victory has a thousand fathers and failure is an orphan.
this could all change when we know more, but it looks like the local response that we often see in these cases "Blame the feds!" may not be true.
I think the issue with the government is this: government works. full stop. it is worth it to have bridges not collapsing, food not poisoned, and natural disasters' death toll limited.
the DOGE issue is this: none of these morons have the required knowledge to know what is and what is not a good and efficient system. for example, I do not test raw chicken and meat at my home - I leave that the USDA inspectors. DOGE has no knowledge in this area at all.