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Billionaires are lining up to serve in President-elect Donald Trump‘s incoming administration, especially those eager to cut federal assistance programs. Bill Ackman is one of them. On Friday morning, when a user onX asked whether the Pershing Square Capital founder would “consider joining Elon [Musk] in the Department of Government Efficiency,” Ackman replied with a single word: “Yes.” Musk has proposed the idea of creating a “Department of Government Efficiency.” This hypothetical agency would slash federal spending by the trillions. Should such a plan come to fruition, analysts suggest prog…