Musk said Thursday that “compensation is zero” for the “revolutionaries” who will advise on cuts to the federal budget.

Summary

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy’s new “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) began recruiting “high-IQ small-government revolutionaries” willing to work 80+ hours per week with no pay to help slash federal spending.

Appointed by President-elect Donald Trump, the panel is tasked with recommending spending cuts, regulatory rollbacks, and agency restructuring by July 4, 2026.

Musk and Ramaswamy advocate for drastic measures, including cutting grants to nonprofits and potential mass layoffs.

  • Freefall@lemmy.world
    141·
    8 hours ago

    You can’t just make a department. Sorry Leon, only maga morons believe that. The actual government and CONSTITUTION work differently than what you think…

    • M0oP0o@mander.xyz
      11·
      6 hours ago

      Yeah, they would also need the other two institutions to pull this off. Oh wait, shit. Well the supreme court should be able to stop this. Oh wait, fuck.

      • JovialMicrobial@lemm.ee
        1·
        4 hours ago

        What do you think Clarence Thomas would do for a Klondike bar? Do you think he’d support this weird, smart person recruiting bullshit? Absolutely.