Step 1. Cut gov payroll by 30%. Save $X per year. Claim victory. Praise Trump! Step 2. Hire consulting companies like Bain to provide services previously provi

Step 1. Cut gov payroll by 30%. Save $X per year. Claim victory. Praise Trump! Step 2. Hire consulting companies like Bain to provide services previously provided by the gov, at a higher price. Spend $X * 1.5 (if you're lucky) per year. But by then, the public has moved on to some headline-grabbing news (invading Canada, or Greenland, etc.), and the budget increase is buried on page 4. Scamming the American public.