A report released in 2020 by the US agency "Center for Regulatory Studies" shows that between 2000 and 2010, the growth rate of US federal government regulatory spending and staffing was faster than in the previous two decades (overall spending increased by 66.5% and staffing increased by 54.0%).
According to the fiscal year 2021 budget estimate, regulatory spending in 2020 was 22.8% higher than the level in 2010, with an average annual growth rate of 2.1% over the past decade. From 2010 to 2020, staffing increased by 5.8%, with an average annual growth rate of 0.6%.
Elon Musk forwarded a picture in the report on X and said: "There are too many regulators, just like there are more referees than players on the field in a sports game!" Previously, Musk was appointed as an adviser to the Trump administration, leading the "Government Efficiency Department" (Jinshi)