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by 7128tx 500 days ago
Sen. Elizabeth Warren suggested alternative plans for savings:

https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2025/01/28/warren-to-mu...

“My recommendations would reduce spending on wasteful programs and contracts, would cut out unfair loopholes and giveaways to the wealthiest Americans, would make the government more efficient and effective.”

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It would be remarkable if DOGE was bipartisan but IIRC the last time a bipartisan committee came together to cut federal spending, they were not able to agree and it triggered automatic cuts.
Up to some limit we are very far from, IRS enforcement staff more then pay for themselves.