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Musk, Ramaswamy Unveil Plans for Federal Workforce Layoffs

Musk, Ramaswamy Unveil Plans for Federal Workforce Layoffs

Musk, Ramaswamy Unveil Plans for Federal Workforce Layoffs
Above: Donald Trump and Elon Musk watch the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket on Nov. 19, 2024 in Brownsville, Texas. Image copyright: Brandon Bell/Staff/Getty Images News via Getty Images

The Spin

Musk and Ramaswamy's leadership in the DOGE signals a transformative vision to rejuvenate America through targeted deregulation. Musk's critique of overregulation as "strangulation" resonates amid glaring inefficiencies delaying broadband expansion, medical innovation, and critical infrastructure. By trimming bureaucratic excess and fostering clarity in emerging sectors like artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency, DOGE could unlock unprecedented economic and technological growth. This initiative represents a bipartisan call for streamlined governance.

Musk and Ramaswamy's DOGE initiative is a quixotic venture, rooted more in tech-bro hubris than governance. Musk envisions slashing $2T in "waste" despite the fiscal and legal realities that make such cuts impractical, if not unconstitutional. Ramaswamy's bluster about dismantling agencies lacks grounding in federal processes or political feasibility. DOGE wields no genuine power without congressional authority, reducing it to a vanity project for Musk's ego and crypto memes.

Metaculus Prediction

There's a 50% chance that the US government will spend 37.4% of GDP in 2026, according to the Metaculus prediction community.


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