Trump says Elon Musk has agreed to lead proposed government efficiency commission.... [View all]
Source: CNN
Full Headline: Trump says Elon Musk has agreed to lead proposed government efficiency commission as ex-president unveils new economic plans
Donald Trump unveiled a slate of new economic plans Thursday, including the creation of a government efficiency commission that he said Elon Musk has agreed to lead if the former president is elected in November.
“At the suggestion of Elon Musk, who has given me his complete and total endorsement … I will create a government efficiency commission tasked with conducting a complete financial and performance audit of the entire federal government and making recommendations for drastic reforms,” Trump said in remarks at the Economic Club of New York. “We need to do it. Can’t go on the way we are now.”
Trump in his speech also outlined new proposals aimed at tackling government regulations, including those aimed at energy production, and vowed to withdraw unspent funds appropriated during the Biden administration. His speech also addressed his recent embrace of cryptocurrency and reaffirmed his plan to place sweeping tariffs on imports.
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Trump, along with Republicans, has sought to rescind funding boosts contained in recent legislation that Democrats have pushed through Congress, including the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, which funneled about $80 billion over 10 years to the Internal Revenue Service and put in place a wide array of climate measures. Congressional Republicans have already succeeded in paring back $20 billion of the IRS funds, though experts have warned such cuts could increase the deficit.
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/05/politics/trump-economic-plans-musk-government-commission/index.html
Hell, while Musk and tRump are at it they may as well just propose eliminating the IRS, no taxes on anyone earning over $1 Million, etc.
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