Will Musk and DOGE Fund the Tax Cuts?

By lambert –
Headline
Will Musk and DOGE fund the tax cuts?
URL
https://thepaulstory.wordpress.com/2025/04/14/will-musk-and-doge-fund-the-tax-c…
URL (Archive)
https://archive.is/viGkd
Pubdate
One-liner
"Musk said he thought DOGE could rip out at least two trillion dollars from the annual federal budget."
Timeline
DOGE
Document Type
News and Analysis (Other)
Venue
The Paul Story
Byline
Paul Guth
Report Excerpt

During the campaign, Musk said he thought DOGE could rip out at least two trillion dollars from the annual federal budget.2 That number is 1300% higher than the new one. In March, that target had dropped to one trillion,3 still 600% higher than the new one. Why is the new number $150 billion?

Kicker
Mendacious
People
Elon Musk