The federal government costs Americans $6.9 trillion in fiscal year 2024, comprising 24% of gross domestic product. This demonstrates the level of efficiency we get for the money:
Federal employee retirements are processed using paper, by hand, in an old limestone mine in Pennsylvania. 700+ mine workers operate 230 feet underground to process ~10,000 applications per month, which are stored in manila envelopes and cardboard boxes. The retirement process… pic.twitter.com/dXCTgpAWLs
— Department of Government Efficiency (@DOGE) February 11, 2025
Welcome back to the early 20th century.
No wonder the Party of Government hates DOGE so much. The light it shines keeps revealing that almost anyone would spend our money better than the Swamp.
On a tip from Mr. Freemarket.