Are Trump and Elon Musk’s budget and workforce cuts really about eliminating waste? Economist Richard Wolff argues that “government efficiency” is just a smokescreen for a deeper assault on the working class—slashing public services to serve the interests of the ultra-rich.
Professor Richard Wolff is an author & co-founder of the organization Democracy at Work. You can find his work at https://www.rdwolff.com. Listen to The Socialist Program’s full interview with Prof. Wolff on any podcast platform: ‘Trump's Drastic Cuts: Federal Workforce, Services & Billionaires' Taxes’