Immigration

Matthew Petti | 11.26.2024 5:15 PM

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy have one job: to cut the size of government. President-elect Donald Trump asked their Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to advise the administration on how to "dismantle government bureaucracy" within a year and a half. On the Lex Fridman Podcast earlier this month, Ramaswamy explained how deep the envisioned cuts are.

"If your Social Security number ends in an odd number, you're out. It ends in an even number, you're in. There's a 50 percent cut right there. Of those who remain, if your Social Security number starts with an even number, you're in, and if it starts with an odd number, you're out. Boom. That's a 75 percent reduction," Ramaswamy said. "So now imagine you could do that same thought experiment, but not just doing it at random."

It's hard to square those kinds of cuts—or any cuts at all—with Trump's plan for "the largest deportation program in American history" as soon as he comes into office. The........

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