DOGE's 10-Year Blueprint: AI Efficiencies Could Slash Federal Workforce by 40 Percent, But Trigger Universal Basic Income Debate
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A newly released ten-year strategic forecast from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) predicts a seismic shift in the federal landscape, with near-total automation of data processing and compliance roles cutting the civilian workforce by up to 40% by 2035. The report claims this will save taxpayers an estimated $2 trillion annually, but it comes with a controversial caveat: the department is now modeling a mandatory "Transition Basic Income" (TBI) for displaced government employees, sparking a fierce national debate on whether efficiency gains should fund social safety nets or be returned exclusively as tax cuts. Critics argue the plan creates a dangerous precedent by turning the government into both the agent of job displacement and its own payer of livable subsidies.