There is little chance Elon Musk will save us from debt. It's all politics. | Opinion

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

65% : Trump approved $8.4 trillion of new borrowing over 10 years.
62% : I truly hope that Trump, Musk and Ramaswamy make me eat my words.
48% : One of the most "disruptive" moves that President-elect Donald Trump has made leading into his new administration is the appointment of Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
43% : Trump says he doesn't plan to touch Social Security or Medicare, which make up nearly half of the federal budget.
42% : Despite the name, DOGE is not an actual department of government but rather an advisory body for Trump.
40% : Trump also promises to cut taxes, which is likely to offset all or most of any budget cuts he is actually able to accomplish.
34% : Regardless of Musk and Ramaswamy's recommendations, Trump is under no obligation to listen, and he will likely only slash budgets related to issues that help him score political wins.
32% : In all likelihood, rather than actual progress being made on our dire government spending problem, my fear is that any cuts made will likely be insignificant against the budget and function more as culture war points rather than meaningful slashes.As much as Trump wants to claim that he will address government pork, his first term gave no indication that he will actually do so.

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