We return to the MMT basics, because the MMT understanding of money is about the only factual argument that can counter the DOGE mentality. Factual argument alone cannot withstand the powerful drivers of oligarchy, but MMT neutralises one of their main weapons -- the "deficit myth". MMT reveals that the DOGE slashing of government services to "save" our "taxpayer money" is ideological bunkum. Theme MusicPleading Ignorance, by Ed Kuepper, from the album Starstruck. Additional AudioToo Many Things, by Ed Kuepper, from the album Starstruck.Let It Grow, by Skeleton, from the album MentalizedChairman Powell; A Hole in the System; The Mismatch60 Minutes, 8 February, 2024Monty Python Royal Society For Putting Things On Top of Other ThingsThe Liberty Bell (From "Monty Python's Flying Circus")The City of Prague Philharmonic OrchestraGreat British TV Themes℗ A Decca Records Recording; ℗ 2011 Universal Music Operations Limited