This is a telling decision. Free tax filing should be the norm. The nearly mandatory, third-for-profit-party tax software is so obviously detrimental to both citizens and government. Block and Intuit making fortunes is prima facie waste, which DOGE putatively exists to eliminate.
From this one item, we can see that DOGE does NOT exist to reduce or eliminate waste, but rather has another motivation. Because it is secretive, unaccountable, and not elected, we can easily predict DOGE will diverge further and further from its putative purpose. Because its real purpose isn't known, we will have to infer that from its actions.
Less obvious, DOGE will become a huge problem. It's possible US citizens will dispose of it in just as undemocratic a fashion as it was created
From this one item, we can see that DOGE does NOT exist to reduce or eliminate waste, but rather has another motivation. Because it is secretive, unaccountable, and not elected, we can easily predict DOGE will diverge further and further from its putative purpose. Because its real purpose isn't known, we will have to infer that from its actions.
Less obvious, DOGE will become a huge problem. It's possible US citizens will dispose of it in just as undemocratic a fashion as it was created