As Elon Musk (or “Dick” Musk, as Sen. Tina Smith prefers) recklessly and incompetently attempts to dismantle the federal government, it’s well to acknowledge that the so-called “deep state” — largely comprised of important agencies created and funded by Congress, and by extension we citizens — is the administrative infrastructure that makes us a first world, rather than a third world, country. Is there fat to be trimmed? Certainly – in any large organization, public or private. But you don’t trim fat with a chainsaw. DOGE is not about saving taxpayer money. It’s about shifting power to an oligarchy of billionaires, who GOP congress members have just offered another big tax break. You, on the other hand, will just have to bend over.
Peter M. Leschak
Side Lake