Today, just 2 percent of our population is in the industry, and it makes up about 5 percent of our gross domestic product. Even with that change, however, we still have a Department of Agriculture with 29 departments and over 100,000 employees.

That might be because the size of the agency has to do with the number and difficulty of the tasks that need to be done rather than the size of the private sector involved.

Back in 2018, then-President Trump tasked me, and the Office of Management and Budget that I led, with restructuring the federal bureaucracy.

And, of course, DOGE will have Musk, who is obviously a lot smarter than the guy leading the effort last time.

I actually agree. The only people dumber than musk are his fans.

While people at Tesla and SpaceX probably ask “how high” when Musk says jump

Dude is 1 step away from actually just calling Elon "m'lord".

Mick Mulvaney, a former congressman from South Carolina

Oh dang the author is a former congressman

[–] TraschcanOfIdeology@hexbear.net 5 points 1 month ago

That might be because the size of the agency has to do with the number and difficulty of the tasks that need to be done rather than the size of the private sector involved.

Also because agriculture is a fucking strategic industry. People can't eat shitty electric cars or reusable rockets. If the US "efficiencies" itself into a famine it would be an extremely funny tragedy, mostly because of the irony of "gommulism is when no food" arguments.

[–] propter_hog@hexbear.net 2 points 1 month ago

Dude is 1 step away from actually just calling Elon "m'lord"

He probably does behind closed doors