> But if the question is 'do you think an effort should be made to look for things to cut', I'd say 'yes, of course.' You mean like Reagan did, bringing in the

> But if the question is 'do you think an effort should be made to look for things to cut', I'd say 'yes, of course.' You mean like Reagan did, bringing in the private sector: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Commission https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Commission * https://www.reaganlibrary.gov/archives/topic-guide/presidents-private-sector-survey-cost-control-grace-commission https://www.reaganlibrary.gov/archives/topic-guide/president... * https://www.gao.gov/products/123531 https://www.gao.gov/products/123531 * https://www.pgpf.org/programs-and-projects/convening-experts/expert-views/fiscal-commission/fiscal-commissions-promises-and-disappointments/ https://www.pgpf.org/programs-and-projects/convening-experts... * https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42463355 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42463355 Or Bush (43): * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_of_the_Inspectors_General_on_Integrity_and_Efficiency https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_of_the_Inspectors_Gene... Or FDR: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brownlow_Committee https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brownlow_Committee Or Truman: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoover_Commission https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoover_Commission Or Clinton/Gore: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Partnership_for_Reinventing_Government https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Partnership_for_Reinv... There's an entire agency whose job is auditing: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_Accountability_Office https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_Accountability_Offi...