Jamie Dimon on How to Keep Spirit of DOGE Going
By Joseph Pisani
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said there's a way to keep the spirit of DOGE, the group headed by billionaire Elon Musk to slash spending, going after Musk leaves.
Dimon says every government department that takes tax dollars from Americans should release an easy-to-read annual report on where the money went. "If government doesn't demonstrate its competency, the underpinning of being a civil citizen doesn't work," said Dimon at an economic forum broadcast on CNBC Friday. "They think we're stealing their money."
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