Senator Rand Paul released his annual Festivus report, highlighting over $1 trillion in government waste. The report focuses on projects deemed absurd and wasteful, including funding for the Paraguayan border security, a study on lonely rats and cocaine, and various arts grants.
The federal government waste d millions of taxpayer dollars on a number of absurd and bizarre projects, including securing the Paraguayan border, studies on lonely rats and their relationship to cocaine, and “various magical projects.”his annual Festivus report chock-full of grievances after another year of incredibly wasteful spending. This year, he is highlighting over $1 trillion in government waste .
“So, before we get to the Feats of Strength, it’s time for my Airing of Grievances!” the senator exclaimed.Hold on to Your Steering Wheels:Girls Just Wanna Have Funds:Because Who Needs a Secure U.S. Border, Anyway?Oh Rats! HHS Spends Nearly Half a Million on a Depressing Study of Lonely, Starved Rats:
In another section, the waste report delves into how the government spent precisely $7,026,689 on what is described as “various magical projects.” For one project, the National Endowment for the Humanities teamed up with University of North Carolina at Charlotte to offer the podcast, “Magic in the United States,” for the low, low price of $388,863.
Paul’s Festivus report, which should attract even more interest this year given the popularity of the Department of Government Efficiency , also highlights the feds wasting $10 billion on “maintaining, leasing, and furnishing almost entirely empty buildings.”
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