Subject: DOGE on steroids
It has been suggested here, that Lord Trump does not want a budget agreement. He wants a shutdown, so he can make the draconian cuts of departments he doesn't like, by decree, and blame it on the Dems.

The Atlantic is picking up on that idea.

Trump’s Grand Plan for a Government Shutdown

he’s empowered Russell Vought, the White House budget director who has long been an evangelist of slashing the government, to cut away.

Vought will do “what DOGE couldn’t do,” one senior White House official granted anonymity to discuss internal strategy told us. “He’s wanted to hurt the bureaucracy; he’s wanted to shrink the bureaucracy. This might be his chance.”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/art...

A quick look at departmental budgets, showed me some $1.8T/year of spending that Lord Trump could eliminate, because the activities only help Proles and/or burden "JCs".

Take $1.8T in government services away from the Proles, and use tariffs to take most of another $2T away from the Proles, and the budget is balanced. Then they can enact more "JC" tax cuts.

Steve....HBTT