DOGE has 'god mode' access to government data

Re:DOGE has 'god mode' access to government data by tekknik on Saturday February 22, 2025 @12:04PM (#43140743)

How about I flip this on you since you’re living in an alternative reality and explain to me how they’ve increased the size of the federal government?

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Re:DOGE has 'god mode' access to government data by ModernMech on Sunday February 23, 2025 @05:54PM (#43154016)

Let's get to the same reality then. Do these facts exist in your reality?

Ronald Reagan (1981–1989): Fiscal Year 1981: Federal spending was approximately $678 billion. Fiscal Year 1989: Federal spending increased to about $1.14 trillion.

George H. W. Bush (1989–1993): Fiscal Year 1989: Inherited a federal budget of $1.14 trillion. Fiscal Year 1993: Federal spending rose to approximately $1.41 trillion.

George W. Bush (2001–2009): Fiscal Year 2001: Federal spending stood at about $1.86 trillion. Fiscal Year 2009: Federal spending increased significantly to approximately $3.52 trillion.

Donald Trump (2017–2021): Fiscal Year 2017: Federal spending was around $4.1 trillion. Fiscal Year 2021: Federal spending rose to about $6.8 trillion.

Can you explain how the Republican Party is the party of small government, if Republican Presidents in my lifetime have always increased federal spending?

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Re:DOGE has 'god mode' access to government data by bdangubic on Sunday February 23, 2025 @06:32PM (#43154277)

facts and reality… you are asking for too much :)

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