Saturday, March 29, 2025

Florida to return almost $1 billion in unspent funds to DOGE

Elon Musk got one historic offer from Ron DeSantis that left Democrats speechless

"Elon Musk is trying to save the government money by finding waste, fraud, and abuse.

He usually must go through the budget with a fine-tooth comb to find savings.

But Elon Musk got one historic offer from Ron DeSantis that left Democrats speechless.

States were showered with cash during the pandemic by the federal government to keep them from having to make painful budget cuts. Most states managed to burn through this money.

Former President Joe Biden’s $2 trillion American Rescue Plan functioned as a bailout for blue states and Democrat cities that ran up massive deficits with tax-and-spend policies.

Pandemic relief money was redirected to build schools, highways, and parks by local governments that were suddenly flush in cash.

Responsible states sat on nearly $100 billion in pandemic relief that they did not spend. DeSantis revealed that he tried to return the money to the Biden administration, but they did not know how to accept it."

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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Nah.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/local/state/2025/03/25/desantis-federal-money-returned/82640917007/

Lynn Anderson said...

@5:23...such a kiljoy

Anonymous said...

It's true. Facts are sometimes not as fun as making shit up.