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Summary

David A. Lebryk, a top Treasury official, is retiring after clashing with allies of Elon Musk over access to the U.S. government’s payment systems, which handle over $6 trillion annually in Social Security, Medicare, salaries, and tax refunds.

Typically controlled by a few career officials, these systems are crucial to tens, if not hundreds, of millions of people across the country.

Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) sought access under a Trump executive order, raising concerns over political influence.

The dispute underscores Musk’s growing influence and alarms experts over potential interference in federal financial operations.

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[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 53 points 5 days ago (3 children)

is retiring

Oh, so intead of fighting, he's just gonna hand it over.

Is it a dispute if one party walks away and says "fuck it?"

Because I'm pretty sure nothing is in dispute now and they're just handing the reigns over to DOGE.

Is anyone in this shithole country even paying attention?

[–] justOnePersistentKbinPlease@fedia.io 7 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Its retire or fall out of a window.

[–] krashmo@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago

That's an easy excuse that has no basis in reality at this moment in time. Until someone falls out a window things like this are just capitulation for the sake of convenience.

[–] frustrated_phagocytosis@fedia.io 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

The people threatening his job have the resources and immunity to drag him and his family into expensive legal fights. How do you afford a never-ending legal battle when your opponent doesn't have to follow any rules? Probably hoping just to keep his retirement benefits and not have Musk sniffing around his family and friends like the ghoul that he is.

[–] gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world -1 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] frustrated_phagocytosis@fedia.io 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Until they declare you in support of DEIA antifa terrorists and block you from payment systems. Anti-communist style blacklisting will come sooner or later and most people will capitulate instead of resisting.

[–] gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

This person's already going on the blacklist, they'd be better off fighting back now and engaging the public while there's still the sliver of a chance

This situation isn't easy, but it isn't complicated either

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

At this point, there isn't much choice but to let the madness take its course. The people who refuse to acknowledge reality have to face the consequences.

[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 8 points 5 days ago

That's fatalistic bullshit. Resist and gum up the works - technically fulfill every direct order like a DM listening to a player casting the wish spell.

[–] Lasherz12@lemmy.world 24 points 5 days ago (1 children)

The American night of long knives is just going to be everyone with expertise voluntarily leaving government.

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I feel bad for federal employees. They get shit on their entire career, then when they finally quit like the public has been telling them to do for decades, all of the sudden it's "why aren't they protecting us?!"

[–] gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago

The people who shit on them and the people begging them for protection aren't the same people in many cases

[–] negativenull@lemmy.world 22 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Musk is literally holding the purse now. It's theft of the entire US budget.

[–] Bakkoda@sh.itjust.works 13 points 5 days ago

It's a fuckin coup. Just in the most American way possible.

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago

As someone who is not elected and does he even have an actual position. In the government I mean, not one involving Cheetos dust on his lips

[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 17 points 5 days ago

Getting out of the way doesn't help anybody.

[–] MothmanDelorian@lemmy.world 12 points 4 days ago

Musk is unelected why should he have access to anything?

[–] Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca 10 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I wonder who's going to do it...ya know...make the problems disappear.