We were frequently reminded over the last decade that Twitter, now X, isn’t America. Elon Musk doesn’t appear to believe that, however; he is using the same tactics to reduce the federal workforce that he used at his company. Will it work?
It depends on what you mean by “work.” America is a nation of citizens, not a closely held corporation. It is governed by laws and the Constitution, not the whims of an unelected entrepreneur. If you fire masses of federal workers more or less randomly, your actions don’t make the underlying statutes and regulations disappear; you just make it impossible to enforce them. Chaos ensues, and business, which demands certainty even above low taxes, slows to a crawl.
Is that really a sensible way to make America great again? Since X lost a large percentage of its value after Musk bought it, the answer would appear to be no.