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Lonestarblue

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7. Poor journalism with this article.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sun Jul 5, 2026, 08:56 AM

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Musk claimed savings but analyses months ago showed that many of those savings were from contracts already cancelled or fulfilled, double counting of savings, and the many government employees who were hired back because they were needed. I doubt there were any significant savings, and all media needs to be more honest in refuting such claims.

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