Mass firings are underway in the federal government. They are not new to companies, especially those bought out by private equity underwriters (PEU). The PEU playbook includes replacing workers with technology. New owners cut salary/benefit costs to pay for vastly increased debt and associated interest expenses. "Sacrifices" need to be made so the PEU sponsor and executive teams can have a future bonanza payday. It matters not that it occurred on the backs of employees and customers. Yes, product and service quality go down in the chaos.
What if sellers of technology could ingratiate themselves with political powers to apply the PEU playbook in an "all of government" manner? That's DOGE, the Department of Greedy Executives. Trump needs the illusion of trillions ($) in savings and Elon Musk is the master of spin. Remember, the Donarch does not deal with reality, just images or reflections.
TechGods funded Trump II, the digital Caligula's campaign, sponsored his coronation, got on the inside via key appointments (often keeping their current gigs and not having to comply with conflict of interest requirements), got root access to federal computer systems where they could enact the "firings for hardware/software" strategy while protecting government contracts with fellow TechGodians. Winning!
Of course Social Security and Medicare/Medicaid are on the table. You can't pay retirees at the current rate if they are going to live forever.
TechGods think death is something to be scheduled after accumulating as much money and power as "one chooses."
Taxes? Just a historical oddity to be further decommissioned.
TechGods are already gaming the system. Think how much more they can game it from the inside under Trump the Usurper of Reality.
Musk and those acting on his behalf have called for implementing new artificial intelligence systems in federal agencies and completely overhauling American weapons programs. As humanitarian aid groups reel from Musk’s cuts, tech and defense firms are seeing a chance to integrate themselves deeper into the new Trump administration’s agenda.
