For nearly 20 years, I have written about the national deficit and the national debt. They are, table nothing, the least study article I have ever written.  ,
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I understand. Nothing compares to writing about debt or spending in a MEGO (” My Eyes Glaze Over” ) article. Even with all the herculean effort put into reducing spending by the Department of Government Efficiency ( DOGE ), it is unlikely to make a difference in our$ 2 trillion deficit or slow down increases in national debt. This may change once it becomes clear to the public.
Elon Musk asserts that DOGE has reduced$ 150 billion in investing. About 73 % of federal spending in FY 2024 went to interest on entitlement programs like Social Security and Medicare. That was close to$ 5 trillion.  ,
Social Security costs have increased by$ 32.7 billion over the same time next fiscal year so far this year. As the boomers generation continues to grow in time and be qualified for Social Security and Medicare, 1.3 million new beneficiaries are largely to blame for the increased costs.
Medicare spending, in addition to Medicaid, has increased by$ 29 billion since Trump took office, up from FY 2024. According to the Wall Street Journal, Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid combined made up approximately 43 % of national saving in the previous fiscal year. The paper conducted a thorough examination of investing since Trump’s election, which is unsatisfactory.
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For the FY 2024, the bill interest rate totaled$ 881 billion. The United States has already spent$ 25.5 billion more in interest in 2025 than it has in the same time last month.
Even with the nearly 200, 000 federal employee layoffs, federal salary payments are$ 2.8 billion higher than they were last year. Many of those staff opted to buyout, which subsequently increased payroll costs.
After the Supreme Court ordered payment to maintain while the agency’s money is being litigated, USAID revenue has almost recovered to 2024 rates.
The short answer is that DOGE will need a lot more than DOGE can do to restore state sanity.  ,
There have been a few minor victories. In February and March, the Transportation Security Administration’s saving almost fell. According to Joe Shuker, a local vice chairman for the American Federation of Government Employees TSA Council 100, the organization spent$ 22 million less since Trump took office by putting a stop to purchasing new clothes and cutting down on travel and education expenses. The coalition agreement that protected the benefits of TSA aircraft security personnel was terminated by the Department of Homeland Security in March.
A TSA official claimed that there is a decrease in spending as well as a delay in paying invoices until a program for their review is in location.  ,
Spending has decreased by roughly$ 4 billion at the Education Department, which is intended for closing” to the maximum amount appropriate and permitted by law” by a March 20 executive order.
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According to Don Schneider, Piper Sandler‘s deputy head of U.S. policy,” the shield impact of DOGE on national spending is… relatively small,” at least as far as we can track it in the regular Treasury statement. It will take time for those savings to start to accumulate, and it will also depend on whether the government may prevail in judge in some of these cases.
The discounts may yet be important because the majority of federal spending is calculated over a 10-year period.
However, rights, the 800-pound monkey in the room, must be addressed before any substantial progress can be made in reducing the deficit and halting the rise of our nation’s debt.
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