from Hacker News

Musk vs. Trump is a cautionary tale for Silicon Valley

by SirLJ on 6/9/25, 3:13 AM with 5 comments

  • by andsoitis on 6/9/25, 4:53 AM

    > although correct in his assessment of the overweening federal bureaucracy

    Except he wasn’t. Did DOGE’s cuts exceed even $100B, when he at first estimated he’d cut $2T in a few months?

    He thought the waste is because of fraud and errors, when instead there are more systematic / structural issues with the biggest bodies of expense: Medicaid, Medicare, the Pentagon. But making significant changes is unpopular with older voters.

  • by belter on 6/9/25, 4:34 PM

  • by sdrawkcabsti on 6/9/25, 3:22 AM

    i can guess what cologne scent trump will avoid for the remainder of his life :3