Trump Team Prepares to Shrink Flabby Federal Government

13876170_1386706974677492_9030310039225901901_nMaking good on a promise to slash Washington bureaucracy, The Trump team is preparing for drastic cuts in government spending.

The Trump transition team has been meeting with career staff at the White House ahead of Friday’s presidential inauguration to outline their plans for shrinking the federal bureaucracy. And the changes they propose are dramatic.

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The Hill reports:

“The departments of Commerce and Energy would see major reductions in funding, with programs under their jurisdiction either being eliminated or transferred to other agencies. The departments of Transportation, Justice and State would see significant cuts and program eliminations.

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting would be privatized, while the National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities would be eliminated entirely.

Overall, the blueprint being used by Trump’s team would reduce federal spending by $10.5 trillion over 10 years.”

President-elect Trump is looking at 10% spending cuts and a 20% slash of federal workers.

The cuts would target discretionary spending, not mandated programs such as Medicare or Social Security.

The Washington Examiner also reports:

“The spending reductions are expected to be used to help pay for Trump’s plan to boost the Pentagon’s budget, tax cuts and some pet projects, potentially including the anti-immigration wall on the nation’s southern border.

The teams also are looking at staffing cuts over four years through attrition, a hiring freeze and reorganization.”

The plan is winning cheers in conservative, anti-tax and anti-spending corners in Washington that have long sought massive cuts in the bureaucracy.

Presidents rarely cut spending, choosing freezes instead. In the meantime, federal spending has reached historic levels. Trump has picked a budget hawk, Rep. Mick Mulvaney, to head the Office of Management and Budget, a clear sign that spending cuts are a top priority.

However, Team Trump will certainly face a wall of opposition from Democrats.

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