By Steve Eichler ——Bio and Archives--June 30, 2025

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Sometimes valiant and noble efforts are rebuffed by forces that feed on darkness. The planned failure of the DOGE initiative was destined to fail from its inception!

When Elon Musk launched the Department of Government Efficiency, dubbed DOGE by admirers and critics alike, many thought it might finally be the moment America’s bloated federal machinery would meet its match. Here was the world’s most celebrated entrepreneur, a man who had upended industries as disparate as electric vehicles and rocketry, turning his attention to the inefficiency and waste that so many taxpayers resent.

Yet in the end, DOGE failed to deliver the sweeping cuts or transformative reforms its founder envisioned. Not because Musk lacked vision, willpower, or genius, but because the bloated federal government is designed to resist precisely the kind of radical productivity gains and cost discipline that have made Musk successful in private enterprise.

In announcing DOGE’s retreat, Musk himself summed up the dilemma: “Accelerating GDP growth is essential. DOGE has and will do tremendous work to postpone the day of bankruptcy of America, but the profligacy of government means that only radical improvements in productivity can save our country.”

Why........

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