Musk's DOGE wants to 'delete' entire government agencies. Here's where the most people are employed and what they make.
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Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy co-lead the DOGE commission aimed at cutting federal agencies; over 2 million Americans work for the US government; the Department of Veterans Affairs employs nearly 500,000; the Department of Education has over 4,000 employees; the Treasury Department has over 100,000, with 94,000 in the IRS; average salaries are high in most departments; Ramaswamy stated on Fox News that mass reductions are expected; Trump has previously targeted the Department of Education for closure; Musk mentioned potential severance pay of up to two years for affected workers; the US spent $6.75 trillion in fiscal year 2024; mandatory spending programs like Medicare and Social Security are harder to cut.

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