2024 ‘Festivus’ Report Totalling $1 Trillion in US Government Waste

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Dr. Paul Releases 2024 ‘Festivus’ Report on Government Waste - Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released his 2024 “Festivus” Report, totaling $1,008,313,329,626.12 in government waste. This marks Dr. Paul’s tenth edition of the Festivus Report as he...

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Some of the highlights include the National Endowment for the Arts funding ice-skating drag queens and promoting city park circuses. Additionally, the Department of the Interior (DOI) invested in the construction of a brand new $12 million Las Vegas Pickleball complex. DOI also allocated $720,479 to wetland conservation projects for ducks in Mexico. This year, the Department of State is featured eleven times, with expenditures including $4.8 million on Ukrainian influencers, $32,596 on breakdancing, $2.1 million for Paraguayan Border Security, $3 Million for ‘Girl-Centered Climate Action’ in Brazil, and much more!

 

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Dr. Paul Releases 2024 ‘Festivus’ Report on Government Waste - Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released his 2024 “Festivus” Report, totaling $1,008,313,329,626.12 in government waste. This marks Dr. Paul’s tenth edition of the Festivus Report as he...

www.hsgac.senate.gov

Some of the highlights include the National Endowment for the Arts funding ice-skating drag queens and promoting city park circuses. Additionally, the Department of the Interior (DOI) invested in the construction of a brand new $12 million Las Vegas Pickleball complex. DOI also allocated $720,479 to wetland conservation projects for ducks in Mexico. This year, the Department of State is featured eleven times, with expenditures including $4.8 million on Ukrainian influencers, $32,596 on breakdancing, $2.1 million for Paraguayan Border Security, $3 Million for ‘Girl-Centered Climate Action’ in Brazil, and much more!

half the deficit

In fiscal year (FY) 2024, the Department of the Treasury reported a total deficit of $1.8 trillion, $138 billion more than in FY23.Dec 16, 2024

musk will need to have a sharper pencil than senator Paul

Can Elon Musk cut $2 trillion from US government spending?

The Tesla CEO claimed he could slash US spending by eradicating “waste”.

www.bbc.com

The boss of Tesla and the social media site X, Elon Musk, suggested last month at Donald Trump’s rally in New York City that it would be possible to cut “at least $2 trillion” from US government spending by eradicating “waste”.

gee i wonder how much can be cut from the current Canadian Govt spending ?

 

[southpaw]

musk will need to have a sharper pencil than senator Paul

If he can only cut $1 trillion, that would still be a big improvement. YUGE, some may say.