Comment by _heimdall
15 hours ago
Its hard to hold his DOGE claims against him. He ultimately didn't have control there and it sure seems like he was either lied to about what he was going to be allowed to do or had the rug pulled out from under him.
For the silent down votes, I'd be curious how you can hold claims Elon made regarding what DOGE would get done against him.
I don't agree with how they went about trying to cut government spending, but that's beside the point. When he wasn't in control and ultimately got stonewalled and removed as soon as he ran through the initial hype of the project, how is it his fault the claims failed? Do you disagree that the government has a similar amount of waste and spending that could be cut?
Government spending and waste turns out to be much, much harder than people predict because... drumroll... people rely on those expenses for things which are very important to them. Such as safety when traveling abroad, roads, hospitals, etc.
And regarding Elon's claims? Is he a toddler or a grown man? If I claim to control the tides and fail, is it not a failure or a lie on my part when I can't control them?