So when does that time of pain begin under Musk's austerity plan?

[MaryMagdaline]

[Klarkashton]

1. It's supposed to be brief since the tariffs and pumped oil will

Provide an endless supply of money that will boost the economy to a level the likes of which we have never seen.

[Bo Zarts]

2. Do we get ponies too?

[Hekate]

4. Assuredly. Would Musk lie to us?

[StarryNite]

5. No they are planning on killing the ponies...

at least the wild ones. It's in Project 2025 to kill the wild horses and wild burros.

[MaryMagdaline]

3. Got it! That sounds like a Nobel prize winning economist's plan

[getagrip_already]

6. Well, first we have a budget impass and ceiling issue...

Normally the repugs would just agree to a continuing resolution until he takes office, but they may just say f it and let the guv shut down.

Then eloon can start with an already shut down.govt. they will only budget each agency at his recommended level and only bring back a min staffing level.

So it could be pretty quick.

[MaryMagdaline]

7. That and mass layoffs of government workers

[getagrip_already]

12. That has to follow a process, but it can be done

I think it involves notifying the employees xx days prior to termination, and some other criteria, so it needs to be planned.

But yeah, they can lay off federal workers.

[pimpbot]

16. it will take awhile

They already have a blueprint. They can move agencies to new locations. I remember a big stink when they moved one out of the DC area. No one wanted to move.

They can also use attrition. Headcount from retires/people who leave won't be filled. They can also have their terrible cabinet heads create a hostile work environment that no one wants to stay in and people will leave. Once RFK takes over the FDA and puts everyone on researching brain worms, who will want to stay?

[roamer65]

8. Musk's austerity.

Stop buying his shitty ass cars and Starlink crap.

[MaryMagdaline]

10. The very reason I never bought a Tesla

[Blue Full Moon]

9. I was told by a maggot that Musk promised easy and low prices

[bdamomma]

11. sure he is

he promised "hardship" too. Send his ass back to South Africa. The billionaires are going to run/ruin the country.

[Blue Full Moon]

14. Yep hardship, they are so disconnected

[pfitz59]

13. Watch for the 'fire sale' of public lands.

Yosemite to Musk. The Grand Canyon to Theil. Mount Rainer to the Waltons. Ho hum. No one is visiting anyway because 'inflation', ya know.

[bdamomma]

15. They

will ruin the country!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[pimpbot]

17. private condos in every park!

Just cut down some of that old growth forest and charge $1M a condo + fees of course.