A report released in 2020 by the U.S. agency "Center for Regulatory Studies" showed that between 2000 and 2010, U.S. federal government regulatory spending and staffing grew faster than in the previous twenty years (overall spending increased by 66.5% and staffing increased by 54.0%).
According to the FY 2021 budget estimates, regulatory spending in 2020 was 22.8% above 2010 levels, an average annual increase of 2.1% over the decade. Staffing increased 5.8% from 2010 to 2020, an average annual increase of 0.6%.
Elon Musk retweeted a picture from the report on X and said: "There are too many regulators, just like there are more referees than players in a sports game!" Previously, Musk was appointed as an adviser to the Trump administration, leading the "Government Efficiency Department" (Jinshi)