The pandemic of government waste is as bad as ever, if not worse. In fact, as Rand Paul hinted at in a hilarious, Festivus-themed Twitter post, the problem of the government’s proclivity to spend wastefully is a terrible one:
A LOT of problems - you’ll hear about them tomorrow #Festivus pic.twitter.com/9gv91sYcyP
— Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) December 22, 2021
Later, Paul released what he called the “Festivus Report,” a document that details the most egregious examples of government spending over the past year.
This year’s Festivus Report details over $52 billion in wasteful spending, $52,598,515,585 to be exact. Here are the areas of waste he lists: Read more