By Greg Maresca ——Bio and Archives--November 29, 2024

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President-elect Donald Trump campaigned on reducing the federal bureaucracy. Trump realizes any changes can only be accomplished by appointing outsiders with the courage of their convictions. Wasting no time, Trump tasked Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead a new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to root out federal mismanagement across the board.

Ironically, this cutting crusade begins with the establishment of yet another Government Accountability Office (GAO), which is supposed to ensure your tax dollars are spent cost-effectively.

Does DOGE eliminate the GAO and for that matter, The Office of Management and Budget?

Trump could certainly make changes through executive orders, but those changes will likely be temporary. The next president could rehire all bureaucrats and even add to their numbers allowing the new chief executive to boast about being an extraordinary “job creator.”

Ending decades of entrenched bureaucracy will be like trying to get an aircraft carrier to U-turn in a parking........

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