Buried in this article is the plan to eliminate the #IRS #DirectFile program which has saved #taxpayers millions of dollars and made filing quick & convenient. Losing the program at this point would be a travesty. #US taxpayers need to be liberated from the predations of incompetent tax prep companies. Tax prep charges too much and makes too many mistakes.
#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
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.
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]
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 […]
@ReggieHere You are wrong when you repeat the propaganda claim that #capitalism has “exploitative elements”. It doesn't! Capitalism is an economic system of mutual, voluntary interaction. How can you “exploit” anyone if all transactions are voluntary? You can't! It is the state using force to benefit itself at the expense of virtually helpless net #taxpayers. @untakenusername
Each cent (or Penny)
that #Musk loses in the collapse of his Companies and stoks
He will take it back (and more)
from #American #taxpayers
that Americans wants it or not.
DOGE fires government efficiency team
https://www.muskwatch.com/i/158555627/doge-fires-government-efficiency-team
"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."
@existentialcomics IS #Napol-Elon paying for the protection or is it funded by #taxpayers He can chalk it up to the cost of doing business and take it off the ZERO taxes he pays.
#louisiana pay attention. Vote NO for all four #amendments the #republicans are trying to take #taxpayers money and give it to the rich. Shocker
Engineers and executives at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency are drawing healthy taxpayer-funded salaries—sometimes from the very agencies they are cutting.
https://www.wired.com/story/doge-government-salaries-elon-musk/
#DOGE #Musk #Trump #USPolitics #Politics #Taxpayers #Government #USA
The prospect of using taxpayer money to stockpile cryptocurrencies in a national reserve has drawn criticism from lawmakers and investors... #cryptocurrencies #taxpayers #trumpadministration #trumpcrypto #uspolitics #USeconomy #cryptoinvesting https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/business/dealbook/trump-crypto-reserve-what-we-know.html
@jik what a #horrible #story - private #Prison #companies make a lot of money of #taxpayers #money
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
*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?
Murky #DOGE claims of saving taxpayer billions proving disingenuous at best...one #ICE contract amounted to $8 million in "savings" after cancellation but was misquoted by #MelonHusk operatives as $8 #Billion ...
#CNN picked apart DOGE’s claim to have saved $1.9 billion from #USAID contracts but actual #government cost of deal was only $55 million over several years.
The dogged DOGE team claim to have saved #taxpayers $232 million by canceling an IT service contract at #SocialSecurity but the vengeful Dept of Gov #Efficiency document raiders were only off by about $231 million and the #modernization 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 #Elon?
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 #Trans option mean a cost #savings if you already created the option and then dump it?
https://theintercept.com/2025/02/20/doge-social-security-cuts-musk-receipts/
The #richest man in the #world is propped up by $38B in #taxpayers dollars. #SHAME
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/economy/elon-musk-s-business-empire-is-built-on-38-billion-in-government-funding/ar-AA1zP6hC
It took us 5 fucking years to get the #genetictesting that my children *needed* for a diagnosis & this stupid #fascist waste of skin wants to waste those precious resources on ridiculous, frivolous bullshit like this.
I'm sure his #billionaire buddies will foot the bill for this & not #taxpayers
#DJT admin terminating #govt #RealEstate leases across #USA continues...
Top down orders from #GSA to end at least 7,500 govt lease deals at expected goal of 300 #federal #lease cancellations per day. So far #MelonHusk claims #taxpayers have saved near $80m by fleeing property leases, but critics note many deals were already ending.
https://outsidethebeltway.com/gsa-ordered-to-terminate-all-property-leases
Via #RawStory @ 10:17am ET on Feb 22, 2025
Normally mild-mannered #CNN host #MichaelSmeroconish shut down an investment firm CEO who has been pitching what he calls a " #DOGE dividend " where government savings would be refunded to #taxpayers.
Simply put, the CNN host dismissed the proposal as an attempted #FraudulentScheme being used to sway the public to support for #DonaldTrump-appointed #ElonMusk's highly controversial gutting of the U.S. government.
