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beSpacific

#IRS Predicts DOGE Lost Half a #Trillion Dollars for the #USA #Congress is mute as #trump #doge #maga #GOP #republicans #bankrupt our democracy #taxes #taxation #economy IRS’ internal projections estimate that the DOGE-driven disruptions to the IRS since the inauguration are on track to have reduced #tax receipts by more than $500 billion by April 15th. This means we do not have enough money to power our economy so the goal is to send us into a giant crash? #taxpayers #demolition of #IRS

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@ChrisMayLA6

This aligns with the #DEI discussion. If you live long enough, you will become disabled.

Most #disabled people can work. As a #country, the #US (being a hotbed of #capitalism), believes that it's better for disabled folks to be #taxpayers than #tax burdens. This goes along with the idea that you "earn" a living by being employed. There are many programs available to upskill disabled folks, and not all are #government-funded.

That said, many employers are under the misguided impression that disabled people want jobs they are not qualified for. And that hiring a disabled person is an act of charity.

I'm a #blind man. I graduated with honors from a community college. My degree is in #computer #programming. I am also a licensed #insurance agent in my state. And, I spent over six years working as an administrative professional. In previous live, I was a #tax professional, working at a kiosk in a Walmart. I've also done web development, and supervised a technical support team for a dial-up ISP.

I'm currently unemployed. I ran out my state's benefits a few months ago. I've been applying for jobs, and going to job fairs. I've even had a few interviews.

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Nonilex

In a statement, #KellyLoeffler said, "As the government's largest guarantor of business loans, the #SBA stands ready to deploy its resources & expertise on behalf of America's #taxpayers & #students."

But those resources are about to take a big hit as well, as the SBA also announced on Friday that it plans to cut its workforce by more than 40%.

[a “break it then say it should be shut down because it’s broken” philosophy]

#USpol#Trump#Musk
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ResearchBuzz: Firehose

Freedom of the Press Foundation: Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow. “…news readers often find themselves blocked by paywalls from reading important stories about government business. That experience is particularly frustrating for readers who are unable to access the groundbreaking investigative reports outlets like Wired magazine have been […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/19/freedom-of-the-press-foundation-wired-is-dropping-paywalls-for-foia-based-reporting-others-should-follow/

ResearchBuzz: Firehose | Individual posts from ResearchBuzz · Freedom of the Press Foundation: Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow | ResearchBuzz: Firehose
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#foia#journalism#media
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Zhi Zhu 🕸️

DOGE fires government efficiency team
muskwatch.com/i/158555627/doge

"Among the team’s achievements was an #IRS program that allowed #taxpayers to file directly with the agency for #free instead of paying for filing software from Intuit TurboTax. #18F employees were also responsible for maintaining the government’s #weather alerts and #forecasts service. It’s unclear if IRS Direct File or weather.gov will continue to operate."

Headline and text: DOGE fires government efficiency team The Trump administration terminated 90 technologists last Friday at the General Services Administration (GSA) who were working to modernize the software the federal government runs on, according to Reuters. The Atlantic reported that members of the GSA team known as 18F were informed their roles had been “abolished as part of an agency reduction-in-force.” Among the team’s achievements was an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) program that allowed taxpayers to file directly with the agency for free instead of paying for filing software from Intuit TurboTax. 18F employees were also responsible for maintaining the government’s weather alerts and forecasts service. It’s unclear if IRS Direct File or weather.gov will continue to operate.
#Musk#Doge#Coup
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Thor A. Hopland

This is just hilarious. #US #taxpayers are getting their money's worth... in Europe.

#DOGE had destroyed the #CDC website, which was an information resource #American people had paid for, because it went counter to #Trump, #Musk, #RFK and their friends interests.

Some people have tried to recreate the website that has destroyed through a #European host.

Archivists Recreate Pre-Trump CDC Website, Are Hosting It in Europe
404media.co/archivists-recreat

404 Media · Archivists Recreate Pre-Trump CDC Website, Are Hosting It in EuropeThe team used a Reddit-made archive of the CDC website to create a new live mirror of the site before it was purged.
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Nomdeb WILL NOT ACQUIESCE

Besides the suffering and danger they are putting Americans and the world into, I've been trying to imagine what the exorbitant COST to taxpayers will be, to repair the utter mess that ignorant and incompetent Republicans, Trump, Musk are making of US. Services, Safety, Science, Investments, the Economy, etc. #USPol #TaxPayers

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Lisa J. Warner / Lisa Luv

🌏🌐🇺🇲🤔🧐💁‍♀️*DEAR FELLOW AMERICANS DOES ANYONE KNOW HOW IT BENEFITS AMERICA BUSSING IN A BUNCH OF DRUG CARTEL TO OUR PRISONS IN AMERICA WHEN THEY ALREADY WERE IN MEXICO'S PRISONS?*I DON'T GET IT SERIOUSLY?*ISN'T EVIL CRAZY TRUMP COSTING AMERICAN TAX PAYERS MORE MONEY SHIPPING ALREADY CARTEL IN PRISON IN MEXICO TO AMERICA TO PAY FOR THEM IN OUR PRISONS?*HOW IS THIS AT ALL HELPFUL IN GETTING RID OF DRUG CARTEL?🤔🧐🇺🇲🌏🌐🤔🧐

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#Evil#Crazy#Trump
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LilMikeSF

Murky claims of saving taxpayer billions proving disingenuous at best...one contract amounted to $8 million in "savings" after cancellation but was misquoted by operatives as $8 ...

picked apart DOGE’s claim to have saved $1.9 billion from contracts but actual cost of deal was only $55 million over several years.

The dogged DOGE team claim to have saved $232 million by canceling an IT service contract at but the vengeful Dept of Gov document raiders were only off by about $231 million and the of dept computers will still need to be done after killing deal. So who will take the job now...could it be perniciously present US govt contractor ?

Another announcement touted elimination of a non-binary choice option removed from forms between the male and female sexes, something govt had already spent approx half million to implement. Does eliminating a option mean a cost if you already created the option and then dump it?

theintercept.com/2025/02/20/do

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