The American Spectator
•US Politics
US Politics
74% Informative
In his first term, President Trump did little more than pay lip service to reimagining the federal government.
The notion that an increasingly sprawling, complex government is in desperate need of reform and renewal isn’t a new one.
The hysteria directed at efforts to downsize and restructure government has been a surprise to many of those who view such initiatives as an undisputed good.
Shinder : Activists can obscure DOGE ’s objectives and exploit class envy in service of those having long extracted the unearned economic rents of above-market pay, job security, and generous benefits in exchange for limited accountability and subpar employment performance.
Without the discipline of private-sector outcome maximization, governments can “fail” yet still remain in business, he says.
Shinder is the founder of Theatine Partners , a financial consultancy.
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