# @balleralert on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2026-01-08T21:15:14.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Baller Alert (@balleralert) — https://gondola.cc/balleralert

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DOGE Cuts Promised Savings but Federal Spending Still Grew by $250 Billion⁠
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Blogged by: Poligirlsayswhat⁠
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#DOGE federal spending cuts were pitched as a cure for government waste, but new Treasury data shows federal spending still grew by $250 billion despite the aggressive campaign. Cut waste. Slash spending. Balance the budget. With #ElonMusk tapped as the face of the effort, DOGE was sold as a chainsaw to government bloat, aimed at trimming trillions and reshaping Washington fast.⁠
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DOGE officially kicked off January 20, 2025, created by executive order and tasked with modernizing government technology while eliminating what the administration called waste, fraud, and abuse. Musk initially floated cuts as high as $1 to $2 trillion before that number quickly slid down to $1 trillion and later to roughly $150 billion. By February, DOGE’s online tracker claimed more than $37 billion in savings, though no public evidence or itemized breakdown backed up that figure .⁠
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What followed was a rapid-fire campaign of agency shutdowns, layoffs, and funding freezes. DOGE zeroed in on agencies long criticized by conservatives, focusing less on the largest budget drivers and more on regulatory, social, and research programs. USAID was effectively hollowed out after DOGE moved to shut it down, firing nearly all of its roughly 10,000 employees and canceling more than 80 percent of its humanitarian programs. DOGE claimed $6.5 billion in cuts there, even as critics warned those moves would disrupt global health aid and cost American organizations billions in lost economic activity.⁠
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was dismantled next. All 1,480 employees were fired or placed on leave, wiping out an agency that had returned more than $26 billion to consumers since its creation. DOGE saved operating costs but eliminated a watchdog that historically recovered far more money than it spent, raising questions about whether efficiency or ideology was driving the decisions.…to read the rest log on to balleralert.com (clickable link on profile)

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