How Much DOGE Has Saved You – March 6th, 2025
Bottom Line: During our lives there have been three certainties. Death, taxes and an ever-growing government seeking to collect more of them. That is until now. A day 1 executive order by President Trump established the Department of Government Efficiency, marking the first time that a newly established quasi-government agency has had the effect of shrinking the federal government and the size of the bureaucracy. Led by Elon Musk, DOGE has had an immediate impact. Keeping track of what DOGE has done, and is doing, is a constantly moving target. Literally every day DOGE has exposed waste, fraud, and abuse that’s been flagged to President Trump for the purpose of eliminating programs and to reduce spending. But what does it mean to you?
Here's the most recent update for what DOGE has done (as of March 6th):
- Total savings: $105 billion
- Impacted Agencies: 22
- Eliminated initiatives: 5,823
- Progress towards minimum goal of $500 billion in savings: 21%
- Progress towards best case savings scenario ($2 trillion): 5.3%
- Savings per federal taxpayer: $652.17
DOGE has recently been able to accelerate the pace of its cost savings to well over $2 billion per day. DOGE is on pace to achieve their outlined goals by July 4th of 2026.