The Trump administration continues to allow the impact of Elon Musk's leadership at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to resonate, prompting at least 26 states to initiate their own efficiency measures. These initiatives serve as a facade to eliminate inefficiencies while redirecting funding towards tax cuts favoring the wealthy. Lawmakers are exploiting the DOGE label to restructure governmental powers, imposing new requirements on civil servants and agencies. This trend represents an ongoing strategy to consolidate power in a manner that previously faced criticism as abuses of power.
The EPI briefing outlines how these state-level initiatives "use disingenuous calls to 'root out inefficiency' and 'cut wasteful spending' as a smokescreen," with the ultimate goal of funding tax cuts for the wealthy.
State lawmakers are using the DOGE brand to restructure government in favor of partisan interests," Nina Mast, an EPI policy and economic analyst said.
These efforts are not new, but this new [DOGE] brand gives them cover to enact changes that would otherwise be condemned as abuses of power.
These state-level DOGE initiatives typically seek to wrest power from civil servants and state agencies.
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