Romney Says... FEED THE BEAST!!!!

Romney's Answer to Elon Musk DOGE Cuts... FEED THE BEAST!!!!

By Juan Fermin, NoSocialism.com – December 20, 2025

Folks, if you thought the swamp was deep before, Elon Musk just drained a kiddie pool and uncovered a septic tank. Remember when Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy launched DOGE – that glorious Department of Government Efficiency – back in the early days of the Trump administration? It was supposed to be the woodchipper for federal waste: bloated bureaucracies, pork-barrel giveaways, and enough redundant programs to make a Soviet planner blush. And boy, did it uncover some doozies. We're talking millions funneled into "diversity consultants" for the Pentagon, grants for drag queen story hours overseas, and enough DEI fluff to wallpaper the Capitol. Every leak from DOGE had Americans shaking their heads: "If this is what they're finding, what the hell else is buried in there?"

Washington insiders? They lost their minds. The personal attacks on Musk rained down like confetti at a funeral – smears on his character, threats to his companies (Tesla stock dips anyone?), and a full-throated howl from the left-wing echo chamber. It was vicious, coordinated, and relentless, like a pack of hyenas circling a wounded lion. And let's not forget the "Big Balls" in D.C. – those entrenched bureaucrats who treat the federal budget like their personal slush fund. They fought tooth and nail, leaking "anonymous sources" tales of Musk's "chaos" and how DOGE was "disrupting" their sacred cows.

Even the rabid left piled on, with Minnesota's own Tim Walz (yeah, that guy who couldn't manage a lemonade stand without spilling it) leading the charge in spirit if not in volume. Now we know why – more on that bombshell in a sec. It was too much, even for the world's most successful entrepreneur. Fast-forward to this week: Musk's reflecting on DOGE as "somewhat successful" after clawing back an estimated $214 billion in savings, but he's crystal clear – he wouldn't touch that tar pit again. The department got dismantled early on December 1st, with eight months left on its charter, absorbed into the bloodstream of agencies like the IRS and NIH that it was meant to gut. Mission half-accomplished, but the swamp fought back harder than expected. No surprise there – addicts don't quit cold turkey.

And speaking of addicts... enter Mitt Romney, the poster boy for RINO virtue-signaling. While the ink was still drying on DOGE's obit, Romney drops his pearl-clutching op-ed in the New York Times (because where else would a "conservative" go to confess?). His big idea to fix our $38 trillion debt monster? "Time for rich people like me to pay more." Lift the FICA cap! Close "tax caverns"! Oh, and maybe double tariffs, but with "relief" for the little guy. It's like watching your coked-out brother-in-law slur through a plea for another $100K "just to get back on his feet." Mitt, buddy – the government's not broke because we starved it; it's drowning in cash it blows on stupid like weaponized virus research pre-COVID or trans surgeries for folks in Guatemala. (Yeah, that NIH grant to Wuhan via EcoHealth? $600K for gain-of-function tweaks that smell like the pandemic's ground zero. But sure, let's print more Benjamins.)

This is breaking news from Minnesota that's got even the most jaded taxpayers retching: A billion-dollar COVID fraud empire, run out of the heart of Tim Walz's state, with ties slithering right up to Gov. Walz and Rep. Ilhan Omar's doorstep. Federal prosecutors are charging dozens in what's called "industrial-scale fraud" – phantom kids claiming meals that never happened, autism therapies that were smoke and mirrors, all siphoning $250 million (and climbing) from child nutrition and welfare pots. Court docs paint a picture of luxury on the taxpayer dime: Overseas jaunts, fat wire transfers, and lifestyles that'd make Bernie Madoff green with envy. Centered in the Somali community (Omar's turf), it exploited lax oversight under Walz's watch – so easy, even Philly grifters hopped on the gravy train. Calls for Walz to resign are echoing from sea to shining sea, with Trump torching it as a "hub of fraudulent money laundering." And Romney's response? Crickets on the theft, full-throated "tax the rich" to feed the beast even more. Tone-deaf? Nah, that's charitable – it's willful blindness from a guy whose own wallet's locked in an ironclad vault.

See, most of Romney's fortune – we're talking hundreds of millions – sits pretty in untouchable family trusts, like that 1995 setup with the original $100 million that's ballooned since. He and Ann exploited "intentionally defective grantor trusts" (IDGTs) to dodge gift and estate taxes like a pro, passing wealth to heirs tax-free while lecturing the rest of us plebs. Tax, tax, tax everyone... except the trusts! Sound familiar? It's the same playbook as Warren Buffett, that folksy Oracle of Omaha who backed Obama's "let the rich pay their fair share" schtick back in the day. Turns out, Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway had a vulture fund sniffing out probate sales – snapping up distressed properties at fire-sale prices from families crushed by estate taxes. Coincidence? Please. The guy's a master at value-hunting in distress, turning others' tax pain into his profit.

And Romney? Oh, he's no stranger to the vulture feast. Bain Capital, his baby, was the poster child for "vulture capitalism" – loading up struggling companies with debt, stripping assets, and walking away richer while jobs vaporized and bankruptcies piled up. Newt Gingrich called it out as predatory; Rick Perry dubbed him a "vulture capitalist" straight-up. Bain feasted on distressed assets like Delphi's bailout bonanza, buying up old debt post-bankruptcy for pennies and flipping it for fat returns. Did Romney spin up a side hustle vulture fund for probate grabs, just like Buffett? Hell if I know – but with his track record, it wouldn't shock me. Anyone out there got the dirt? Drop it in the comments; NoSocialism.com readers deserve the full scoop.

Look, liberals – and yeah, Romney's a card-carrying member in sheep's clothing – always want to feed the beast. They never tame it, never rein it in. Reagan slashed a half-billion in waste back in the '80s, and it was a drop in the bucket then; Trump's DOGE crew just saved another half-billion this year, and it's still a rounding error on our $6.5 trillion tab. The answer isn't more revenue for the addicts; it's the cold-turkey cuts: Audit every penny with AI teeth, means-test entitlements, vaporize foreign vanity projects, and prosecute the Walz-Omar fraud factory to the hilt.

Musk tried to save us from the feast; Romney wants to supersize it. Who's with me? Time to starve the beast – or watch it devour us all. Share this if you're done feeding socialism's hangover.

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Musk’s Fury Over the “Big Ugly Bill”: Why America’s Spending Addiction Risks a Greek-Style Collapse

By Juan Fermin, NoSocialism.com June 7, 2025

Elon Musk is livid, and it’s not because the $7,500 electric vehicle tax credit for Tesla was axed in the so-called “Big Beautiful Bill.” He’s calling it the “Big Ugly Bill” for a reason: while Congress pats itself on the back for “bipartisan” deal-making, the bill’s massive spending hikes—loaded with subsidies for corporate giants like Boeing and Intel—wipe out the hard-won savings Musk delivered through the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Worse, this spending spree puts America on a path toward a Greek-style economic collapse, like the one I warned about over a decade ago. The media, predictably, is obsessed with the supposed Musk-Trump feud, ignoring the real crisis: runaway government spending, especially on a broken healthcare system, that threatens to bankrupt the nation. What will it take to wake America up?

The “Big Ugly Bill” and Musk’s Rage

Musk’s anger isn’t about Tesla losing a tax break—it’s about the hypocrisy of a government that cuts one subsidy while shoveling billions to other industries. The bill, passed in early 2025, extends corporate welfare to companies like Boeing ($14 billion in subsidies), Intel ($8 billion), and others Visual Capitalist, while ballooning spending on programs that perpetuate inefficiency. Musk, who spent 130 days leading DOGE—often working seven days a week and sleeping at the White House—delivered $180 billion in claimed savings by June 2025, including $244 million from axing 81 “perpetual” contracts that lingered far beyond their intended terms. Independent estimates, like Reuters’, peg verified savings at $5 billion, but even that’s a start. Yet, the “Big Ugly Bill” nullifies these gains with new spending, estimated at $200–$300 billion over 10 years, on top of existing deficits.

Musk sees the writing on the wall: this isn’t just bad policy—it’s a step toward fiscal ruin. As I wrote in 2012, Greece’s collapse was a warning for America. A decade ago, Greece faced a debt-to-GDP ratio of 177%, crippled by overspending on pensions, healthcare, and public sector bloat. Austerity measures tanked the economy, sparking riots and 27% unemployment. The U.S. debt-to-GDP ratio is now 120% and climbing, with $35 trillion in debt. The “Big Ugly Bill” adds fuel to this fire, ignoring the five reasons government shouldn’t spend recklessly: it crowds out private investment, fuels inflation, distorts markets, rewards cronyism, and burdens future generations.

Healthcare: The Spending Black Hole

The biggest driver of America’s fiscal mess is healthcare, a system so decoupled from market principles it’s been broken for decades. Federal healthcare spending (Medicare, Medicaid, subsidies) eats up $1.8 trillion annually—nearly half the budget—and grows faster than inflation. Price controls, bloated bureaucracies, and lack of competition drive costs skyward, with no improvement in outcomes. For example, U.S. per capita healthcare spending is $12,500, double that of comparable nations, yet life expectancy lags. DOGE’s cuts barely touched this beast, and the “Big Ugly Bill” adds new healthcare subsidies, further entrenching a failed system. Reforming healthcare—through market-based pricing, deregulation, and ending subsidies—could save $5 trillion over 10 years, but Congress lacks the spine.

DOGE’s Savings Wiped Out

Musk’s DOGE targeted “perpetual” contracts—defense, IT, and NGO deals that auto-renew due to lobbying or inertia. DOGE claimed $180 billion in 2025 savings, with $100 billion potentially recurring from contract terminations, workforce cuts ($40 billion), and fraud reduction ($10 billion). Dynamic scoring, like that seen with Reagan’s tax cuts, could add $71 billion in revenue from economic growth, totaling $221 billion over 10 years. But the “Big Ugly Bill” obliterates this with $200–$300 billion in new spending, plus $415 billion in costs from DOGE’s cuts (e.g., $250 billion in lost IRS revenue, $100 billion in economic losses from reduced research). Net result? A $194 billion deficit increase over 10 years, even with optimistic growth effects.

Trump may argue he got all the cuts possible given a divided Congress, but that’s cold comfort when the bill subsidizes everyone but Tesla. Is this resignation, or is the Musk-Trump “feud” just political theater to push for more cuts, as I suggested? Either way, Musk’s frustration is justified: why cut one industry’s incentives while handing billions to Boeing, Intel, and healthcare cronies?

The Greek Warning

Greece’s 2012 collapse—driven by runaway spending and debt—should haunt us. I warned then that America was on a similar path. Greece’s debt crisis led to austerity, economic contraction, and social unrest. America’s $35 trillion debt, plus $1 trillion annual deficits, risks a similar fate if spending isn’t slashed. The “Big Ugly Bill” ignores this, piling on subsidies and programs while the media fixates on Musk vs. Trump drama, not the fiscal cliff. As I wrote in 2013, we can’t keep paying for everything—especially how with Biden we had 8,000 daily illegal crossings adding $150 billion annually in costs.

Trump’s Reagan Moment

Trump wants to emulate Reagan, whose 1981 tax cuts sparked 3.5% GDP growth and doubled revenue by 1989, shrinking deficits as a share of GDP. Trump’s 2017 tax cuts boosted revenue to $3.5 trillion by 2019, despite CBO’s dire predictions. New tax cuts and tariffs could add 0.5–1% to GDP growth, generating $500 billion in revenue over 10 years. But to truly “pull a Reagan,” Trump must pair this with deep cuts:

• Eliminate Departments: The Department of Education ($800 billion over 10 years) and USAID ($500 billion) are prime targets. Education outcomes have worsened since 1979, and USAID often funds corrupt regimes.
• End Corporate Welfare: Cut $100 billion in subsidies to Boeing, Intel, and others, leveling the playing field Musk demands.
• Secure the Border: Save $1 trillion by curbing illegal immigration costs, this is maybe the ONE thing he has going right.
• Reform Healthcare: Market-based reforms could save $5 trillion, dwarfing DOGE’s efforts.

Total potential savings: $7.4 trillion over 10 years. Subtract $415 billion in costs, and net savings could hit $7 trillion, slashing the deficit-to-GDP ratio. This is the Milei-style purge America needs.

Waking Up America

The media’s obsession with Musk-Trump drama distracts from the real issue: spending addiction. While Democrats’ corruption, like Hunter Biden’s CEFC deals, gets a pass, Trump and Musk are vilified. The “Big Ugly Bill” proves Congress won’t act without pressure. As I wrote in 2011, government spending fails because it distorts markets and rewards inefficiency. Americans must demand their representatives slash departments, end subsidies, and reform healthcare before we face Greece’s fate.

Call to Action: Contact your senators and representatives. Demand they reject the “Big Ugly Bill” and support Trump’s tax cuts, DOGE’s mission, and Milei-style cuts to Education, USAID, and corporate welfare. Share this article and my 2012 warning about Greece. Wake up, America—our economy depends on it.