Musk and the doge: what remains? Promised cuts for 2,000 billion, 175 « estimated » ones

Annamed cuts: 2,000 billion dollars. Actually estimated cuts: between 175 and 150 billion. This is the balance between the saying and doing of Elon Musk in his great role exterminator of American public waste. Landed in the White House with the task of Put agencies and employees in line, I remained to welcome the sorceress vision of Trump, the billionaire had made his debut by firing thousands of employees to the sound of email: yesterday He took leave of the White House after being back a lot from the initial objectives and after putting back in the closet The chainsaw branded on the stage of his rallies.

Of course, the Doge (the Department created ad hoc to implement the drastic Spending review ordered by the White House) will not cease his work and the objectives should have unfold over yearsbut the arrest trips are already evident.

Musk and his team promised to cut expenses for a value of about $ 2,000 billion. A figure appeared immediately unrealistic since the entire public budget amounts to 3,900 billion dollars. The Doge started launches in Rest, intimating millions of public employees of accept a good man or to run the risk of being fired On the two feet. According to the Reuters Agency about 260,000 said yes. The fury focused at the beginning against some symbolic objectives, for example Usaid programs (the American aid agency to third world countries), dismantled within a few hours because it was considered a « lair » of liberal antitrumpians.

Soon they arrived The South Tyrols imposed by the judiciarywho prevented the doge from accessing sensitive data on the web or who asked for the restoration of scissored funds. Three days ago a federal judge said The cause intended against Elon Musk by 14 States is admissible: the cuts he implemented would be illegitimate as unauthorized by the congress. The same criterion that is blocking the implementation of the commercial duties wanted by Trump. If the cause was successful, it would be a very hard blow to the ambitions of the « spending review ».

On balance, therefore, What remains after about 120 days of doge’s activity? During the greeting press conference in Musk, Trump said they were Bring to light scams for « billions of dollars » But often with the numbers the US President has a complicated relationship. The portal of the Department reports that to date The « estimated » cuts are 175 billion But even in this case analysts invite to go with lead feet; those reported would not be more than 150 And in some cases these are savings that had already been scheduled for some time.