Here are some of the most insane statistics about the waste and inefficiency of the US government and why Elon and Vivek's new DOGE is such an incredible and crucial development for America: • The CBO revealed at least 1,264 federal programs and bureaus have expired authorizations, but they still received $516B in funding for FY2024 • The Government Accountability Office estimates the federal government wastes $247B in taxpayer money each year • The Department of the Treasury reported $24.5B in "unreconciled transactions" in the past meaning it spent ~$25B on unknown items • Department of Agriculture employees misused government issued credit cards spending millions on personal purchases like concert tickets, tattoos, lingerie and car payments • $33.2M was spent on transgender monkey research • The NIH spent part of a $2.7M grant to study Russian cats walking on a treadmill • The DoD ruined $170M of military equipment by leaving it outside • The US Agency for International Development spent $6M to promote tourism in Egypt • The SBA gave over $200M to music artists like Post Malone, Chris Brown and Lil Wayne through the Covid Paycheck Protection Program • The US military bought soap dispensers for aircraft at over 80 times the commercial price The importance of the Department of Government Efficiency cannot be overstated
