DOGE Might Be A Uniting Factor In America After All The Complaining

DOGE, or the Department of Government Expenditures, is a hot topic of debate between fervent supporters of the Democrats and the former administration led by Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. People don’t like Donald Trump and billionaires are now villainized by the young and the entitled masses because they are richer than ever before. So, appointing Elon Musk as the face of DOGE was bound to be a polarizing decision.

What people might want to ask is why so many Democrats are scared of Elon Musk. Yes, he’s going to have an unprecedented level of access to government records. Yes, he’s going to potentially have access to the personal information of people in the United States. But, he will also be accessing the money trails that have led to the United States being 36 trillion dollars in debt.

What should happen is people watch with an interested eye and see what happens. At this point, it’s merely an audit, authorized by a currently seated president, to find government waste. Not a single person outside of the inner circle can say that there’s anything else going on. Everything else is theory and conjecture.

Another thing that should come of this, if people can put their dislike of Donald Trump aside, is we all look at what is happening. The subcommittee attached to DOGE has alleged that they found 2.7 trillion dollars in improperly dispersed Medicare and Medicaid funds. That’s money that came out of all of our working pockets, taken by our government and meant to be used to protect, defend, and provide for our interests and security in the United States. That is what our taxes are supposed to be spent on.

Sadly, in the age of news on social media and after years of a very biased news cycle, we are forever divided because the Democrats spend years trashing one side and the Republicans will now spend years investigating the Democrats. We have all failed to see the point at times. When you look out your window, or you see your neighbors and fellow members of society at the grocery store, what do you see? They are in the same boat as you are.

Until we recognize that there are problems on both sides of the aisle and until we get voters to stop voting for people because they listen to social media and news agencies without thinking for themselves, nothing changes. And it’s apathetic to continue to do it this way.

When you vote, what are you voting for? Most people voted for safety, border security, and with the hopes that Trump could lower prices as fast as he said. However, the smarter people recognized that nothing changes that fast. In reality, when you look at things that happen, more than half of what you see in a first-year presidency are carry-over effects from the prior administration.

What some people vote for, and what people might consider, is the future. Look at the young who are just starting their lives, or in college. Look at the struggles you’ve endured. Ask yourself, what do you want those coming in behind you to experience? Voting for policy initiatives that will lay the groundwork for a better future for our young is a long-overdue idea that needs to be heard.

Perhaps DOGE will teach us this lesson, as we’ve failed to pay attention to what should be important. Job opportunities for all Americans that will give them a shot at the American dream. Educational opportunities that include a quality education, not one ranked 50th or worse in the world. And, a world where diseases and medical care don’t leave our neighbors struggling to find a way to live their lives without losing what little they have. But until the wasteful government spending is taken care of, we have little chance of seeing any of this become a reality. DOGE’s discoveries should upset us all. Sometimes it is a common problem that reminds us how bonded we are as Americans.