President Trump's new Department of Government Efficiency has uncovered billions of dollars in Washington waste. The South Shore Press Man on the Street asked residents what they thought about creating a DOGE for New York.
“A New York State DOGE is a great idea. I’m sure it would reveal some very wasteful ways the politicians in Albany are spending our money.”—George Pritchard, Shirley
“Governor Hochul wants to increase her budget by $19 billion. I’m pretty sure it’s all wasteful spending. We need a DOGE to put a stop to this.”—Pat Hahn, Center Moriches
“New Yorkers are the highest-taxed people in the nation. If a Department of Government Efficiency can’t weed out the wasteful spending, then l don’t know who can.”—Joe McGowan, Middle Island
“We need Elon Musk to come to New York and tell us where all our money went.”—Vicki Katsaros, Coram
“It’s pretty obvious that the Progressive Democrats who control state government are stealing our money. We have no idea where it’s going and don’t see any results. A full financial accounting will expose a lot of corruption.”—Kathryn Katsaros, Coram
“People are leaving the state in droves. They can’t afford to live here because of the taxes. Albany spends twice as much as Florida, and they have more people and no income tax. Something is seriously wrong here, and the DOGE has to get to the bottom of it.”—George Miklas, Farmingville