Bezos praises NYC mayor’s government efficiency commission, urges tax cuts

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani introduced the Commission on Government Efficiency (COGE) in New York on Thursday, saying the panel would find ways to make city government “work smarter, faster and more effectively” for working people.

Town hall COGE said It will review the city charter, hold public hearings and develop proposals that could go before voters in November.

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos responded to the announcement by praising the concept and calling for tax relief.

“That’s great, and they deserve it. And with some of the savings, we can zero out taxes on the bottom half of earners. The best way to put money in people’s pockets is to not take it out in the first place.” Bezos said In X.

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mamdani the commission said It aimed to improve the way the government served citizens.

“For too long, bureaucracy has stood in the way of providing the housing, public transportation, child care and public services our city needs,” Mamdani said. he said.

“The Government Efficiency Commission will carefully examine how City government operates and identify the reforms we need to deliver faster, smarter and more effectively for working people.”

Mamdani said rebuilding public trust requires showing that the government can produce results.

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After Mamdani announced COGE, reactions poured in; supporters and critics debated whether this effort mirrored the federal government’s DOGE initiative. (Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

“Restoring trust in government begins with proving that government can truly serve,” he said.

You. Marsha BlackburnR-Tenn., R-Tenn., said Mamdani’s announcement shows Democrats are warming to an issue they previously criticized as President Donald Trump’s administration continues the federal government’s efficiency efforts.

“Remember when Democrats mocked President Trump and his administration for tackling government waste?” Blackburn added that the idea of ​​reducing government waste has broad appeal.

“Apparently they ran the numbers and found that eliminating fraud, waste and abuse is hugely popular,” he said.

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Jeff Bezos supports the creation of COGE, arguing that government savings can be used to reduce the tax burden on low-income earners. (Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo/AFP via Getty Images)

The White House created the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) with an executive order dated January 20, 2025, and said the office would modernize federal technology and software “to maximize government efficiency and productivity.”

Matt Van Swol, a conservative commentator and former Energy Department nuclear scientist. Republicans’ efficiency drive, he said It was rejected because of its political origin.

“It’s crazy that every Republican idea is bad because a Republican is doing it,” he said.

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Conservatives have likened Mamdani’s efficiency commission to DOGE, underscoring what they describe as a shift in Democrats’ attitudes toward reducing government waste and spending. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Conservative journalist Nick Shirley also compared the new commission To the Trump administration’s DOGE.

“This sounds a lot like DOGE… It’s weird that your own governor questioned me when I predicted a spike in spending in areas like child care in New York, and now you’re doing this. (That’s a good thing, by the way!),” said Shirley.

Shirley argued that government efficiency should transcend partisan politics.

“Reducing waste, fraud and abuse should be the most nonpartisan issue in America because it affects everyone,” he said.

Comedian Arynne Wexler criticized the commission from the right.

“Exactly what NYC needs,” Wexler wrote. “More governments are run by socialists.”

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Mayor Mamdani’s office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.