Trump eyes plan that may give Elon Musk role in auditing U.S. agencies

[cigaretteman]

Behind closed doors, former president Donald Trump and his advisers have been talking for months about forming a commission led by prominent business executives to comb through the government books to identify thousands of programs to cut.

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Lately, one particularly famous candidate has made clear he’d be up for it: Elon Musk. And he may have much to gain personally from the endeavor.

On several occasions, including on X, the social media platform he owns, the Tesla and SpaceX chief executive has expressed interest in being part of a “government efficiency commission” aimed at eliminating wasteful regulations and spending. Musk in August posted an apparently artificial intelligence-generated image of himself behind a lectern labeled “Department of Government Efficiency,” with the acronym DOGE — a meme-based cryptocurrency Musk has previously embraced.

Musk’s potential involvement in a government regulatory and spending commission has sparked concerns from ethics experts who point to conflicts of interest that could emerge between such a post and his business empire. But Trump advisers are eager to bring in prominent corporate leaders to compile a high-profile list of federal excess, reprising efforts similar to those led by President Ronald Reagan and Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.), who once published an annual “Waste Book” on allegedly frivolous spending.



Trump last week downplayed the idea that Musk would join his Cabinet — but also said Musk might be a helpful consultant to the federal government.
“He wants to be involved, but look, he’s running big businesses and all that ... so he can’t really” be in the Cabinet, Trump said on the Shawn Ryan Show. “He can sort of, as the expression goes, consult with the country and give you some very good ideas.”
Musk did not respond to a request for comment.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/09/02/trump-elon-musk-commission-doge/

 

[Chishawk1425]

What the ****

 

[Huey Grey]

His administration is set to be completely corrupt.

 

[ihhawk]

that commission would be the greatest accomplishment in government in 100 years

 

[Ferentz_Fan]

Queue up the pissing pants GIFs

 

[Chishawk1425]

that commission would be the greatest accomplishment in government in 100 years

 

[Chishawk1425]

Queue up the pissing pants GIFs

 

[Ferentz_Fan]

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You still wanting to line up Americans and shoot them?

 

[RollingBallofButcherKnives]

Behind closed doors, former president Donald Trump and his advisers have been talking for months about forming a commission led by prominent business executives to comb through the government books to identify thousands of programs to cut.

Get a curated selection of 10 of our best stories in your inbox every weekend.

Lately, one particularly famous candidate has made clear he’d be up for it: Elon Musk. And he may have much to gain personally from the endeavor.

On several occasions, including on X, the social media platform he owns, the Tesla and SpaceX chief executive has expressed interest in being part of a “government efficiency commission” aimed at eliminating wasteful regulations and spending. Musk in August posted an apparently artificial intelligence-generated image of himself behind a lectern labeled “Department of Government Efficiency,” with the acronym DOGE — a meme-based cryptocurrency Musk has previously embraced.

Musk’s potential involvement in a government regulatory and spending commission has sparked concerns from ethics experts who point to conflicts of interest that could emerge between such a post and his business empire. But Trump advisers are eager to bring in prominent corporate leaders to compile a high-profile list of federal excess, reprising efforts similar to those led by President Ronald Reagan and Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.), who once published an annual “Waste Book” on allegedly frivolous spending.



Trump last week downplayed the idea that Musk would join his Cabinet — but also said Musk might be a helpful consultant to the federal government.
“He wants to be involved, but look, he’s running big businesses and all that ... so he can’t really” be in the Cabinet, Trump said on the Shawn Ryan Show. “He can sort of, as the expression goes, consult with the country and give you some very good ideas.”
Musk did not respond to a request for comment.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/09/02/trump-elon-musk-commission-doge/

Sooooo, more like Russia. I am convinced his little talk with Puty behind closed doors gave him insights on how to become US version of Puty.

 

[Ferentz_Fan]

Sooooo, more like Russia. I am convinced his little talk with Puty behind closed doors gave him insights on how to become US version of Puty.

You're reaching

 

[RollingBallofButcherKnives]

You're reaching

Tell me why this is a reach? You think they talked about golf?

 

[Ferentz_Fan]

Tell me why this is a reach? You think they talked about golf?

Too hard

 

[RollingBallofButcherKnives]

Too hard

Whatever….keep your head in the sand…..

 

[Scruddy]

Sounds like a great idea. Elon slashed 80% of the jobs at twitter and it's running better than ever. We have to cut costs and government bloat is one of the first places to start. 35 trillion and counting..

 

[RollingBallofButcherKnives]

Sounds like a great idea. Elon slashed 80% of the jobs at twitter and it's running better than ever. We have to cut costs and government bloat is one of the first places to start. 35 trillion and counting..

Cutting 80% of the jobs might be good for Elon but what about all those unemployed workers? Someone with your smarts ought to pick up on that?

 

[95Hawk]

Too hard

You on the Vitamin V? If it stays that way for 4+ hours, call your doc.

 

[lucas80]

Do Chuck and Breadbags know they are talking about farm programs, and not just Obama phones?

 

[ihhawk]

Cutting 80% of the jobs might be good for Elon but what about all those unemployed workers? Someone with your smarts ought to pick up on that?

The same thing that private workers do when govt shuts down and industry

 

[ihhawk]

Do Chuck and Breadbags know they are talking about farm programs, and not just Obama phones?

76% of the farm program is food for the poor.

So you want to eliminate that right

 

[HROT]

This 4Chan incel?

 

[lucas80]

This 4Chan incel?

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It's been said before, you can take the Afrikaner out of South Africa, but you can't take the Afrikaner out of the South African.

 

[RollingBallofButcherKnives]

The same thing that private workers do when govt shuts down and industry

“Across thousands of programs” might be a bit excessive but hey, long as the top 3% are good….

 

[seminole97]

What the ****

https://govinfo.library.unt.edu/npr/library/papers/bkgrd/brief.html

The National Performance Review is the Clinton-Gore Administration's initiative to reform the way the federal government works. Its goal is to create a government that "works better and costs less." Begun in the early days of the Administration, and with Vice President Al Gore at its helm, the Review has operated the duration of the Administration through several phases of initiatives.

Preparing the Original Report

The National Performance Review was created by President Bill Clinton on March 3, 1993. He appointed Vice President Al Gore as its leader. The President gave the review a 6-month deadline -- report results to him by September 7, 1993.

The review was largely staffed by about 250 career civil servants. In addition, some interns, state and local government employees on loan, and a few consultants were also engaged in the work of this interagency task force. The core leadership included Elaine Kamarck, a senior political advisor to the Vice President, Bob Stone, project director, and four deputies: Billy Hamilton, who led a series of teams examining the 24 largest agencies (Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, etc.); John Kamensky, who led a series of teams examining governmentwide systems (procurement, budget, personnel, etc.); Bob Knisely, who focused on special fiscal analyses; and Carolyn Lukensmeyer, who focused on internal staff dynamics and communication.

They launched the effort with an initial training session for the newly formed staff on April 15, 1993. David Osborne, co-author of "Reinventing Government" served as a key advisor and spoke at this kickoff session along with the Vice President and the deputy director for management at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Phil Lader.

Vice President Gore visited a series of agencies during the next few months to learn first-hand the problems facing these agencies. He also hosted a June 1993 "Reinventing Government Summit" in Philadelphia of corporate executives, government leaders, and consultants who were leaders in organizational change.

The President had also directed agencies to create their own internal reinvention teams that worked with the corresponding NPR teams (many of which, such as NPR, continued on beyond the end of the initial review to assist in implementing the resulting recommendations). NPR worked closely with these teams in developing the recommendations presented to the Vice President.

Vice President Gore was heavily involved in the decisions being made and, before publishing the final report, met with each agency head to ensure his or her support for his proposed recommendations. The final report was based on a series of "accompanying" reports prepared by the nearly two dozen teams of NPR staffers. The final report highlighted 119 of the 384 recommendations listed in an appendix. The 38 specific accompanying reports total nearly 2,000 pages and expanded on the 384 recommendations by detailing 1,250 specific actions intended to save $108 billion, reduce the number of "overhead" positions, and improve government operations.

The final report, Creating a Government That Works Better and Costs Less, was presented to President Clinton in a ceremony on the White House lawn on September 7, 1993. Immediately after the White House event, the President and Vice President made a tour of the country to promote the report and to issue Presidential directives to begin implementing its recommendations. By December 1993, the President had signed 16 directives implementing specific recommendations, including cutting the work force by 252,000 positions, cutting internal regulations in half, and requiring agencies to set customer service standards.

 

[Scruddy]

Cutting 80% of the jobs might be good for Elon but what about all those unemployed workers? Someone with your smarts ought to pick up on that?

They could learn to code..

Joking aside that's how it should go when your job is redundant or unnecessary. Is your argument that the government funding needless jobs at the tax player's expense is actually a good thing?

 

[RollingBallofButcherKnives]

They could learn to code..

Joking aside that's how it should go when your job is redundant or unnecessary. Is your argument that the government funding needless jobs at the tax player's expense is actually a good thing?

I didn’t say needless nor did I say they shouldn’t cut anything. But the article said thousands of programs and then you bragged up Elon for cutting 80%. It isn’t going to happen anyway because Orange Asswipe is going to jail instead of the WH…

 

[IAHawk2011]

This 4Chan incel?

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What a phvcking dumbass.

 

[Scruddy]

I didn’t say needless nor did I say they shouldn’t cut anything. But the article said thousands of programs and then you bragged up Elon for cutting 80%. It isn’t going to happen anyway because Orange Asswipe is going to jail instead of the WH…

Lol if they do jail trump his polling will go up even more. He's now up 3 nationally in the betting market already and that still wouldn't stop him from being on the ballots.

I don't think an 80% overall of the federal government is necessary. I do think that much or more of specific agencies could be cut though. DOE could lost 90% or more as one example.

 

[Ferentz_Fan]

You on the Vitamin V? If it stays that way for 4+ hours, call your doc.

Call your Ma

 

[95Hawk]

Call your Ma

I made a call to your mom instead. She says “whatssup?”

 

[Ferentz_Fan]

I made a call to your mom instead. She says “whatssup?”

Let’s get off the Mom thing, I just got off of yours.

And @cigaretteman

 

[Here_4_a_Day]

Behind closed doors, former president Donald Trump and his advisers have been talking for months about forming a commission led by prominent business executives to comb through the government books to identify thousands of programs to cut.

Get a curated selection of 10 of our best stories in your inbox every weekend.

Lately, one particularly famous candidate has made clear he’d be up for it: Elon Musk. And he may have much to gain personally from the endeavor.

On several occasions, including on X, the social media platform he owns, the Tesla and SpaceX chief executive has expressed interest in being part of a “government efficiency commission” aimed at eliminating wasteful regulations and spending. Musk in August posted an apparently artificial intelligence-generated image of himself behind a lectern labeled “Department of Government Efficiency,” with the acronym DOGE — a meme-based cryptocurrency Musk has previously embraced.

Musk’s potential involvement in a government regulatory and spending commission has sparked concerns from ethics experts who point to conflicts of interest that could emerge between such a post and his business empire. But Trump advisers are eager to bring in prominent corporate leaders to compile a high-profile list of federal excess, reprising efforts similar to those led by President Ronald Reagan and Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.), who once published an annual “Waste Book” on allegedly frivolous spending.



Trump last week downplayed the idea that Musk would join his Cabinet — but also said Musk might be a helpful consultant to the federal government.
“He wants to be involved, but look, he’s running big businesses and all that ... so he can’t really” be in the Cabinet, Trump said on the Shawn Ryan Show. “He can sort of, as the expression goes, consult with the country and give you some very good ideas.”
Musk did not respond to a request for comment.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/09/02/trump-elon-musk-commission-doge/

Does this mean their won't be reparations and medicare for all?!?!?!

 

[Here_4_a_Day]

You still wanting to line up Americans and shoot them?

He does because he isn't!