The end of Elon Musk’s time at the helm of the Department of Government Efficiency is the latest chapter in a long story: Republicans are better at cutting taxes than cutting spending.
This was true long before Musk or President Donald Trump. It’s a fact that complicates the path forward for the Republican reconciliation bill now under consideration in the Senate to extend the Trump tax cuts.
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