Elon Musk's DOGE: Can He Trim the US Budget?

伊隆馬斯克的 DOGE：他能削減美國預算嗎？

According to crypto expert Arthur Hayes, Elon Musk's efforts to cut government spending as head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) may face challenges. In a tweet, Hayes argues that without congressional support, Musk's mandate will be difficult to fulfill.

加密貨幣專家阿瑟·海耶斯 (Arthur Hayes) 表示，馬斯克 (Elon Musk) 作為政府效率部 (DOGE) 負責人削減政府支出的努力可能面臨挑戰。海耶斯在推文中表示，如果沒有國會的支持，馬斯克的任務將難以完成。

Hayes further expressed his belief in Dogecoin ($DOGE), a meme coin popularized by Musk. Despite his concerns about Musk's ability to reduce the US budget, he stated that it would not affect his holdings in DOGE.

海耶斯進一步表達了他對狗狗幣（$DOGE）的信念，這是馬斯克推廣的迷因幣。儘管他對馬斯克削減美國預算的能力感到擔憂，但他表示這不會影響他持有的 DOGE 股份。

Responses to Hayes' post varied. Dan Held suggested that Musk is persistent, while Tryg expressed optimism that Musk's involvement could highlight government waste. Z-Slickola emphasized the importance of GOP support in implementing DOGE's functions.

對海耶斯貼文的回應各不相同。丹·赫爾德表示馬斯克是堅持不懈的，而特里格則樂觀地認為馬斯克的參與可能會凸顯政府的浪費。 Z-Slickola 強調了共和黨支持實施 DOGE 職能的重要性。

Hayes's views resonated with many others. Frankie J. questioned where Musk and his team would find funds to cut and criticized Musk's lack of economic expertise.

海耶斯的觀點引起了許多其他人的共鳴。法蘭基J. 質疑馬斯克和他的團隊從哪裡找到資金來削減開支，並批評馬斯克缺乏經濟專業知識。

DOGE's Potential to Save $2 Trillion

DOGE 有潛力節省 2 兆美元

Government spending was a key issue in the recent US elections, with President-Elect Trump advocating for a leaner and more efficient government. Musk endorsed this idea, claiming that America could save $2 trillion by eliminating unnecessary expenses. Vivek Ramaswamy, Trump's pick to co-head DOGE with Musk, proposed austerity measures to slash trillions from the budget.

政府支出是最近美國大選的關鍵議題，當選總統川普主張建立一個更精簡、更有效率的政府。馬斯克贊同這個想法，聲稱美國可以透過消除不必要的開支節省 2 兆美元。川普選擇與馬斯克共同領導 DOGE 的 Vivek Ramaswamy 提出了削減預算數萬億美元的緊縮措施。

Musk's companies, particularly SpaceX, have benefited significantly from government contracts. It remains to be seen how the budgetary cuts he and Ramaswamy have pledged to implement will impact his own enterprises.

馬斯克的公司，尤其是 SpaceX，從政府合約中獲益匪淺。他和拉馬斯瓦米承諾實施的預算削減將如何影響他自己的企業還有待觀察。