DOGE: What Are They Doing And Should I Be Doing It Too?
Release Date: 04/02/2025
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In the vast wilderness of internet slang, "DOGE" has evolved from the playful face of a Shiba Inu grinning in Comic Sans to a powerful government agency with an ambitious quest to streamline federal operations. Is it a meme, a mission, or just a barking mad idea?
On this episode, we’re diving deep into the world of government spending to find out what DOGE really is, what they are doing, and asking if there’s any lessons we can learn from them about how we look at our own finances.
Show Highlights Include:
• Defining DOGE (1:30)
• Are They On To Something? (3:00)
• Do We Need DOGE? (6:00)
• The Numbers Don’t Lie (9:30)
• Our Opinion (13:00)
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