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Could DOGE cut $2T? The legal and practical reality of government reform
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy might not cut trillions in spending, but there are thousands of ways to make government better.
In early 2023, for example, Edward Whitaker and Schunda Coleman pleaded guilty to operating a nationwide scheme that helped people forge documents for COVID relief loans and commit millions of dollars in fraud. Similarly, in Medicare and Social Security, fraud schemes often involve billing for unnecessary medical procedures, stealing personal information to collect benefits, or creating fake identities to siphon funds from these essential programs. After Monday’s announcement, Zeldin explained his goals: “We will restore US energy dominance, revitalize our auto industry to bring back American jobs, and make the US the global leader of AI.” A man from Montana was sentenced to six months in prison in September for trafficking a cloned specimen of one of the largest sheep species in the world.
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