Musk said Thursday that “compensation is zero” for the “revolutionaries” who will advise on cuts to the federal budget.

Summary

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy’s new “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) began recruiting “high-IQ small-government revolutionaries” willing to work 80+ hours per week with no pay to help slash federal spending.

Appointed by President-elect Donald Trump, the panel is tasked with recommending spending cuts, regulatory rollbacks, and agency restructuring by July 4, 2026.

Musk and Ramaswamy advocate for drastic measures, including cutting grants to nonprofits and potential mass layoffs.

  • kent_eh@lemmy.caEnglish
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    3 days ago

    But there would be a metric shitton of legal proceeding and resulting settlements for years.

    I stand by my statement that breaking shit is faster and easier and takes less thought than fixing or rebuilding it.

    Yes it can be rebuilt through those means you mentioned, but the intervening generation will be fucked over pretty hard.

    I’m hoping the Incompetence that he is bringing (not to mention the infighting and backstabbing) can blunt some of the damage that he’s promising to do.