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needless or worthless Leftist programs " is NOT someone's "opinion"!
Just FYI:
2024’s Top 50 Government Waste Examples
Highlights
- $419,470 spent to study if lonely rats are more likely to seek cocaine.
(NY Post)
- 477,000 spent on experiments involving transgender monkeys.
(NY Post)
- $2.24 million to research COVID-19 transmission in cats.
(NY Post)
- Millions spent researching magic and its cultural impact.
(Newsweek)
- $1.3 billion sent to deceased people through federal programs.
(NY Post)
- $12 million allocated to build a luxury pickleball complex.
(NY Post)
*read the entire wasteful list here:
2024’s Worst Waste of Taxpayer Dollars: Top 50 Examples Total Waste: Over $1.5 Trillion The 2024 Festivus Report and additional research have exposed shocking uses of taxpayer dollars, showcasing absurd and unnecessary spending across federal programs. Here are 50 of the most egregious examples:
www.facts-vs-fiction.com
...more
11 Bizarre Things the U.S. Government Actually Spent Money On
excerpt:
The Pentagon was criticized in June 2017 for spending
$28 million on licensing fees for the lush green pattern on Afghan National Army uniforms. The problem: Afghanistan is 98 percent desert, so the bright color would stand out—not what you’re looking for in camo.
...another example:
When the NIH figured anti-smoking ads weren’t resonating with young adults, they decided to go straight to the source. That’s right: hipsters. Or as the Commune project
called them, “a group focused on the alternative music scene, local artists and designers, and eclectic self-expression.” The campaign spent
$5 million in federal cash on Commune-branded beer koozies and other swag, smoke-free events featuring indie bands, artist-designed flyers,
and more. Another initiative involved paying hipster smokers $100 to kick the habit and blog about quitting.
Oh...there's more...LOTS more!
Government Waste: Shocking Examples of Taxpayer Dollars Mismanagement
Hi lights:
Effective management of taxpayer money is vital for the progress of any nation. Citizens expect their hard-earned money to be used judiciously for the common good. Unfortunately, multiple instances of government waste and mismanagement reveal that this is not always the case. These examples not only highlight inefficiencies but also question the priorities of government spending.
*$15 million spent by the Biden Administration on distributing condoms and contraceptives in Afghanistan
*$50 million has been earmarked to provide condoms in Gaza and fund sex reassignment surgeries in Colombia.
*$10,000 grant for an ice skating drag show aimed at promoting climate change awareness.
...and sooooooo much more spending lunacy just like I've briefly highlighted here.
I 100% guarantee you not one of these wasteful, useless expenditures is coming from Republicans...it's ALL from misguided, ill conceived, idiotic Leftist wish lists!
ALL OF IT!!!!!!
So it's one thing to log on here and pretend indifference, incredulity, or even feign objective "moderation". Quite another to ignore the real taxpayer money being wasted or dismiss we Patriots who are demanding an end to all this spending lunacy! (and I didn't even touch all the billions of fraud and abuse in Medicare and/or USAID Foreign funding of Left wing NGO's recently uncovered.
Yes please, go back to Blue Lot...ignorance is bliss.