The soon-to-be-formed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by X owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk and entrepreneur and former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, announced Monday that Americans will We've shared some examples of obscene government waste so you can see some examples. What needs to be cut.
DOGE presents some of the most shocking ways the U.S. government has wasted taxpayer dollars by Sen. Rand Paul (R-Kentucky), widely known for his annual Festivus government waste report. shared the clip.
One of the studies that both Paul and DOGE highlighted involves looking at what makes sunfish more aggressive: gin or tequila. About $100,000 was spent on that project.
The U.S. government also spent nearly $1 million on research to find out whether cocaine makes Japanese quail more “sexually promiscuous.”
That's not the end. The U.S. government also spent $750,000 to determine whether Neil Armstrong's famous line was actually “one baby step for a man” or “one baby step for a man.” DOGE noted that the study was “inconclusive.”
A clip shared by DOGE also includes Sen. Paul mentioning that $2 million was spent “building a kelp and shellfish farm in Maine.”
Paul went on to say, “$1.5 million to encourage video games in New York. … You might be better off spending $1.5 million to discourage kids from playing video games. … 38 to Columbia University. Give money to the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, $249,000, give money to all symphony orchestras.
Ramaswamy performed Sunday morning futures And DOGE previewed plans to completely “eliminate” some government agencies.
he said Partially:
For the last 40 years, even as conservatives, we've been talking about the big game for 40 years about reducing the federal government, reducing the scope of the federal government. Politicians couldn't do that. So Elon and I are not politicians. We are businessmen. We are coming at it from the outside. In some cases, once inside, it becomes native to the system. ”
“I applaud President Trump for making this a success. But I go back to principles. If we can quickly win through executive action in the first few months and show what can be done, Congress will “I think this will lay the foundation for us to take meaningful steps towards this,” he explained.
“Let's start with the fact that there is a ton of waste, fraud, and abuse right now. Federal contractors are actually exploiting the federal government. They could have taken a haircut across the board and But it won't be much worse,” Ramaswamy continued, predicting “massive cuts” at federal agencies.
“We expect to see certain agencies completely eliminated. We expect to see significant reductions in troop strength in the bloated federal sector.”
“We expect massive cuts to all federal contractors and others who overcharge the federal government. So, yes, we expect all of the above ” he added.
Rep. Warren Davidson (R-Ohio) was among those to point out that DOGE could start by cutting back on bureaucracy.
“Sure, they can get rid of the bureaucracy. There are certainly things they can do on that front. But as an example, Congress created the Environmental Protection Agency. Congress created the Department of Education. “There is nothing that says we have to have 4,500 employees in the ministry,” he said. Breitbart News Daily.
The post comes after DOGE said it was looking for “high IQ small government revolutionaries who are willing to work 80+ hours a week to cut costs down to earth.”
