Musk describes the limestone mines that handle retirement documents for federal workers
Elon Musk announced on Tuesday that the government’s efficiency (DOGE) is considering it. Limestone mines in Pennsylvania; Cost-reducing organizations say the retirement of federal employees will be handled manually using a system that could take months.
Musk spoke about reporters about the mines during his appearance with the president on Tuesday. Donald Trump In the oval office, the president was preparing to sign an executive order on a job leading the billionaire work.
“And it’s actually said that this is a great anecdote because it’s said that there are 10,000 people who could probably retire in a month,” Musk said. Ta.
“Well, what? Why? Well, all the retirement papers are manuals on paper,” he continued. “It’s calculated manually and written down on a piece of paper. And it’s down to mine, what does it mean?”
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This photo, posted by Doge on February 11, 2025, shows an old limestone mine in Boyers, Pennsylvania. In this photo, the organization operates more than 230 feet underground with around 700 workers processing around 10,000 federal retirement applications per month. (doge/x)
Doge I wrote it on x The old limestone mine in Boyers, Pennsylvania, about 60 miles north of Pittsburgh, operates more than 230 feet underground by about 700 workers, processing approximately 10,000 federal retirement applications per month.
The application is hand-processed using paper and stored in envelopes and cardboard boxes in Manila, Doge said.
This photo, posted by Doge on February 11, 2025, shows shelves and cardboard boxes. Dodge says workers at underground mining facilities will use it to store federal workers’ retirement documents. (doge/x)
Washington Post In a 2014 article, the facility described it as a “breweristic sinkhole.” At the time, the report said total spending on the retirement system was $55.8 million.
According to the report, multiple attempts have been made to digitize the system since 1987. Each attempt was largely unsuccessful and eventually discarded, with reported costs totaling over $130 million.
Musk said the facility was launched in 1955 and looks “like a time warp.” He notes the slow processing speed and says Doge can take months.
Elon Musk mentioned reporters to the limestone mines during an event with President Donald Trump at the White House’s oval office on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
“And the speed, the limiting factor is the speed at which the mine shaft elevator can move, and determines how many people can retire from the federal government,” Musk said. “And the elevator breaks down and sometimes you can’t, no one can retire. Isn’t that crazy?”
“There’s a flawed system where Manila envelopes can be put into the mine shaft and can be improved “virtually anything.”
“It’s about how you’re going to increase prosperity if you say you like it, like a high level, and people move from a less productive role to a more productive role,” he said. .
The past few weeks, The Democrats are largely criticized Musk and Kudji’s work eliminated waste, fraud and abuse in federal spending and cut the federal workforce of over 2 million people.
Musk pushed back, “People have voted for a massive government reform and that’s what people are trying to get.”