Writing in the Wall Street Journal, Musk and Ramaswamy laid out their plans to slash federal regulations, cut government spending and significantly reduce the number of federal employees. Musk and Ramaswamy argued that recent cases decided by the conservative majority on the Supreme Court will enable major reductions in federal regulations. Advertisement“A drastic reduction in federal regulations provides sound industrial logic for mass headcount reductions across the federal bureaucracy,” they wrote. AdvertisementIf Musk and Ramaswamy eliminated 25 percent of all federal employees, Riedl added, federal spending would be reduced by roughly 1 percent. The Musk and Ramaswamy op-ed did not mention Schedule F by name, though the intent appears largely similar.

Source: Washington Post November 22, 2024 01:38 UTC