Is Elon Draining the Swamp on Government Spending or Is He the Swamp?

[tomazbodner]

1 hour ago, candide said:

You are showing your ignorance again. It's EBITDA, not profit. 

 

The EBITDA is barely enough to pay the debt interest, so that there is no net profit at all.

Agree. https://www.techinasia.com/news/musk-says-x-is-barely-breaking-even-amid-financial-woes

 

[frank83628]

On 2/11/2025 at 5:06 PM, OneMoreFarang said:

 

As far as I know this goes on since forever, with every political party in the USA.

And obviously many politicians love that system because it allows cooperations to donate enormous amounts to the politicians.

I wonder how many politicians in any party really want any change of that. Because where should the money come from if not from donations?

 

Trump does and he is the Preisdent and that's why he has chosen Musk to do it, the only people I see complainng and wanting Musk stopped are Democrats & msm

[OneMoreFarang]

7 minutes ago, frank83628 said:

Trump does and he is the Preisdent and that's why he has chosen Musk to do it, the only people I see complainng and wanting Musk stopped are Democrats & msm

The GOP politicians have no spine. So, most of them will shut up and let Trump do whatever he wants. 

And then they call it democracy. 

[frank83628]

2 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:

The GOP politicians have no spine. So, most of them will shut up and let Trump do whatever he wants. 

And then they call it democracy. 

So, do you agree with the audit or not? Or do you just not lime that fact Trump & Musk are doing it 

[save the frogs]

1 hour ago, Peabody said:

You finally found your box of crayons??

some words of wisdom for you guys:

 

[candide]

6 minutes ago, frank83628 said:

So, do you agree with the audit or not? Or do you just not lime that fact Trump & Musk are doing it 

It's not an audit, it a destruction and a smear campaign!

[OneMoreFarang]

22 minutes ago, frank83628 said:

So, do you agree with the audit or not? Or do you just not lime that fact Trump & Musk are doing it 

 

The idea of an audit and saving costs is obviously a good idea.

I have to admit I don't know if and how any audits worked in the past.

What I don't like is that it seems Musks and his young team get access to everything. How many of them are qualified for the job?

And why is this process so radical and interrupting?

I guess it should be no problem to audit what happened and does happen in the background. Let them work and do the audit at the same time, carefully, and with specialists, and then report in maybe one month or a couple of months what they found and what should be changed.

Why this radical approach? I don't see the need for that.

[simple1]

There does not seem to be one definition of "the Swamp". However in the context of the OP Musk is endeavouring to replace existing bureaucratic structures "the swamp" with trump loyalists. In parallel trump  to Musk's activities he is firing departmental Inspector Generals to void any oversight by non trump appointees. Ergo creating a "swamp" according to his play book which no doubt will be riddles with corruption.

[save the frogs]

at 4:40, Elon mentions that many govt officials have 6 digit salaries, but their net worth is in the 10's of millions. 

Elon might actually be helping to weed out this corruption which is contributing to the country's debt.

again, I wonder if most people are misunderstanding what Elon and Trump are up to and interpreting it completely the opposite way. 

 

 

[save the frogs]

Now, Elon says there are people who are 150 years old on social security.

Obviously, they're dead, so there is some sort of scam going on there. 

 

[save the frogs]

5 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

The GOP politicians have no spine. So, most of them will shut up and let Trump do whatever he wants. 

And then they call it democracy. 

Elon says there is full transparency and they post everything they do on their X Doge site.

Seems to me like they are legitimately going after corruption in govt bureaucracy that has gone unchecked for a long time.

 

Edit: So Trump claims that DOGE will track down around 1 Trillion dollars in corruption taking place in govt bureaucracy. 

 

 

[SiSePuede419]

African Swamp Creature says there's 150 year old people in the Social security system.

Bold claim, if true.

 

Conclusion

Musk's statement is either:

1. A misunderstanding—perhaps referring to data entry errors, not actual 150-year-olds collecting Social Security.

2. A deliberate exaggeration—to push a narrative about waste or fraud in government programs.

 

If he has evidence, he should present it.

 

Otherwise, the claim is false or misleading.

[Harrisfan]

1 hour ago, save the frogs said:

Elon says there is full transparency and they post everything they do on their X Doge site.

Seems to me like they are legitimately going after corruption in govt bureaucracy that has gone unchecked for a long time.

 

Edit: So Trump claims that DOGE will track down around 1 Trillion dollars in corruption taking place in govt bureaucracy. 

 

 

By year end they should have achieved a lot.

[still kicking]

12 minutes ago, SiSePuede419 said:

African Swamp Creature says there's 150 year old people in the Social security system.

Bold claim, if true.

 

Conclusion

Musk's statement is either:

1. A misunderstanding—perhaps referring to data entry errors, not actual 150-year-olds collecting Social Security.

2. A deliberate exaggeration—to push a narrative about waste or fraud in government programs.

 

If he has evidence, he should present it.

 

Otherwise, the claim is false or misleading.

Inah Canabarro Lucas

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Oldest people

• Since the death of 116-year-old Tomiko Itooka of Japan on 29 December 2024, Inah Canabarro Lucas (born 8 June 1908) of Brazil is the oldest living person whose age is validated.
• Since the death of 112-year-old John Tinniswood of the United Kingdom on 25 November 2024, João Marinho Neto (born 5 October 1912) of Brazil is the oldest living man whose age is validated.

Not 150 not in the US he is like Trump full of B/S

[Harrisfan]

2 minutes ago, still kicking said:

Inah Canabarro Lucas

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Oldest people

• Since the death of 116-year-old Tomiko Itooka of Japan on 29 December 2024, Inah Canabarro Lucas (born 8 June 1908) of Brazil is the oldest living person whose age is validated.
• Since the death of 112-year-old John Tinniswood of the United Kingdom on 25 November 2024, João Marinho Neto (born 5 October 1912) of Brazil is the oldest living man whose age is validated.

Not 150 not in the US he is like Trump full of B/S

The people are dead not alive 

[still kicking]

5 minutes ago, Harrisfan said:

The people are dead not alive 

What is your IQ? There is no living person of the age of 150 typical Trumper reply.

[Harrisfan]

2 minutes ago, still kicking said:

What is your IQ? There is no living person of the age of 150 typical Trumper reply.

Must be double yours. Elon is talking about dead people still in the system being recorded as still alive. It is easy to understand. He is the smart billionaire not you.

 

[still kicking]

1 minute ago, Harrisfan said:

Must be double yours. Elon is talking about dead people still in the system being recorded as still alive. It is easy to understand. He is the smart billionaire not you.

 

Yes double mine would be 158 and how do you know how much money I got 

[Harrisfan]

Just now, still kicking said:

Yes double mine would be 158 and how do you know how much money I got 

Billionaires would not be posting here. 

[still kicking]

1 minute ago, Harrisfan said:

Billionaires would not be posting here. 

Nor do people at the age of 150 and collecting wellfare 

[SunnyinBangrak]

1 minute ago, still kicking said:

Nor do people at the age of 150 and collecting wellfare 

Too busy at the voting station? It's said the dead don't often vote, but when they do it's for the democrats😅. Same same for welfare?

[Harrisfan]

1 minute ago, SunnyinBangrak said:

Too busy at the voting station? It's said the dead don't often vote, but when they do it's for the democrats😅. Same same for welfare?

If dead people have received money for 50 or 60 years who received it? Could be relatives still using a bank account.

[Jingthing]

Neither. He's Dr. Evil. 

 

 

[FriscoKid]

Yo, it's kicking off bro. Must gets $8 million a day from the US government from all his dodgy contracts and he and his doges are going after grannies that get $65 a day.

 

 

[Jim Blue]

On 2/11/2025 at 8:30 PM, Negita43 said:

I think he's swamping the government so he can drain the money

Any savings  saved will go towards the next big thing.   Rockets and  people to  Mars  .....

[OneMoreFarang]

8 hours ago, save the frogs said:

they post everything they do on their X Doge site

Is X now an official government site?

Just that fact shows the mix-up of Musks private and government functions. 

[Yagoda]

People that oppose what Musk is doing have larceny in their hearts. Socialism is stealing anyway.

[scottiejohn]

7 hours ago, Harrisfan said:

By year end they should have achieved a lot.

Of increases to his bank balances!

[ericthai]

On 2/11/2025 at 11:00 AM, Terrance8812 said:

 
Twitter is just a steaming garbage pile of hate, disinformation, and false conspiracies. He can do whatever he wants with it. Tosser is what tosser does. 

people publish whatever they want, that’s the whole idea of Free Speech.  It’s not like Musk is approving everything someone posts, he’s allowing them to freely post their thoughts, ideas, and opinions. 

[scottiejohn]

1 hour ago, Yagoda said:

People that oppose what Musk is doing have larceny in their hearts. Socialism is stealing anyway.

Have you ever tried getting a new record that does not contain the word "Socialism" in it?