Deep Dive: The Efficiency Formula | Contrary Research
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A deep dive from Contrary Research. The government needs a new playbook to drive efficiency
Actionable Summary In 2024, about 50% of the entire budget deficit went just to paying interest on our accumulated debt. If the US government were a company, its CFO would have been fired a long time ago. In this report we outline The Efficiency Formula, which reflects the forces that allow the private sector to balance profitability and growth and how the US government could take a similar approach. For the last 23 years the US government has been breaking the golden rule of budgeting: make more money than you spend. In 2024, about 50% of the entire budget deficit went just to paying interest
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