Efforts to cut government spending and eliminate waste are dwarfed by the rising costs of the social safety net programs and interest expenses. Trump, Donald J, Federal Budget (US), National Debt (US), United States Politics and Government, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, Congressional Budget Office, Government Accountability Office, Office of Management and Budget (US), Musk, Elon, Ramaswamy, Vivek (1985- ), Government Efficiency Department (US) Efforts to cut government spending and eliminate waste are dwarfed by the rising costs of the social safety net programs and interest expenses. NYT > Business