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Image of the Day: The Vast Federal Bloat That DOGE Targets

In this week's Liberty Update, we highlight how the Trump Administration's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is finally confronting the bloated federal workforce, which includes malfeasant officials like former Internal Revenue Service (IRS) agent Lois Lerner.  In that vein, our friends at Unleash Prosperity offer a visual today on just how vast and bloated that federal workforce has become:

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="541"] What DOGE Confronts[/caption]

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March 06, 2025 • 10:13 AM

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Biden-Harris Have a Sixth Sense the Economy Is in Trouble – They're Probably Right
By Stephen Moore
Wednesday, August 21 2024
Democrats and the media are in a quandary to explain why Americans so underappreciate all that President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have done for the economy. Or, should I say, TO the economy. They act as if these are the salad days for American families, with inflation falling and jobs aplenty. For now. So why are Americans so dour? A recent Pew poll found that only 22% of Americans believe the country is headed in the right direction. Another poll revealed that more than half of Americans think the U.S. is in recession. A CNBC headline from last week treated the poll finding…
 
Kamala Harris: If You Like Your Healthcare Plan, You Can’t Keep It
“If you like your healthcare plan, you can keep it.”   In 2013, Barack Obama was…
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The Tariff Paradox: Americans Love Free Trade More Than They Realize
In the ongoing debate over America's trade policy, politicians and pundits often claim that the public…
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Should Voters Feel Joy When Paying the Bills Is Harder Than Ever?
On Wednesday morning, the Bureau of Labor Statistics will release inflation figures for July. Whatever…
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Natural Gas Is Now Cheaper Than Water
Among the great mythologies of recent years, one stands out above the rest, is that the world is in a…
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Tim Walz, 'Folksy' Socialist
Have you heard about Tim Walz's folksiness? Surely you've noticed the "folksy demeanor" and…
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Court Halts Radical Biden/Harris “Net Neutrality” Effort
Thanks to a federal appellate court, any American who uses the internet just escaped catastrophe in the…
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CFIF Urges Nebraska Lawmakers to Reject New Taxes on Delivery Services
August 7, 2024 The Honorable John Arch Speaker of the Legislature Room 2103 P.O. Box 94604 Lincoln…
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'Irrational Exuberance': How Much Has the Race Changed?
It has now been more than two weeks since President Joe Biden dropped out of the race and Vice President…
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Just Who Is the Real Middle-Class President?
President Joe Biden talked incessantly about his "from the middle class out" economic strategy.…
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Democrats Promise To Save 'Democracy' by Destroying the Supreme Court
It's difficult to make substantive arguments against the Democrats' Supreme Court "reform"…
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Notable Quote   
 
"Environmental group Greenpeace must pay more than $660 million in damages for defamation and other claims brought by a pipeline company in connection with protests against the Dakota Access oil pipeline's construction in North Dakota, a jury found Wednesday.Dallas-based Energy Transfer and subsidiary Dakota Access had accused Netherlands-based Greenpeace International, Greenpeace USA and funding…[more]
 
 
— Jack Dura, Associated Press
 
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