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The challenge is the right one, but the 'waste' looks double or even triple counted. Ultimately big spending cuts are a political call (and there are plausible spending cuts that hit conservative constituencies too)

https://open.substack.com/pub/sfhwebb/p/could-you-take-7-of-gdp-out-of-public?r=1cycu5&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

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