华盛顿州立大学经济学教授对拟议的“狗狗币”的有效性表示怀疑

华盛顿州立大学经济学院助理教授克里斯托弗·克拉克指出，长期联邦就业趋势显示联邦工作人员的比例

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.

华盛顿州立大学的一位经济学教授对新提议的政府效率部在解决联邦赤字方面的有效性表示怀疑，他强调数据显示大部分政府支出都用于福利计划而不是官僚工资。

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.

该部门以加密货币狗狗币（CRYPTO：DOGE）命名，由当选总统唐纳德·特朗普宣布，并将由特斯拉（纳斯达克：TSLA）首席执行官埃隆·马斯克和前总统候选人维韦克·拉马斯瓦米领导。

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

该部门的目标是在 2026 年独立日之前重组联邦机构并减少政府支出。

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，华盛顿州立大学经济科学学院助理教授克里斯托弗·克拉克指出，联邦就业的长期趋势表明，尽管人口数量增加，联邦工人在劳动力中的比例实际上已从 1968 年的 4.3% 下降到今天的 1.9%。生长。

“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 上发布的详细分析中表示：“60 多年来，联邦政府雇员的数量基本保持不变。”

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.

他强调，非可自由支配支出，包括 1.3 万亿美元的社会保障支出、8000 亿美元的医疗保险支出以及其他安全网计划，构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.

克拉克的分析是对特朗普宣布设立该部门的回应，该部门旨在大幅削减政府支出。

“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.

克拉克说：“绝大多数政府支出都用于人们依法有权享受的项目，例如社会保障、医疗保险和医疗补助。”

“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.”

“削减这些计划的支出需要提高退休年龄，削减福利，或两者兼而有之。或者，政府可以削减对穷人的支出，例如食品券、住房援助和其他安全网计划。”

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.

克拉克补充说，自 2011 年以来，政府问责办公室 (GAO) 现有的效率工作已确定了价值 6,600 亿美元的改进措施，平均每年 470 亿美元，约占当前 1.7 万亿美元赤字的 3%。

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

“虽然我对改善抱有希望，但大多数政府支出都用于福利，而不是官僚的工资，”克拉克总结道。

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

“实际上只有两个可行的解决方案：将税收恢复到 90 年代的水平，或者削减对老年人和穷人的支出。”

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.

德克萨斯州共和党参议员特德·克鲁兹 (Ted Cruz) 对这一举措表示谨慎乐观，但警告称，将私营部门效率方法应用于政府运作面临挑战。

“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.

克鲁兹说：“我认为，努力寻找方法使政府更有效率、更有效、更能满足美国人民的需求是一个值得实现的目标。”

“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.”

“我想说的是，在进入参议院之前，我在私营部门工作了很长时间，我认为私营部门的运作方式和政府的运作方式之间存在一些根本差异。”

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.

克鲁兹认为，私营部门有提高效率的利润动机，而政府则没有同样明确的成功衡量标准。

“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.

克鲁兹说：“我认为将私营部门效率方法应用于政府非常具有挑战性，但我对努力寻找让政府更好地为美国人民服务的方法表示赞赏。”

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