DOGE's Newly Listed 'Regulatory Savings' for Businesses Have Nothing to Do With Cutting Federal Spending

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DOGE's Newly Listed 'Regulatory Savings' for Businesses Have Nothing to Do With Cutting Federal Spending

reason.com/2025/05/30/doges-newly-listed-regulatory-savings-for-businesses-have-nothing-to-do-with-cutting-federal-spending

This month the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) published new estimates of "savings" from various regulatory changes, which it says total $29.4 billion so far. The New York Times suggests several reasons to question these numbers but overlooks the most fundamental problem:…

This story appeared on reason.com, 2025-05-30 19:30:50.