Elon Musk concedes DOGE unlikely to find $2 trillion in budget cuts — but here’s what would be an ‘epic outcome’
Economy And Jobs,DOGE,Federal Spending,Federal Debt,Regulations,Federal Budget
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Is DOGE all bark and no bite?
Billionaire Elon Musk has walked back a prior claim that his vaunted blue ribbon commission on government bloat and inefficiencies would be able to slash the roughly $6.75 trillion annual federal budget by $2 trillion.
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