Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky has released his annual “Festivus Report”, spotlighting the most egregious examples of pointless government spending.
A staggering $52 billion of our tax money was wasted on frivolous, left-wing projects that do nothing to help Americans.
In another slap in the face to hardworking taxpayers, Congress wasted $250 million to “enhance border security” for countries in the Middle East and North Africa — while leaving our own southern border open to daily sieges by armies of unvetted illegal migrants.
Our government spends millions every year to breed and torture ferrets. Maybe these animal abusers were inspired by Dr. Anthony Fauci, who tortured beagle pups for years.
“Millions of dollars are spent each year to breed animals with the intent to use them for testing,” Paul wrote. “Since 2010, the American taxpayer has given Triple F Farms $4.5 million for the breeding and transporting of ferrets to COVID-19 and influenza vaccine testing laboratories. In 2011, an undercover investigation found video recordings of ferrets dying in feces, run over by carts, thrown alive into incinerators, hanging from wire.” All that still continues.
In another example of government waste, the National Institutes of Health gave $465,339 to Reed College in Oregon to teach pigeons how to gamble by using slot machines.
“The United States is over $28 trillion dollars in debt,” Paul stated. “Is studying pigeon gambling habits worth adding to the mountain of debt for which future generations will become responsible?”
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I’m glad he exposes this stuff. The sad thing is, does it ever make any difference? They’re still spending billions on Leftist garbage.
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