• pulsewidth@lemmy.world
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    4 hours ago

    Except only one department is really bloated and problematic: defense. Yet that’s the one department DOGE shys away from touching.

    All while they gut departments that actually generate billions in revenue like the IRS, and give the wealthy tax breaks. They could also save hundreds of billions (more than DOGE has managed so far in all of their efforts) simply by passing single-payer healthcare for all, and a drug pricing plan similar to the Pharmaceutical Benefit Scheme in Australia - the govt would negotiate cheap prices for necessary prescription medication in bulk direct to Pharma companies and provide them to the US people at a much lower cost.

    In reality, none of DOGE’s actions are to ‘save taxpayers money’ or make ‘smaller government’. It’s targeted sabotage to benefit the wealthy, and it looks like Elon is using it to grab all the data he can while he’s there.

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      1 hour ago

      And many generics are made in India to save money for RX pharmaceuticals too, glenmark