Trends Are Getting Worse, Not Better. America’s government has grown nearly 50% faster than its economy this century. Federal debt has outpaced economic growth by nearly 3x. Deficits have grown under Republican & Democratic Presidents, Democratic & Republican Congresses. Interest costs alone now exceed defense spending. Neither voters nor bond vigilantes have demanded change so far. While Stein’s Law remains true — if something cannot go on forever it will stop — it might keep going for a long time.
REASONS FOR DOGE OPTIMISM
Many Solutions Are Already Proven. A 2017 report from the Tech CEO Councilshowed how government could save $1.1 trillion over 10 years by adopting private-sector-proven best practices. President Trump embraced these findings last time and launched the Office of American Innovation in response. Recent innovations offer the DOGE team even more powerful solutions.
“the real power of DOGE will be to put Congress on trial for its failure to do its job. Every wasteful program uncovered by DOGE will be a program that Congress funded this year.”
