Comment by cyberax
1 day ago
To give you an example, DOGE killed the IRS Direct File program that allowed people to avoid using expensive proprietary tax filing software. It's still going to be available for this season, but likely not after.
And this is literally an example of government efficiency, a simple cost-effective solution that benefits actual people. The kind of things that DOGE is supposed to supercharge.
I used IRS Direct File and it worked really well for my simple tax situation.
Not using a commercial service to complete federal and state incomes taxes together, I thought I'd have to reenter my information on my state's income tax site. Thankfully, I didn't, the state site got the federal information (I don't recall the specifics of how that worked).
Repeating what I said above:
This whole operation is to dismantle government programs so corporations can swoop in and fill the void.
I'm not convinced that step three is going to happen. What if they just leave a void?
This actually is not the worst possibility. Sure, you'll pay more for the stuff that used to be free or cheap (e.g. Interstates, National Parks). This can be eventually reversed or at least regulated.
It's far worse if things are just left to decay and disappear. NIH research is an example. It can just disappear and never recover. And the worst thing, people won't even know about that. We'll just be getting fewer new drugs and treatments.