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Andrew Schulz's Flagrant with Akaash Singh
Pete Buttigieg on Trump Tariffs, Taxing Billionaires, and Republican Gays

I think initially when Doge, when Elon first announces this, and I think it's Elon and Vivek, people are really supportive, I think, on both sides. They're like, yeah, let's cut some government spending. If you're actually doing it for real, and that's an

Andrew Schulz's Flagrant with Akaash Singh
Pete Buttigieg on Trump Tariffs, Taxing Billionaires, and Republican Gays

I think initially when Doge, when Elon first announces this, and I think it's Elon and Vivek, people are really supportive, I think, on both sides. They're like, yeah, let's cut some government spending. If you're actually doing it for real, and that's an

Andrew Schulz's Flagrant with Akaash Singh
Pete Buttigieg on Trump Tariffs, Taxing Billionaires, and Republican Gays

So on that, so this idea with Doge, it seems to me, and again, I only know like the most surface level version of it, is that the way that the government becomes more efficient is just firing a bunch of people. That seems like saving money. I don't know if that's how it becomes more efficient.

Andrew Schulz's Flagrant with Akaash Singh
Pete Buttigieg on Trump Tariffs, Taxing Billionaires, and Republican Gays

So on that, so this idea with Doge, it seems to me, and again, I only know like the most surface level version of it, is that the way that the government becomes more efficient is just firing a bunch of people. That seems like saving money. I don't know if that's how it becomes more efficient.

Andrew Schulz's Flagrant with Akaash Singh
Pete Buttigieg on Trump Tariffs, Taxing Billionaires, and Republican Gays

So on that, so this idea with Doge, it seems to me, and again, I only know like the most surface level version of it, is that the way that the government becomes more efficient is just firing a bunch of people. That seems like saving money. I don't know if that's how it becomes more efficient.

Andrew Schulz's Flagrant with Akaash Singh
Pete Buttigieg on Trump Tariffs, Taxing Billionaires, and Republican Gays

The efficiency is getting rid of the bureaucracy that stops a plane from flying just because it doesn't have an on and off switch for a smoking light, right?

Andrew Schulz's Flagrant with Akaash Singh
Pete Buttigieg on Trump Tariffs, Taxing Billionaires, and Republican Gays

The efficiency is getting rid of the bureaucracy that stops a plane from flying just because it doesn't have an on and off switch for a smoking light, right?

Andrew Schulz's Flagrant with Akaash Singh
Pete Buttigieg on Trump Tariffs, Taxing Billionaires, and Republican Gays

The efficiency is getting rid of the bureaucracy that stops a plane from flying just because it doesn't have an on and off switch for a smoking light, right?

Andrew Schulz's Flagrant with Akaash Singh
Pete Buttigieg on Trump Tariffs, Taxing Billionaires, and Republican Gays

Because a lot ofβ€”I think that there is altruism and benevolence in a lot of these policies, right? They're trying to protect people. Yeah, they're all there for some reason or another. Yeah. And, like, maybe some is, likeβ€” I don't know. What have you experienced?

Andrew Schulz's Flagrant with Akaash Singh
Pete Buttigieg on Trump Tariffs, Taxing Billionaires, and Republican Gays

Because a lot ofβ€”I think that there is altruism and benevolence in a lot of these policies, right? They're trying to protect people. Yeah, they're all there for some reason or another. Yeah. And, like, maybe some is, likeβ€” I don't know. What have you experienced?

Andrew Schulz's Flagrant with Akaash Singh
Pete Buttigieg on Trump Tariffs, Taxing Billionaires, and Republican Gays

Because a lot ofβ€”I think that there is altruism and benevolence in a lot of these policies, right? They're trying to protect people. Yeah, they're all there for some reason or another. Yeah. And, like, maybe some is, likeβ€” I don't know. What have you experienced?

Andrew Schulz's Flagrant with Akaash Singh
Pete Buttigieg on Trump Tariffs, Taxing Billionaires, and Republican Gays

Like you were, you know, secretary of transportation, like when you're trying to rebuild some bridge or whatever like that, what was the biggest hiccup that you experienced that you're like, we got to just get this out of the way. There's no way we're going to be able to improve people's lives if this is here. What is an example of that?

Andrew Schulz's Flagrant with Akaash Singh
Pete Buttigieg on Trump Tariffs, Taxing Billionaires, and Republican Gays

Like you were, you know, secretary of transportation, like when you're trying to rebuild some bridge or whatever like that, what was the biggest hiccup that you experienced that you're like, we got to just get this out of the way. There's no way we're going to be able to improve people's lives if this is here. What is an example of that?

Andrew Schulz's Flagrant with Akaash Singh
Pete Buttigieg on Trump Tariffs, Taxing Billionaires, and Republican Gays

Like you were, you know, secretary of transportation, like when you're trying to rebuild some bridge or whatever like that, what was the biggest hiccup that you experienced that you're like, we got to just get this out of the way. There's no way we're going to be able to improve people's lives if this is here. What is an example of that?

Andrew Schulz's Flagrant with Akaash Singh
Pete Buttigieg on Trump Tariffs, Taxing Billionaires, and Republican Gays

That's Second Avenue Subway we don't want. I'm telling you, as a New Yorker, we don't want it. We never needed it. It's never been an issue. I remember when you guys started building it, we're like, who the fuck is this for? Nobody on the Upper East Side, from where it goes to where it ends, uses the subway. That's all old ladies. They take Uber.

Andrew Schulz's Flagrant with Akaash Singh
Pete Buttigieg on Trump Tariffs, Taxing Billionaires, and Republican Gays

That's Second Avenue Subway we don't want. I'm telling you, as a New Yorker, we don't want it. We never needed it. It's never been an issue. I remember when you guys started building it, we're like, who the fuck is this for? Nobody on the Upper East Side, from where it goes to where it ends, uses the subway. That's all old ladies. They take Uber.

Andrew Schulz's Flagrant with Akaash Singh
Pete Buttigieg on Trump Tariffs, Taxing Billionaires, and Republican Gays

That's Second Avenue Subway we don't want. I'm telling you, as a New Yorker, we don't want it. We never needed it. It's never been an issue. I remember when you guys started building it, we're like, who the fuck is this for? Nobody on the Upper East Side, from where it goes to where it ends, uses the subway. That's all old ladies. They take Uber.

Andrew Schulz's Flagrant with Akaash Singh
Pete Buttigieg on Trump Tariffs, Taxing Billionaires, and Republican Gays

Nobody, there hasn't been a dumb, I'm sorry if this is your idea, but it's so fucking stupid. There's never been a dumber idea for a subway. There are so many other places we could put subways. We could add some more trains, but Second Avenue specifically, there's a train on Lex. You walk two more blocks, you get a train.

Andrew Schulz's Flagrant with Akaash Singh
Pete Buttigieg on Trump Tariffs, Taxing Billionaires, and Republican Gays

Nobody, there hasn't been a dumb, I'm sorry if this is your idea, but it's so fucking stupid. There's never been a dumber idea for a subway. There are so many other places we could put subways. We could add some more trains, but Second Avenue specifically, there's a train on Lex. You walk two more blocks, you get a train.

Andrew Schulz's Flagrant with Akaash Singh
Pete Buttigieg on Trump Tariffs, Taxing Billionaires, and Republican Gays

Nobody, there hasn't been a dumb, I'm sorry if this is your idea, but it's so fucking stupid. There's never been a dumber idea for a subway. There are so many other places we could put subways. We could add some more trains, but Second Avenue specifically, there's a train on Lex. You walk two more blocks, you get a train.