Stephen Moore: We could cut government costs by 20% by eliminating waste

Name: Stephen Moore: We could cut government costs by 20% by eliminating waste
Uploaded: 2026-05-13T22:57:07Z
Duration: 1 min 56 s
Description: Economist Stephen Moore discusses the hundreds of billions of dollars lost to fraud, waste, and abuse in programs like food stamps. He argues that Washington often shrugs off this waste as a "cost of doing business" and believes the cost of government could be cut by 20% by eliminating redundancy and obsolescence.

The Bottom Line · FBN · May 13, 2026 · 1m 56s

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Economist Stephen Moore discusses the hundreds of billions of dollars lost to fraud, waste, and abuse in programs like food stamps. He argues that Washington often shrugs off this waste as a "cost of doing business" and believes the cost of government could be cut by 20% by eliminating redundancy and obsolescence.