Jim Geraghty critiques the impact of Elon Musk's DOGE on national spending, stating that any savings, estimated at $200 billion, are minimal against a projected deficit of $1.9 trillion for fiscal 2025. He acknowledges the chaos surrounding DOGE, including layoffs and lawsuits, which undermine cost-saving efforts. While a $190 billion saving is notable, it pales in comparison to overall government expenditures, totaling nearly $5 trillion this fiscal year. Perceptions of efficacy are obscured by numerical misunderstandings, making DOGE's effectiveness appear inflated.
Whatever savings may have been found, they were small potatoes when so many trillions of dollars were being added to the national debt.
The perception of DOGE's effectiveness is largely driven by innumeracy, making its proposed cuts appear more significant than they truly are.
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