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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Mary Papenfuss

Elon Musk and DOGE promised $2 trillion in savings. In reality, government spending is up

Tech billionaire and DOGE hatchet man Elon Musk promised to save the nation $2 trillion.

In reality, in spite of massive cuts in federal agencies, contracts, services and jobs by U.S. government spending is actually up more than 6 percent over the same period last year during the Biden administration, according to new Treasury data.

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