華盛頓州立大學經濟學教授對擬議的「狗狗幣」的有效性表示懷疑

華盛頓州立大學經濟學院助理教授克里斯多福克拉克指出，長期聯邦就業趨勢顯示聯邦工作人員的比例

A Washington State University economics professor has cast doubt on the effectiveness of the newly proposed Department of Government Efficiency in addressing the federal deficit, highlighting data showing most government spending goes to entitlement programs rather than bureaucratic salaries.

華盛頓州立大學的一位經濟學教授對新提議的政府效率部在解決聯邦赤字方面的有效性表示懷疑，他強調數據顯示大部分政府支出都用於福利計劃而不是官僚工資。

The department, named after cryptocurrency Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE), was announced by President-elect Donald Trump and is set to be led by Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk and former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy.

該部門以加密貨幣狗狗幣（CRYPTO：DOGE）命名，由當選總統唐納德·特朗普宣布，並將由特斯拉（納斯達克：TSLA）首席執行官埃隆·馬斯克和前總統候選由維韋克·拉馬斯瓦米領導。

The aim of the department is to restructure federal agencies and reduce government spending by Independence Day 2026.

該部門的目標是在 2026 年獨立日之前重組聯邦機構並減少政府支出。

However, Christopher Clarke, an assistant professor at WSU’s School of Economic Sciences, pointed to long-term federal employment trends, which show the proportion of federal workers in the labor force has actually decreased from 4.3% in 1968 to 1.9% today, despite population growth.

然而，華盛頓州立大學經濟科學學院助理教授克里斯托弗克拉克指出，聯邦就業的長期趨勢表明，儘管人口數量增加，聯邦工人在勞動力中的比例實際上已從 1968 年的 4.3% 下降到今天的 1.9%。生長。

“The number of federal government employees has remained roughly the same for over 60 years,” Clarke said in a detailed analysis posted on X.

克拉克在 X 上發布的詳細分析中表示：“60 多年來，聯邦政府僱員的數量基本上保持不變。”

He emphasized that non-discretionary spending, including $1.3 trillion on Social Security, $800 billion on Medicare, and other safety net programs, comprises the bulk of government expenditures.

他強調，非可自由支配支出，包括 1.3 兆美元的社會安全支出、8,000 億美元的醫療保險支出以及其他安全網計劃，構成了政府支出的大部分。

Clarke’s analysis comes in response to Trump's announcement of the department, which aims to drastically reduce government spending.

克拉克的分析是對川普宣佈設立該部門的回應，該部門旨在大幅削減政府支出。

“The vast majority of government spending goes to programs that people are legally entitled to receive, such as Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid,” Clarke said.

克拉克說：“絕大多數政府支出都用於人們依法有權享受的項目，例如社會安全、醫療保險和醫療補助。”

“Cutting spending on these programs would require either raising the retirement age, cutting benefits, or both. Alternatively, the government could cut spending on the poor, such as food stamps, housing assistance, and other safety net programs.”

「削減這些計劃的支出需要提高退休年齡，削減福利，或兩者兼而有之。或者，政府可以削減對窮人的支出，例如食品券、住房援助和其他安全網計劃。

Clarke added that existing efficiency efforts through the Government Accountability Office (GAO) have identified $660 billion worth of improvements since 2011, averaging $47 billion annually — approximately 3% of the current $1.7 trillion deficit.

克拉克補充說，自 2011 年以來，政府問責辦公室 (GAO) 現有的效率工作已確定了價值 6,600 億美元的改進措施，平均每年 470 億美元，約佔當前 1.7 兆美元赤字的 3%。

“While I’m hopeful for improvements, most government spending goes to entitlements, not the salaries of bureaucrats,” Clarke concluded.

「雖然我對改善抱有希望，但大多數政府支出都用於福利，而不是官僚的工資，」克拉克總結道。

“There are really only two viable solutions: return taxes to 1990s levels or cut spending on the elderly and poor.”

“實際上只有兩個可行的解決方案：將稅收恢復到 90 年代的水平，或削減對老年人和窮人的支出。”

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) has expressed cautious optimism about the initiative but warned about the challenges of applying private sector efficiency methods to government operations.

德州共和黨參議員特德·克魯茲 (Ted Cruz) 對此舉表示謹慎樂觀，但警告稱，將私營部門效率方法應用於政府運作面臨挑戰。

“I think the goal of trying to find ways to make government more efficient, more effective, more responsive to the needs of the American people is a worthy goal,” Cruz said.

克魯茲說：“我認為，努力尋找方法使政府更有效率、更有效、更能滿足美國人民的需求是一個值得實現的目標。”

“I will say, having worked in the private sector for a long time before coming to the Senate, I think there are some fundamental differences between the way the private sector operates and the way the government operates.”

“我想說的是，在進入參議院之前，我在私營部門工作了很長時間，我認為私營部門的運作方式和政府的運作方式之間存在一些根本差異。”

According to Cruz, the private sector has a profit motive that drives efficiency, while the government does not have the same clear metric for success.

克魯茲認為，私部門有提高效率的利潤動機，而政府則沒有同樣明確的成功衡量標準。

“I think applying private sector efficiency methods to government is very challenging, but I applaud the effort to try to find ways to make government work better for the American people,” Cruz said.

克魯茲說：“我認為將私營部門效率方法應用於政府非常具有挑戰性，但我對努力尋找讓政府更好地為美國人民服務的方法表示讚賞。”

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