Is rocket science easier than downsizing the federal government?
Joining President Donald Trump in the Oval Office to mark the end of his tenure with the Department of Government Efficiency, Elon Musk said, “It’s a tough call, but I think colonizing Mars and making life multiplanetary is harder” than making the federal government more efficient.
It should worry taxpayers that after spending time in government, Musk says that landing humans on Mars is in the same difficulty range as getting D.C.’s elected class to end its chronic spending addiction and avoid the nation’s looming financial trainwreck.
While DOGE stumbled out of the gate, its core aim — reducing unsustainable federal spending, modernizing antiquated technology, and eliminating counterproductive regulation — is essential in