President-elect Donald Trump has appointed Elon Musk and former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy to spearhead a revolutionary new initiative aimed at streamlining federal operations
The newly formed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) took to X on Thursday, launching a crowdsourcing campaign that invited platform users to identify wasteful regulations within the federal government.
https://x.com/DOGE/status/1867087144424182178
The initiative quickly captured public attention, amassing over 36 million views by Friday afternoon.
“DOGE is undergoing a serious analysis of wasteful and burdensome regulations, and is looking for public feedback!” the X now-viral X post began.
It then asked: “Which are the really bad ones?”
Musk, the owner of X, and Ramaswamy have been tasked with leading this temporary agency, which seeks to eliminate redundant and burdensome government regulations.
Their approach mirrors the fictional character Ron Swanson from NBC’s “Parks and Recreation,” whose zealous budget-cutting became a cultural touchstone for government skeptics.
The DOGE team requested specific feedback from the public, asking users to cite exact passages from the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) and detail their adverse consequences.
While enthusiasm ran high among participants, many failed to provide the requested technical details, however, instead offering broader critiques of government operations.
“Think BIG!” wrote one user, advocating for a complete overhaul of the administrative state and suggesting that major regulations should require Congressional approval.
Another participant targeted the Environmental Protection Agency, questioning its involvement in building regulations and suggesting potential conflicts of interest.
Some users did manage to fulfill the specific requirements, pointing to regulations in farming and security purchases that they believed warranted review.
One participant proposed a radical approach: eliminate everything and require advocates to justify the reinstatement of any regulation or agency.
“Cut everything,” the X user started. “If something needs to stay, that has to prove that it’s needed.”
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