Elon Musk is looking for trillions in government waste, and defense is a massive potential target
Defense is the largest area of discretionary spending in the federal budget, and Elon Musk has been skeptical of its contract practices.
Will Elon Musk be able to cut $2 trillion from US government spending?
The boss of Tesla and the social media site X, Elon Musk, suggested last month at Donald Trump’s rally in New York City that it would be possible to cut “at least $2 trillion” from US government spending by eradicating “waste”.
Elon Musk's New Government Department Seeking "Super High-IQ" People Who Will Work for Free
Dork for Hire Elon Musk and fellow entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy's committee to slash government spending is now hiring — and what better place to recruit from than the former's social media site? On Thursday,
Elon Musk wants to cut government spending. Tesla and SpaceX benefit from it
It's a policy that has benefited Elon Musk, Tesla's CEO and Trump's newly appointed head of the proposed Department of Government Efficiency. Musk, a vocal Trump supporter and the world's richest person,
Trump wants Elon Musk to overhaul the government. Here’s what could be on the chopping block
President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk have big ambitions for making the federal government leaner and more efficient by reviewing its budget and operations from top to bottom.
What Elon Musk Wants From Donald Trump
In this Bloomberg Originals mini-documentary, we explore how the richest person on Earth may soon hold significant sway over the US government.
Elon Musk's 'gamification' of government spending taps into our natural competitive instinct
Elon Musk believes in the power of games to motivate society. Psychologists say he's onto something but it will take complex engineering to get right.
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Elon Musk reminds Americans that all government spending comes from their taxes as national debt keeps skyrocketing
Elon Musk dropped a financial truth bomb recently, saying all government spending is taxation. Whether it’s drained directly ...
Entitlement Spending Is In The News Again—What Is It, Exactly?
For federal budget purposes, an entitlement typically means a benefit that is guaranteed, often by law—like Social Security ...
DOGE Team’s $2 Trillion of Planned Spending Cuts Is Too Tall an Order
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy’s Department of Government Efficiency may find that launching rockets is easier than trimming ...
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Can the federal government learn how to manage a budget from the states?
Balancing the budget while trying to plan for the future means "we do without today in a lot of areas," one Utah budget ...
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Musk's proposal to cut $2 trillion in federal spending questioned
When asked on stage how much he though he could cut from the federal budget, Musk responded "at least $2 trillion ...
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What is deficit spending, and should it matter to voters?
The U.S. national debt sits around $35 trillion, which equates to approximately $100,000 per person in the country. With a ...