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 “Department of Government Efficiency,” or DOGE, is a authorities effectivity effort that has turned a public highlight onto authorities waste and duplication in a means not performed for years.
Whereas journalists and nonprofits have been writing about examples of presidency waste throughout that point, little or no of it really acquired a lot consideration.
Musk created a Division of Authorities Effectivity (DOGE) account on X the place he’s asking followers for recommendations.
Except for lopping off complete businesses, listed below are some examples of controversial federal spending that, primarily based on Musk and Ramaswamy’s current feedback, might be within the line of fireplace for coming cuts:
- Billions to take care of workplace buildings, lots of that are empty as workers work at home.
- $6 million for United States Company for Worldwide Growth to
increase tourism in Egypt. - $400 million of taxpayer {dollars} for presidential campaigns.
- $2.6 million in taxpayer {dollars} to fund a important race principle program that trains college students to advertise CRT.
- Tens of millions to coach faculty lecturers in DEI.
- Lots of of hundreds of thousands of FEMA {dollars} for migrants.
- Tens of hundreds of thousands per yr 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 train.
- $28 million for camouflage uniforms that you would be able to see.
- Billions in improper funds of COVID funds to companies.
- $100 million for tasks in rich Manhattan.
- $1 million for the West Harlem “Environmental Justice Center.”
- $50 million by way of “Environmental Justice” grant to anti-Israel group.
- $3 billion total for “Environmental Justice” grants to teams, lots of that are accused of partisanship.
- A part of New York’s $9 billion in federal COVID funding went to coach employees in ‘culturally responsive sustaining instruction’ and ‘privilege’ and to acknowledge ‘equity warriors.’”
- $200,000 spent by the Division of Protection on Starbucks espresso machines
- Tens of millions to check COVID “misinformation.”
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