Source: Common Sense
by Paul Jacob
“The Economist has declared Europe the Land of the Free. One proof is that in Europe, no tech oligarchs are ‘spending their weekends feeding bits of the state ‘into the wood chipper.’’ This is an ill-considered allusion to the efforts of Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency to reduce the bloat and fraud in U.S. government spending. And the trillions in U.S. federal debt. Which are unsustainable. Because magic doesn’t work.” [editor’s note: Rearranging deck chairs for one’s friends’ comfort doesn’t stop the Titanic from getting lower in the water. I’ve yet to see evidence of Musk/DOGE actually trying to reduce bloat or debt – TLK] (04/15/25)
https://thisiscommonsense.org/2025/04/15/europe-land-of-the-free/