There’s even under consideration a new concept where we give 20% of the DOGE savings to American citizens, and 20% goes to paying down debt, because the numbers are incredible, Elon, so many billions of dollars — billions,

Elon Musk and President Donald Trump are considering rewarding U.S. taxpayers with a Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) dividend. James

Amid growing discontent over DOGE, Trump suggests mailing a check to each American good for their 20% share of annual savings targeted at $1 trillion.

DOGE wants access to filers’ data, and the commerce secretary says Trump wants to scrap the IRS. But filing a return remains mandatory — the earlier the better, tax advisers say.

While DOGE says it needs taxpayer data to search out "waste, fraud, and abuse," such a move puts at risk personal information on more than 150 million tax filers.

The Trump White House and Treasury Department officials have reached an agreement to limit DOGE's access to IRS data, citing privacy concerns.