Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency completely eviscerated the Inter-American Foundation, leaving it with just one Trump-appointed employee, Peter Marocco.
The headcount at the independent federal agency prior to DOGE’s onslaught was 48, and the average employee salary was $131,000 each year, according to Musk’s department.
‘The Inter-American Foundation, an agency whose primary action was to issue federal grants ($60million budget), has been reduced to its statutory minimum (1 active employee),’ DOGE posted to its X account on Tuesday ahead of Trump’s Address to the Joint Congress.
The agency was created by Congress in 1969 to issue grants to countries in Latin America and the Caribbean for ‘localized community-led development,’ according to its now defunct website.
Yeah, fuck that. That’s not where our money should go. Deserved to be shut down for sure.
/u/Donald_Musk is completely oblivious to the privileges printing the world’s reserve currency has bought to the US, and the obligations the US has in order to maintain the dollar’s position.
Where on Earth does the US think it is going to find the money to pay its debts going forward if it isn’t printing the money everybody else is using to buy oil?
Musk and Trump are speed-running the US’s collapse. They are simply nowhere near intelligent or experienced enough to maintain the US’s position of dominance. It is kind of fascinating to watch it play out, kind of horrifying, kind of banal.
Ultimately the American people voted for this.
None of the people now destroying the US’s global position hid what they were going to do. Chaotic times ahead because if Trump has a plan it appears to be to try and bully his way to global dominance. He couldn’t even manage the taliban.
On a personal level I can say that I take almost zero pleasure in seeing the predictions I and many other people dismissed as ‘doomers’ have made over the past fifteen years (in my case, others longer). I won’t be replying to any messages from previous acquaintances that say ‘hey you were right’.
Let’s see how long it takes for the US to resemble a country like Brazil. The shanty towns are already being formed.
But to be clear, the worry is instability and a world war three the author claims America needs in order to try and do anything to prevent the already happening process of dedollarisation, but nobody else wants. Losing said potential war is not a worry.
The people most at risk of Donald Trump are Americans, particularly the poor and uneducated who voted for him. Beyond the US there is no fear of Donald Trump. The guy couldn’t manage the taliban. He is a weak and exploitable leader.
Yes, but conservatives are not trying to solve problems. The agencies they are dismantling are there to solve problems. Where’s that money going to go?
It has oodles of problems. Education cuts, environmental cuts, supporting putin and ignoring allies. Anti Semitism, anti queen politics, removing access to Healthcare like abortion. There are MANY
The headcount at the independent federal agency prior to DOGE’s onslaught was 48, and the average employee salary was $131,000 each year, according to Musk’s department.
‘The Inter-American Foundation, an agency whose primary action was to issue federal grants ($60million budget), has been reduced to its statutory minimum (1 active employee),’ DOGE posted to its X account on Tuesday ahead of Trump’s Address to the Joint Congress.
The agency was created by Congress in 1969 to issue grants to countries in Latin America and the Caribbean for ‘localized community-led development,’ according to its now defunct website.
Yeah, fuck that. That’s not where our money should go. Deserved to be shut down for sure.
Keep getting played by billionaires you fucking idiot.
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Swasticuck on parade
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/u/Donald_Musk is completely oblivious to the privileges printing the world’s reserve currency has bought to the US, and the obligations the US has in order to maintain the dollar’s position.
Where on Earth does the US think it is going to find the money to pay its debts going forward if it isn’t printing the money everybody else is using to buy oil?
Musk and Trump are speed-running the US’s collapse. They are simply nowhere near intelligent or experienced enough to maintain the US’s position of dominance. It is kind of fascinating to watch it play out, kind of horrifying, kind of banal.
Ultimately the American people voted for this. None of the people now destroying the US’s global position hid what they were going to do. Chaotic times ahead because if Trump has a plan it appears to be to try and bully his way to global dominance. He couldn’t even manage the taliban.
On a personal level I can say that I take almost zero pleasure in seeing the predictions I and many other people dismissed as ‘doomers’ have made over the past fifteen years (in my case, others longer). I won’t be replying to any messages from previous acquaintances that say ‘hey you were right’.
Let’s see how long it takes for the US to resemble a country like Brazil. The shanty towns are already being formed.
Guess we’ll see
There isn’t anything to see.
So then nothing to worry about, right?!
Any reply is a win for you.
Easy block.
But to be clear, the worry is instability and a world war three the author claims America needs in order to try and do anything to prevent the already happening process of dedollarisation, but nobody else wants. Losing said potential war is not a worry.
The people most at risk of Donald Trump are Americans, particularly the poor and uneducated who voted for him. Beyond the US there is no fear of Donald Trump. The guy couldn’t manage the taliban. He is a weak and exploitable leader.
And yet, here you are.
Everyone I know who voted for him, loves what he’s doing.
Oh great then! You have nothing to be mad about then. Right?
🤡
Tell us what you know about charity, economic development, soft power, and trade deals.
How much do u know and what r u doing about it?
Ah, you have no answer. I’m not surprised. Thanks for validating my stereotype. A part of me was hoping you were better
glad I could help
Again demonstrating your complete lack of empathy, and promoting the lack of soft power in the US. Congrats. You played yourself lol
I didn’t write the article and I’m doin doing those things just by sharing an article?! lol
No shit you didn’t write it. But you’re sharing it, so yes you are doing those things.
Glad you finally understand. Have you written the publisher and give them your oh-so-important thoughts on the article?
No no no! You said you’re reporting! Cmon now don’t change goal posts so fast!
When did I say I was a reporter though? I never said I was. I post links to news articles. People don’t have to read them
You said you reported the news. Your words.
I didn’t say I report the news. I asked if you didn’t want me to report the news. You can’t read? You sound sorta fascist to me
So it was shared on much much larger platforms than Lemmy. You gonna yell at them to?
Just because I post a link, doesn’t mean people have to read it.
You loooove to move goal posts. You didn’t even have to share it? Did you think about that?
Why woudn’t I share it tho? It’s a good article and I like it
It’s not, and it’s obvious you would like it . Haha
Where should our money go?
To the billionaires pockets of course! - the donaldmusk sycophant
Plenty of problems in the US can be helped by that money
Yes, but conservatives are not trying to solve problems. The agencies they are dismantling are there to solve problems. Where’s that money going to go?
Billionaires’ pockets.
Like?
u don’t think us has any problems?
Answer the question, cuck.
What question? ARe you saying the US doesn’t have any problems? Is that why you want me to tell you the problems? Because you don’t see any?!
Can you read? Nice trying to manipulate the conversation.
How so?
It has oodles of problems. Education cuts, environmental cuts, supporting putin and ignoring allies. Anti Semitism, anti queen politics, removing access to Healthcare like abortion. There are MANY
Cool. Maybe the money saved can go toward to those things.
Then why are they gutting them?
Because they are wasting money.