Billionaires Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will take over a brand new effort to make the federal government extra environment friendly.
President-elect Donald Trump’s new “Division of Authorities Effectivity,” or DOGE, is a authorities effectivity effort that has turned a public highlight onto authorities waste and duplication in a method not executed for years.
Whereas journalists and nonprofits have been writing about examples of presidency waste throughout that point, little or no of it really obtained a lot consideration.
Musk created a Division of Authorities Effectivity (DOGE) account on X the place he’s asking followers for options.
Other than lopping off whole companies, listed here are some examples of controversial federal spending that, primarily based on Musk and Ramaswamy’s latest feedback, might be within the line of fireside for coming cuts:
- Billions to take care of workplace buildings, a lot of that are empty as staff earn a living from home.
- $6 million for United States Company for Worldwide Improvement to
enhance tourism in Egypt. - $400 million of taxpayer {dollars} for presidential campaigns.
- $2.6 million in taxpayer {dollars} to fund a vital race idea program that trains college students to advertise CRT.
- Millions to coach college lecturers in DEI.
- Hundreds of millions of FEMA {dollars} for migrants.
- Tens of millions per year for DEI on the Pentagon.
- Almost $32 million in COVID funding for luxurious automobiles.
- $1.2 million in taxpayer {dollars} to seek out proof that racism is in charge for poor sleep in minority communities.
- $426,250 for an app to encourage Latino males to exercise.
- $28 million for camouflage uniforms that you would be able to see.
- Billions in improper funds of COVID funds to companies.
- $100 million for initiatives in rich Manhattan.
- $1 million for the West Harlem “Environmental Justice Heart.”
- $50 million by way of “Environmental Justice” grant to anti-Israel group.
- $3 billion general for “Environmental Justice” grants to teams, a lot of that are accused of partisanship.
- A part of New York’s $9 billion in federal COVID funding went to coach workers in ‘culturally responsive sustaining instruction’ and ‘privilege’ and to acknowledge ‘fairness warriors.’”
- $200,000 spent by the Division of Protection on Starbucks espresso machines
- Millions to review COVID “misinformation.”
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