Editorial
Department Of Government Efficiency (DOGE) seems to be uncovering a few issues in who and what we, the tax payers, have been paying for. I will admit that every time I think about it, government efficiency, a smile comes to me. It just seems to be an oxymoron.
A lot of chatter is out there on the things this department of government efficiency is doing and its access to information. Those who chatter the loudest may need to be the first to be on the examining table. It is interesting that the richest man in the world is the head and I suppose it is fair to question his motives, but what has he to gain, more money which he has plenty of or perhaps he is the best man to get the government out of bankruptcy. You know the debt we (the government we the people lead by those we elected) is over $36 trillion. I know that just seems unrealistic, unbelievable, unsustainable, unconscionable, and so many more un-s that we need an overhaul, like when the engine blows up and you need to replace it, fix it.
I could list some of the stupid things, and don't us that term lightly, we have been paying for or supporting. Just a few mentions would be enough to fire whoever came up with the idea. Oh, guess I meant to vote them out of office... It's our elected congress responsible for doing this to us! Go Term Limits! Okay, calm down and see for yourself.
For a long time now there has been a website dedicated to the financial status of our country: www.usdebtclock.org There is a new item on the ticker, the D.O.G.E. Clock. This shows how much savings it has generated. By the time you get this it will be over $60 billion.
Let's think about bringing DOGE locally. I might be time to think how we can stop spending and spend more efficiently. It hurts to cut costs, just as it hurts when prices rise. It hurts to have to fire someone because of lack of income, just as it hurts to shut down because you can't pay you debts. We may be doing well, right now, but are we ready for what's coming? The price of eggs for example, we may need to raise our own. Or, our dependence on funding from government agencies that provide grants, we may need to maintain and develop a long range plan. We should think cuts and savings rather than how we can spend and expand, governmentally.
The us debt clock reflects the debt/ revenue/spending to GOP ratio. And, if you understand all that and what it means you are invited to serve on the local DOGE.
