<p>It is <a href="https://www.the-sun.com/news/12925149/doge-department-government-efficiency-elon-musk-vivek-ramaswamy/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">suggested</a> the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Government_Efficiency" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Department of Government Efficiency</a> could save \$2 Trillion in government spending annually (almost a third of current <a href="https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/united-states/#budget" rel="nofollow noreferrer">annual government spending ($6.5 Trillion)</a>.</p>
<h3>Question</h3>
<p>Theoretically, if these savings were realised and passed on immediately and proportionally<sup>1</sup> across all US tax-payers, by how much (in dollars) would the median tax-payer's tax bill be reduced?</p>
<h3>Note</h3>
<p>To approximate the <em>average</em> per worker (an inferior metric to median) one could divide the $2tn savings among the US's <a href="https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/united-states#:%7E:text=number%20of%20people%20ages%2015%20or%20older" rel="nofollow noreferrer">171m strong labor force</a>: \$11,700 per worker. But average per worker may not be a sensible statistic since many workers don't pay that much tax in the first place, and tax-paid is probably right-skewed (similar to income).</p>
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<p><sup>1. i.e. same percentage reduction across every tax-payer's tax payable </sup></p>

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2024-11-20T15:51:40.890Z
Seriously? And a "doge"-tag?
Michael Greinecker
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2024-11-20T16:02:32.050Z
@MichaelGreinecker DOGE has some funny aspect to it but it’s essentially similar to the fed or treasury (just an important part of the machinery of govt with a specific role to play). E.g. Many countries have an approximate equivalent (for example in Australia there’s a ‘Productivity Commission’)
stevec
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2024-11-20T17:48:41.753Z
Did you see tags for these institutions in other countries? Are they run by donors too?
Michael Greinecker
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2024-11-20T18:38:18.853Z
This is just a math question.
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What are the estimated savings to the median tax-payer if DOGE reduces spending by $2tn and savings are passed on proportionally?
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# What are the estimated savings to the median tax-payer if DOGE reduces spending by $2tn and savings are passed on proportionally?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2024-11-20)

It is [suggested](https://www.the-sun.com/news/12925149/doge-department-government-efficiency-elon-musk-vivek-ramaswamy/) the [Department of Government Efficiency](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Government_Efficiency) could save \$2 Trillion in government spending annually (almost a third of current [annual government spending ($6.5 Trillion)](https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/united-states/#budget).

### Question

Theoretically, if these savings were realised and passed on immediately and proportionally1 across all US tax-payers, by how much (in dollars) would the median tax-payer's tax bill be reduced?

### Note

To approximate the *average* per worker (an inferior metric to median) one could divide the $2tn savings among the US's [171m strong labor force](https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/united-states#:%7E:text=number%20of%20people%20ages%2015%20or%20older): \$11,700 per worker. But average per worker may not be a sensible statistic since many workers don't pay that much tax in the first place, and tax-paid is probably right-skewed (similar to income).

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1. i.e. same percentage reduction across every tax-payer's tax payable

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Seriously? And a "doge"-tag?  
> **username_0**: @MichaelGreinecker DOGE has some funny aspect to it but it’s essentially similar to the fed or treasury (just an important part of the machinery of govt with a specific role to play). E.g. Many countries have an approximate equivalent (for example in Australia there’s a ‘Productivity Commission’)  
> **username_1**: Did you see tags for these institutions in other countries? Are they run by donors too?  
> **username_2**: This is just a math question.  

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