Why People Are Melting Down Over DOGE

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Eric Siu and Neil Patel

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4.6 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 12 February 2025

⏱️ 20 minutes

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In episode #2915, Eric Siu and Neil Patel discuss the recent uproar surrounding DOGE and its implications for American taxpayers. The discussion shifts to Elon Musk's business decisions, including the purchase of Twitter, and the relevance of ranking tracking in the digital marketing space. Don’t forget to help us grow by subscribing and liking on YouTube! Check out more of Eric’s content (Leveling UP YT) and Neil’s videos (Neil Patel YT) TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES: (00:00) The Meltdown Over Doge (06:02) The Need for Financial Oversight in Companies (11:53) Evaluating Elon Musk's Business Decisions (18:04) The Future of SEO and Ranking Tracking (20:19) That’s it for today! Don’t forget to rate, review, and subscribe! Go to https://www.marketingschool.io to learn more! Leave Some Feedback: What should we talk about next? Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please leave a short review. Connect with Us: Single Grain << Eric’s ad agency NP Digital << Neil’s ad agency X @neilpatel X @ericosiu

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0:00.0	All right. Let's talk about why people are melting down on Doge, which you have in the sheet.
0:05.2	And then we can go into one of my topics on, does your company need a Doge?
0:11.4	Yeah. I was talking to Brad about this.
0:14.3	So this is interesting. So Brad's from Record Edit Podcasts.
0:19.0	And you saw what's happening on X.
0:21.7	You see everything that's being revealed.
0:23.7	There's 20K.
0:24.6	Oh, sorry, 20K.
0:25.3	20 million spent on Iraqi, Sesame Street,
0:27.9	200 grand on like, you know, this play.
0:30.5	I thought it was 4 million on Sesame Street.
0:32.2	No, 20 million.
0:33.3	And then it was 100 grand for like this.
0:35.8	I think it was like a DEI book for Somalia or something like that.
0:40.0	And then there's a lot of like waste that's being uncovered right now.
0:43.4	Now, you would think, let me just ask you this.
0:45.4	And to clarify, when Eric says waste, he's saying that it's not money going towards the United States of America.
0:53.1	He's not saying that some of the money that they're spending for some of these countries is needed or not needed.
0:58.2	Yes, correct.
0:59.1	And so, look, I think what I really mean by all this is that the American taxpayers,
1:04.3	the American taxpayers deserve to know where their money is going.
1:07.4	And forever, basically, it's been opaque to us in our lifetime we've actually never
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