The Department of Government Efficiency and Elon Musk have kicked up a storm of commentary and speculation. Pair that uproar with the Trump administration’s plan to slash IRS staffing, and you get some of the most hysterical responses yet to the Trump/DOGE reforms.
Only in government does talk of doing more with less — of improving efficiency and productivity — trigger panic and outrage. In Washington, D.C., progress becomes a threat, not a goal.
Instead of whining about the DOGE’s proposed staffing cuts, politicians and pundits should demand the IRS do its actual job more efficiently. That requires systemic reform, not partisan noise.
According to multiple reports, the Trump administration plans to cut around 18,000 IRS jobs by mid-May — a 20% reduction in force expected to save
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