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0 pointsyibg1y ago0 comments

I think this is part of the problem. There is merit in the stated goal. Most people think there is waste in government, so cleaning things up resonates.

The issue though is with the way it’s being done. Giving it the most charitable take, it’s at best reckless. No oversight, no transparency. We can only take him at his word that things are being improved. But given the various false and misleading statements that’s already come out, of the limited info being released, how can we trust him?

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throw109201y ago

> The issue though is with the way it’s being done. Giving it the most charitable take, it’s at best reckless. No oversight, no transparency.

Yes, spot on, I think this is very accurate and truthful.

I'm just trying to differentiate between "the government is wasteful, and here's the careful and prudent way to make it better" and "the government isn't very wasteful and we should avoid even talking about the possibility".

yibgOP1y ago

I’m not sure there are many people arguing for the latter. The former yes, but more than that it’s the types of things that are being targeted.

Method aside, musk is trying to save a few million here and there on things that are “wasteful” but provide benefit to a lot of people, including Americans. Meanwhile, a multi trillion dollar tax cut that’s going mostly to the wealthy is fine and not wasteful for some reason. Jacked up prices from a handful of defense contractors is also fine.

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