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		d_burfoot 5 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: DOGE's only public ledger is riddled with mistakes 1. Public debt 120% of GDP, higher than it has been since WWII [1] 2. I would support cuts in all of those categories. Pete Hegseth has ordered the DoD to begin budget cuts. [2] [1] https://www.capitalgroup.com/individual/insights/articles/us... [2] https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/19/pete-hegseth-orders...

ufo 5 months ago [–]

As discussed in the reports above, these budget cuts are not for the sake of saving money, but for redirecting said money towards "border defense" and other priorities of the new administration

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