Comment by gsk22

> I do have a solution to this conundrum - I think we should give leaders a bonus that is a percentage of savings. For example, if an agency has $200 million budget, give the director 10% of all money saved every year. So if they successfully shrink their budget by $10 million, give them a $1 million bonus.

Wouldn't that just incentivize individuals to gut their agencies for personal profit? The day after a rule like that was put in place, the FDA would stop regulating every drug just so the director would get a $30m payout.

Also, with inflation (especially high as it is now), why would we ever expect an agency's budget to shrink a meaningful amount? Surely we would expect an 8% increase in every agency's budget just to maintain the status quo.