Americans have favorable views of many federal programs, less so of DOGE

Summary

A new Economist/YouGov poll shows Americans favor many government programs over Elon Musk and his DOGE, which is working to slash federal spending.

The CFPB (50% approval), EPA (61%), and USAID (46%) were all viewed more positively than DOGE (42%).

Even the IRS’s free tax-filing program received strong support (63%). Musk himself had a 42% favorable and 52% unfavorable rating.

The findings show that government programs remain widely valued by the public.

  • Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works
    32·
    1 day ago

    This is good. This is an opportunity to talk to people about the destructive effects of Trump’s agenda, and help them to really understand that he’s not looking out for their interests. The more people get upset about what Trump is doing, the more chance there is to potentially stop it.