The Large Fraud of DOGE

Final Up to date on: fifth August 2025, 12:34 am

Underneath an article Tina Casey just lately wrote in regards to the prices of Elon Musk’s DOGE (“Division of Authorities Effectivity”) to US taxpayers, one in all our readers, “Matthew2312,” offered a really very good remark that deserves much more consideration. It is a essential subject, and whereas it’s not very cleantech targeted, it does have relevance for some EV, Tesla, and photo voltaic issues. Both approach, although, it covers some essential factors that want extra consideration. So, learn on. —Zach Shahan

It has been apparent since February that the whole DOGE enterprise was constructed on lies. They claimed the USAID was riddled with fraud (the apple was “all worms” mentioned Musk). The largest fraud in overseas coverage historical past! However wait, that was dwarfed by the largest fraud within the historical past of presidency when DOGE found “tens of thousands and thousands of useless folks” had been getting social safety. The record of DOGE-discovered fraudsters prolonged from the now-defunct Institute for Peace and USAID to the Pentagon to Social Safety and each nook of presidency. Even Trump questioned privately, “is that this actual?”

So how many individuals have been indicted for this huge fraud? Zero. How could arrested? Zero. Largest fraud within the historical past of the world and never a single arrest? Is there even an ongoing investigation? No. Why? The story was all a lie, a fantasy invented by Musk and his tech-bros who didn’t perceive the federal government or methods to learn the information. The huge investigation of over 100,000 (down from ten million) DOGE-identified Social Safety fraud circumstances yielded two attainable precise circumstances. Two. Out of ten million.

In the meantime, on the idea of those lies, Musk and Trump had been capable of illegally (recision after the actual fact doesn’t make it authorized) dismantle applications that helped among the most weak folks in America and overseas. Mark Rubio’s Division of State unintentionally let slip an evaluation that USAID cuts alone will kill 600,000 ladies and youngsters. Shrug.

Folks inform me it’s only a automobile and to drive what you want. Usually I’d agree, however shopping for a Tesla is not only about shopping for a automobile, it’s about empowering an evil man who will gleefully destroy probably the most weak on the idea of not more than innuendo and a story that matches his prejudice. He’ll fortunately “smash up issues and creatures after which retreat again into his cash and huge carelessness, and let different folks clear up the mess he has made.” We all know his sort.