Summary
A new Economist/YouGov poll shows Americans favor many government programs over Elon Musk and his DOGE, which is working to slash federal spending.
The CFPB (50% approval), EPA (61%), and USAID (46%) were all viewed more positively than DOGE (42%).
Even the IRS’s free tax-filing program received strong support (63%). Musk himself had a 42% favorable and 52% unfavorable rating.
The findings show that government programs remain widely valued by the public.
With Trump alienating all of your international trade partners and showing the world that the United States cannot be relied upon as a military ally while at the same time gutting your government through indiscriminate firings you’ll be a relatively weak country soon enough.