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Chicago Booth Review Podcast

Trumponomics: Will DOGE actually cut government spending?

Apr 23, 2025
20:11

Elon Musk’s DOGE, the Department of Government Efficiency, has driven a steamroller through the federal government, slashing jobs and dismantling entire agencies. But will it actually do much to address the US’s budget deficit? We hear from Chicago Booth’s Sam Peltzman, a longtime critic of government regulation and bureaucracy, and a onetime federal employee himself.

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