Musk Promised To Cut $2 Trillion. Government Spending Went Up Instead

Musk Promised To Cut $2 Trillion. Government Spending Went Up Instead

Elon Musk's promises on government spending cuts have followed a predictable trajectory: slash $2 trillion, then $1 trillion, then a mere $150 billion. Now we have the final accounting from the Congressional Budget Office: DOGE didn't just fail to cut spending—it presided over spending increases that exceeded even pre-DOGE projections. https://bsky.app/profile/bbkogan.bsky.social/post/3m2pdfukeze2t The CBO's fiscal year…