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		monocularvision on Feb 4, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The young, inexperienced engineers aiding DOGE And 2/3rds (and growing) of the Federal Budget is mandatory entitlement spending (Medicare, SS, etc), which Trump explicitly stated he won’t touch.

nxobject on Feb 4, 2025 [–]

And don’t forget interest payments on the debt (~$800 bil?), which will keep increasing year over year as well.

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