How Much DOGE Has Saved You – March 13th, 2025

Savings per federal taxpayer: $714.29  

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:04):
Your new day starts with the Brian Mud Show, the
news you need to start your morning in the Palm
Beaches and the Treasure Coast. Let's talk about how much
Doge has saved you during our lives. There have been
three certainties, death taxes, and an ever growing government seeking
to collect more of them. And yesterday we got the
latest report about just how important it is to really

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save money at the federal government level. In particular, we
heard about another record deficit spend over a trillion dollars
so far in the fiscal year. We really do need
to buckle down in Washington, and so inner Doge. Trump's Doge.
And what have they done as of today? Total savings
is up to one hundred and fifteen billion dollars across

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twenty two impacted federal agencies. The number of initiatives that
have been eliminated thirteen thousand, six hundred and thirty seven.
That's a lot of ground they've covered in fifty two
days progress towards a minimum goal of five hundred billion
in savings, They're already twenty three percent of the way there.
How about the progress towards the best case savings goal

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that Musk outlined of two trillion. They're five point eight
percent the way there. Most importantly, what does this mean
to you? The savings and future federal tax liability per taxpayer?
It's up to seven hundred and fourteen dollars in twenty
nine cents. How often have you heard that reported? Have

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you heard anybody reporting any of this kind of stuff
other than me? Over seven hundred and fourteen dollars in
annualized future federal tax savings? So DOJE been able to
recently accelerate the pace of their cost savings? They are
pacing still well over two billion dollars a day, and
as a result, they are on track to achieve their

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outline goals by the fourth of July of twenty twenty six,
which is the deadline that Trump set.

Speaker 2 (01:56):
All Right, Florida headline see Lakeworth Inlets right now close
to all boat traffic that started here at seven forty
five and remains that way until eleven forty five. Today,
crews installing a pipe across the mouth of the inlet
A contractors starting a dredging project aimed at improving the
waterwyte conditions removing sediment from the bottom. The dredging will
continue for the next twelve to fourteen days, but no

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restrictions are expected during that time. Again after eleven forty
five am today in grace period over for two new
red light cameras in Boyington Beach, the only city in
the county using cams to find violators. Up until today,
only warnings are doled out to those driving through red
lights at Congress Avenue and Minor Road. Now violators will
face that one hundred and fifty eight dollars find no

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points on their license. There are eighteen cams in the
city of Pointon Beach. Three more have been approved for
installation by the City Commission. Those are a couple of
Florida headlines for you.