywater4505]

You Europeans and Canadians see Trump in your sleep. (Remember: he had the popular vote)

[@xiaoka]

Most will quit. Then Trump will pretend that he fired them.

[@ecc3147]

@ I’m from CA so no Europeans, also no, in the end he did not got the majority of votes as the final tally was below 50%. Also from what we saw from his last administration, it is safe to assume most of his cabinet will not finish the term lol.

[@harryfarber6435]

@ecc3147, He got a majority of more votes than Kamala Harris. And a landslide victory in the electoral college. All you got from Kamala was a billion dollar concession speech and a 20 million dollar bar tab.

[@planecrazy6039]

@@ecc3147 It was a landslide victory. Took the popular vote, electoral college, the house, the senate, we have a Republican speaker and SCOTUS. Cry all you want.

[@GoUSA2929]

Democrats and Liberal Media got Trumped!! Lost the Senate, House and Popular Vote. 😂😂"Inflation is a good thing." Joe Biden aka Big Guy 😂😂

[@Don_ECHOguy]

Four years can't go by soon enough, then cleaning up of the mess Trump leaves behind will start and it won't be an easy task.

[@JS-rn1tj]

But Biden is going to start WW3. You don't need to worry.🙋‍♂️

[@coffeemccoffee2853]

You just never learn. Dumb!

[@Tony-k9i]

Like big joe

[@victorjcano]

Big Joe has been a very effective president. He has brought back manufacturing jobs, sign the chips act, passed the climate change act, unemployment at it all time low, our economy, although not perfect is the envy of the rest of the world. Is he perfect?, Hell no, but just you wait and see what the reality of this country is going to be at the end of the next four years. I truly fear for our democracy.

[@blackwatertv7018]

I guarantee you the department will last less than four months.

[@xiaoka]

Elon will end up like Amarosa.

[@13BGunBunny]

How much are you willing to lose on that bet?

[@DavidJ2222]

That should be long enough to trim the fat, major layoffs, no severance

[@jimmyjames6487]

You guaranteed kamala would win too.

[@MrMatt531]

You think they’ll be that successful? I think it’ll take at least a couple years

[@Nighthawk-8050]

Oh please give me a break. "IT'S ALL BULLSH!T"

[@gregschneider4566]

Breaking News, Anderson Cooper is Pregnant , Congrats

[@coffeemccoffee2853]

I confirm it.

[@gregschneider4566]

@@coffeemccoffee2853 has Pooper denied it 🤔🤔🤔

[@Klaatu-Barada-Nikto-1951]

You are so pathetically lame and extremely immature.... grow up

[@LouisWhite-b6l]

And they never will. I've heard enough of this non-sense.

[@nclark02194285]

Elon Musk is anything but brilliant (those who can: do, those who can't: teach, and those who money-grub all day long aren't competent at either), and Vivek is a used car salesman sociopath. I'd pick better role models, and the DOGE will be anything but about efficiency.

[@jimmyjames6487]

Yea, you're all that.

[@MrMatt531]

They’re both exponentially more accomplished and more intelligent than anyone the Democratic Party has put into positions while they were in power.

[@harryfarber6435]

@nclark02194285, And if he wore a dress and put on some lipstick you’d have his picture above your bed

[@MrMatt531]

@@nclark02194285 they’re both far more accomplished and intelligent than anymore the last administration had in place and certainly better than what Harris would have offered.

[@xxcelr8rs]

If there is one brilliant guy, it is Musk. Obvious reality.

[@wizwit4958]

🐺🦴 *_Who let the DOGE out?_* 🐶 🐶 *_proof proof proof proof!_* 🐺🦴 🐺🦴 *_Who let the DOGE out?_* 🐶 🐶 *_proof proof proof proof!_* 🐺🦴

[@o.g.Dittzxx]

I haven’t seen the Democrats this upset since Abraham Lincoln abolished slavery.

[@grtinfulleffect8349]

Any relation to Steve Bannon?

[@planecrazy6039]

Relations to Joe, a documented known racist all his life.

[@georgelayton6641]

WTF? You really think those two have anyone's better interest in mind besides their own? More for the rich and screw the poor.

[@MiltonJava]

Reform from these guys? You've gone off the rails.

[@Nighthawk-8050]

Hahaha the whole thing is a joke

[@todsylvester7486]

It's hard to believe there is not wasteful spending at all levels of government that can't be cut, including Social Security, without cutting benefits to the people!

[@bororobo3805]

Trump: "The federal government has too much bureaucracy. Let's create another bureaucratic department to manage the government's bureaucracy"

[@middleguy1776]

So you're against oversight of spending? Why?

[@TheUnconventionalThought]

Calling them brilliant is like calling Hannibal Lecter brilliant. Kind of burying the lead.

[@joycem4961]

Cutting back on extraneous regulations isn’t bad. It’s who’ll decide which regs to cut that’s bad! Without an experienced person in charge, how will they know needed or not needed? Regs come with multi “fat or loopholes” added to appease one side or the other to get the reg approved. Ex., An advanced anti-derailment system was required on trains designated hazardous chemicals. The special brake system is not required on trains with hazardous chemicals If the train has non-hazardous cars between groupings of the hazardous cars. This enables owners to bypass needing a costly derailment brake system. The loophole of separating the hazardous chemical cars with non-hazardous filled cars to get a pass on the brakes, shouldn’t be why the train doesn’t have to follow the regulation. If a derailment happens, any one of the hazardous chemicals can get into the air and ground water. The derailed train in Ohio, had hazardous chemicals in train cars, separated by nonhazardous cars so it was NOT designated a hazardous chemical train, and did not have the advanced derailment brakes on it. When the train derailed it destroyed parts of the town of East Palestine, Ohio. Sometimes, people in high places do not know what they do not know. - anon This also applies to women’s medical situations governed by men (& some ignorant women).

[@cef-ym3gb]

True, it calls out both sides on their flagarent waste and corruption.

[@cynthiamoore7056]

It reminds me, oddly, of the OJ Simpson trial. It was the right “cause” for people to back against a corrupt system, but the wrong person in trial. Yeah. I said what I said.

[@williamstafford8248]

The PEOPLE SPOKE. Our Government workers that do not provide or perform essential services will be exposed. If you do not have a basic understanding of job performance u might have to worry.

[@rmantena5954]

agree, it wont be easy. Hopefully they can make it more efficient.

[@thisguy73]

I love how these recommendations are not due until July 2026. You know just enough time for the GOP led Congress to do nothing as its just before the mid terms.

[@IknowMore-u8p]

Is CNN going out of business I thought Bill Gates was subsidizing them

[@akashashen]

Did anyone here know that the Bush and Trump tax cuts, each, cost as much as the Iraq war? All three are just under $2 trillion; not so good with the math, but not only would we have $6 trillion less debt, but we would likely have a small budget surplus right now if we kept the agreed upon budget balancing measures that were in place at the start of this millennium. I just found out, and now I'm P*d off at the past quarter century of Congress for not only letting this happen but, explicitly making this happen!

[@anthonynguyen3710]

DOG will sniff out those 💺 around collecting taxes $$$ doing nothing

[@dwoehrma]

It will show exactly what they want to spend on and what they dont. And we already know what that looks like. Give more to the rich and punish the poor.

[@bobwhite3895]

Can't blame the democratic party alone for this mess, the republicans are equally guilty here, DOGE is a good step in the right direction.

[@lf3361]

Republickkkans don't Need SOCIAL SECURITY & MEDICARE BENEFITS, they are Rich enough to Support their Parents. These SOCIALIST PROGRAMS need to go. So Hilarious

[@bjstevenson72]

Part of the concern is the federal government is lying about a lot of stuff, one of which is Social Security Social Security in part if not, the majority of it comes out of totally separate tax called Social Security tax that every working American pays on top of federal tax and state tax, but the federal government just wants to lump that Social Security money into the federal budget. No, it’s a tax for a totally different thing. You don’t get to spend so Security budget on anything other than Social Security that’s the ruleand yet they do so if you think about it $800 billion that’s almost 1,000,000,000,000. How was that only 13% of the budget so the annual budget is $9 trillion ridiculous.

[@WillR-Cincy]

Sooner or later TAXES have to be INCREASED‼️

[@snehashispanda4808]

I am an Atheist ⚛️ I do not believe in the existence of God. There is no evidence to support the belief in any gods or supernatural entities. I rely on science, reason, logic, and empirical evidence to form my worldview and have not found compelling evidence or arguments to support the existence of God. The universe is governed by natural laws and forces, rather than moral, spiritual, or supernatural ones. As an atheist, I reject religious dogma, supernaturalism, and superstition as the basis of morality and decision-making. I emphasize the social and empirical nature of inquiry and prioritize scientific solutions to intellectual problems. There is an intrinsic intellectual conflict between faith and science, and that it inevitably leads to hostility. I am engaged in a continually evolving search for truth, primarily through science and philosophy..

[@buzkola]

Without a doubt all spending can be optimized, not because of Trump or Elon but because of AI software like palantir, removing the redundant expenses, and maximizing the efficiency.

[@MCJSA]

Absolutely the best political commentator out there. OK GOP. All barriers are gone. Put your money where your mouth is or, alternately, STFU!

[@rustywater3219]

DOGE will do the same thing as the GAO.

[@MartySalo]

Awesome, so if Elon and Ramaswamy intend to take us back to Wilson''s time, the life expectancy will probably be less. Getting rid of social programs likely also means getting rid of EPA which means no need for electric cars or space travel.

[@rogerm3708]

The needle moved as far left as the Republic would allow it, before it self corrected. We are moving into a more conservative age before this all began in the late 90's

[@skytowergnome4664]

Only time will tell. I’m willing to give them a chance. After all, we’re on the edge anyway.

[@wadeedden4552]

Internal Affairs of the police is an example of ways societies have battled corruption.

[@MiltonJava]

Yes, the debt unsustainable. Tax the rich, i.e. Musk, etc.

[@jimmyjames6487]

Musk paid 10 billion in taxes last year. How much did you pay?

[@MadDash84]

The rich are already being taxed more heavily than everyone else by a long shot. We NEED the rich business owners in order to have jobs. You reduce taxes on them so that they're less likely to outsource their workforce overseas. This is not a difficult concept.

[@timpatton3948]

@@MadDash84 You say that but what about the gigaplant She built in China capable of building 750,000 cars a year. Elonia was mad that Bidens electric car incentive didn't cover those cars because they were built by the Chinese work force.

[@TheMagicJIZZ]

Chinese built Teslas dont even get exported to the us lmao​@@timpatton3948

[@juneabfalter7361]

This guy better be careful he's going to get fired from CNN for talking the truth😅😅😅😅

[@mikebren6996]

You missed the most important point, such as government efficiency and accountability. Regarding social security, Medicare. Illegals immigrants are not authorized to get benefits. Illegal immigration costs us at least 150 billion dollars per year. Pentagon can not explain $800 billion dollars. CNN is doing very analysis. What about canceling student loans? Poor analysis leads to poor conclusions.

[@DavideRuggiero-gt9ub]

Very interesting, Fareed one of the few worth listening to at CNN

[@RaulFields-s6z]

If Musk and Ramy's only accomplishment is to bring back government workers to work in regular offices where taxpayers who depend on public services expect them to be, that will make their otherwise senseless efforts worth it.

[@GlobalCitizen_y2k]

Misnamed Dept, yet everyone -- including FZ -- just nods & moves on. Why not refuse to use that word? Instead, tactically validating whatever FDT does. Just like the first term. Is that a wee step to obeying in advance? 🤔

[@Mrsplanetmaster9]

Thank you Fareed 🎉

[@williamstafford8248]

Fareed Zaharia is not anyone to lecture about a failed agenda by his party

[@thesoundsmith]

So YOUR version is, "Let's break it totally and see what emerges from the dust and debris of our lives and fortunes?

[@Laomai24]

Is Fareed wishing for a position in the Trump administration!!!!??? Trying really hard. 😂😂😂

[@planecrazy6039]

He like most of the smarter people were fed up with Joe and cackling Kamala.

[@andersfant4997]

Come on Fareed, you known what the American people think...

[@Paul_Davies]

If only Ayn Rand was still around

[@jackcross5446]

Love you Fareed. Your analysis helped many decide to vote for Trump, as it helped me to do so. I always look forward to your videos.

[@Dogatemyhomework927]

Fareed, I’ll follow you no matter which media platform you’re on. Fair, intelligent and well spoken.. CNN sucks big time though. I hope they can rebalance by having more like you

[@JacobMoretti-NotABot]

I don’t feel as confident as Fareed does. The potential for vast disruption and destruction that takes many years to undo seems quite high.

[@Torment92121]

I've never heard Fareed be so naive. Thinking DOGE will accomplish anything.

[@JigilJigil]

CNN should stop crying.

[@Scrooks1]

Democrats don’t care about spending so Zakaria is forgetting what his side is really about, which is power for powers’s sake.

[@danielbumbalo8706]

Obiden received millions from Ukraine Ukraine received billions from Obiden

[@DavidJ2222]

Welcome back president Trump🎉🎉🎉Great to see the adults are in charge again

[@xiaoka]

The man baby who couldn’t admit he lost in 2020 isn’t an adult. Just ask Matt Gaetz.

[@seankennedy8945]

Well i don't think its possible to spend more than Biden did

[@dingdong6005]

Trump ❤❤❤is your president CNN 😂😂

[@rayzor9035]

Actually Biden is President

[@MrMegatherium]

I think Women can have a place in the Military, just not in the line of fire. I think that is what Pete is trying to say. They have other roles! I just don't think Women should be in the line of fire, that is all he is saying.

[@charleskinsley2590]

What is now left,,,,,,wrong most of the budget you didn’t even talk about