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Slate Money: What the D.O.G.E?

2024/11/16
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Emily Peck介绍了特朗普政府新成立的“政府效率部”（DOGE），由Vivek Ramaswamy领导，旨在削减2万亿美元联邦预算。Peck质疑该计划的可行性，并指出联邦政府规模庞大，大部分预算用于社会保障、医疗保险和国防等必要支出，削减预算并非易事。Elizabeth Spiers认为，Ramaswamy和Musk作为外部人士，缺乏对政府运作的深入了解，其激进的削减计划可能适得其反。她指出，克林顿政府时期曾有类似机构，但由了解政府运作的内部人士运营，效果更好。而特朗普此前的“美国创新办公室”则以失败告终。Anna Szymanski对该计划的有效性表示怀疑，并指出外部顾问在商业领域通常收取高额费用，但实际效果并不一定好，DOGE也可能面临类似问题。她认为，提高政府效率是必要的，但应采取更稳妥、更系统的方法，而非激进的削减。

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The discussion revolves around the feasibility and effectiveness of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) proposed by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy. The panelists debate whether the federal budget can be realistically cut by $2 trillion and if these two individuals are the right leaders for such a task.
  • The federal government spent $6.2 trillion in fiscal year 2023, making significant cuts challenging.
  • Entitlement programs like Social Security and Medicare constitute a large portion of the budget.
  • Previous attempts at government efficiency, like the Clinton administration's National Partnership for Reinventing Government, achieved modest success.
  • The panelists question the practicality of firing 75% of federal workers and the potential benefits versus drawbacks of such drastic measures.

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This week: Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy have a lot of “plans” for the D.O.G.E. Emily Peck), Elizabeth Spiers)*, *and Anna Szymanski discuss the suspect promises of the Trump-appointed heads of the Department of Government Efficiency. Then, Bitcoin is at a record high right now, though the value of crypto remains uncertain. Also, AI clones are being used to apply to jobs and even find us dates, but are they doing it well?

In the Slate Plus episode: New York City has passed a bill preventing landlords from charging tenants for broker’s fees. Finally!

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