Economist Slams DOGE: Tells Elon Musk-Led Initiative To ‘Do Your Legal Job Well’ Amid Super Bowl Ad Spending Clash
Prominent economist Claudia Sahm has criticized the newly formed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and its leadership’s approach to government spending, particularly regarding their stance on the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2010 Super Bowl advertisement.
What Happened: The controversy emerged after DOGE posted examples of government spending on X (formerly Twitter), including “$2.5 million on a Super Bowl Ad for the Census.”
Former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, recently appointed as co-director of DOGE alongside Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk, responded that “the federal government shouldn’t be in the business of buying Super Bowl ads.”
Sahm, creator of the widely-referenced Sahm Rule indicator, countered Ramaswamy’s position, stating, “Rule of thumb: the Census is in the Constitution. Do your legal job well.” She defended the Census Bureau’s …
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