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Richard Ashwell<p>Tax Justice: Our Head of Advocacy, Caitlin, sat down with BylineTV to make the case for why wealth should be taxed more.</p><p>Where wealth is increasingly hoarded by a small number of people, it makes sense to ask the super-rich to pay a little more, to benefit everyone.</p><p>Interview - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xm1XIbQK2qY&amp;feature=youtu.be" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=xm1XIbQK2q</span><span class="invisible">Y&amp;feature=youtu.be</span></a></p><p><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/tax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tax</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/TaxTheRich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxTheRich</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/CostOfLiving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CostOfLiving</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/TaxJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxJustice</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/GovernmentSpending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovernmentSpending</span></a></p>
CBC New Brunswick<p>Advocate demands proof of new child welfare spending from government<br>Child and youth watchdog says he will monitor whether promised new spending comes to fruition.<br><a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/childwelfare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>childwelfare</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/governmentspending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>governmentspending</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/NewBrunswick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewBrunswick</span></a><br><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/quarterly-updates-child-welfare-1.7522467?cmp=rss" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswi</span><span class="invisible">ck/quarterly-updates-child-welfare-1.7522467?cmp=rss</span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>Carney pledges tax cuts, defense spending in Canada election platform <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/936755/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/936755/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/2008FinancialCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>2008FinancialCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DefenseSpending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DefenseSpending</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GovernmentSpending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovernmentSpending</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/JustinTrudeau" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JustinTrudeau</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MarkCarney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MarkCarney</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/spending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spending</span></a></p>
Global News<p>B.C. scraps search for U.S.-made Yeti water bottles after buy-Canadian questions<br>BCEHS posted an invitation to quote (ITQ) on the BC Bid website for the purchase of 5,000 Yeti water bottles.<br><a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/waterbottles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>waterbottles</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Governmentspending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Governmentspending</span></a> <br><a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/11138362/bc-yeti-water-bottle-contract/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">globalnews.ca/news/11138362/bc</span><span class="invisible">-yeti-water-bottle-contract/</span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>UN, NATO, Peacekeeping — All on the chopping block in Trump’s foreign policy shake-up: Report <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/924678/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/924678/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/50PercentReduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>50PercentReduction</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/America" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>America</span></a>'sGlobalRole <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BudgetCut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BudgetCut</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EducationalAndCulturalExchanges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EducationalAndCulturalExchanges</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/FulbrightProgram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FulbrightProgram</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GovernmentSpending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovernmentSpending</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/InternationalPeacekeeping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InternationalPeacekeeping</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NATO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NATO</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedNations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedNations</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/USStateDepartment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USStateDepartment</span></a></p>
Global News<p>Investigate City of Richmond’s purchase of $450K in gift cards, critic says<br>There are calls for an investigation into the use of restaurant gift cards by the City of Richmond.<br><a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/investigation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>investigation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/finance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>finance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Richmond" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Richmond</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Governmentspending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Governmentspending</span></a><br><a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/11128222/investigate-city-of-richmonds-purchase-of-450k-in-gift-cards-critic-says/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">globalnews.ca/news/11128222/in</span><span class="invisible">vestigate-city-of-richmonds-purchase-of-450k-in-gift-cards-critic-says/</span></a></p>
Global News<p>City of Richmond spent nearly half a million dollars on gift cards in 3 years<br>Richmond previously said that gift cards cost taxpayers $32,800 in 2022, $71,550 in and $71,300 in 2024.<br><a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/finance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>finance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/spending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spending</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Richmond" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Richmond</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Governmentspending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Governmentspending</span></a><br><a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/11125613/richmond-spending-gift-cards/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">globalnews.ca/news/11125613/ri</span><span class="invisible">chmond-spending-gift-cards/</span></a></p>
Yonhap Infomax News<p>President Trump announces plans for massive federal budget cuts exceeding $1 trillion, signaling potential fiscal policy shift and sparking debate on government spending<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/YonhapInfomax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YonhapInfomax</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FederalBudget" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FederalBudget</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BudgetCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BudgetCuts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GovernmentSpending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovernmentSpending</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Economics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FinancialMarkets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FinancialMarkets</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Banking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Banking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Securities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Securities</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bonds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bonds</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StockMarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StockMarket</span></a> <br><a href="https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=57845" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.infomaxai.com/news/articleV</span><span class="invisible">iew.html?idxno=57845</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> Is Planning Lavish Military Parade on His 79th Birthday as Economists Warn of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Recession" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Recession</span></a></p><p>Trump's previous attempt to organize a grand parade in 2018 was called off due to its $92 MILLION price tag</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ForTheeButNotForMe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ForTheeButNotForMe</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GovernmentSpending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovernmentSpending</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TaxDollars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxDollars</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/YourMoney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YourMoney</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/POS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>POS</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/greed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>greed</span></a> <br><a href="https://people.com/donald-trump-planning-military-parade-on-birthday-reports-11711374" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">people.com/donald-trump-planni</span><span class="invisible">ng-military-parade-on-birthday-reports-11711374</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> Admin Has Spent $40 Million to Jail About 400 Migrants at <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Guant%C3%A1namo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Guantánamo</span></a></p><p>The disclosure of the tab so far came after a visit by 5 senators to the offshore operation, who condemned it as a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/waste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>waste</span></a> of resources.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/hypocrisy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hypocrisy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GovernmentSpending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovernmentSpending</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/us/politics/migrants-guantanamo-costs.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare&amp;sgrp=p&amp;pvid=10599E2C-BA8F-4BB4-B587-AD29355EFCA4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/03/31/us/poli</span><span class="invisible">tics/migrants-guantanamo-costs.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare&amp;sgrp=p&amp;pvid=10599E2C-BA8F-4BB4-B587-AD29355EFCA4</span></a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>Roll Call: White House scraps public spending database. “The White House budget office has taken down its website where approvals of federal funding provided in appropriations laws are statutorily required to be posted for public viewing, a move likely to face major blowback from members of Congress and government watchdogs.”</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/25/roll-call-white-house-scraps-public-spending-database/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/25/roll-call-white-house-scraps-public-spending-database/</a></p>
BerlinFokus<p>" The <a href="https://berlin.social/tags/debt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>debt</span></a> is growing because the country keeps <a href="https://berlin.social/tags/Borrowing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Borrowing</span></a> to finance an increasingly large gap between <a href="https://berlin.social/tags/GovernmentSpending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovernmentSpending</span></a> and <a href="https://berlin.social/tags/Revenue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Revenue</span></a>. (..) What’s the Solution? "</p><p>🤔 Judging by their actions, the solution of the <a href="https://berlin.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> - <a href="https://berlin.social/tags/Junta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Junta</span></a> is to slash revenue drastically while raising expenditure to unprecedented levels.</p><p>(While their other "solution" is to declare bancruptcy [<a href="https://berlin.social/tags/MarAlLagoAccord" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MarAlLagoAccord</span></a>] - because the daddy of the United States will of course bail the country out as he always did in the past. 🙄)</p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>State of Wisconsin: New DPI Resources, Webpage Highlight Impact, Importance of Federal Funding . “…to help you better understand the specific impact of federal funding on your district, the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction has launched a webpage to provide real-time updates, critical information, and resources highlighting the importance of federal funding. This page will be […]</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/16/state-of-wisconsin-new-dpi-resources-webpage-highlight-impact-importance-of-federal-funding/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/16/state-of-wisconsin-new-dpi-resources-webpage-highlight-impact-importance-of-federal-funding/</a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>WSIL: Comptroller Mendoza announces new website for finances and credit ratings for Illinois. “Comptroller Susana Mendoza has launched a new website which details financial and credit ratings for the state. Bonds are issued through the state which helps fund state projects, such as roads and bridge projects, school buildings, train stations and more. The new webpage now features information […]</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/06/wsil-comptroller-mendoza-announces-new-website-for-finances-and-credit-ratings-for-illinois/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/06/wsil-comptroller-mendoza-announces-new-website-for-finances-and-credit-ratings-for-illinois/</a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>BBC: Covid inquiry turns to PPE deals and the ‘VIP lane’. “The Covid public inquiry has started four weeks of hearings, looking into the purchase and distribution of billions of pounds’ worth of medical equipment during the pandemic. In total, it’s thought £48bn was spent on personal protective equipment (PPE), the test-and-trace programme, hospital supplies and the vaccine rollout.”</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/04/bbc-covid-inquiry-turns-to-ppe-deals-and-the-vip-lane/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/04/bbc-covid-inquiry-turns-to-ppe-deals-and-the-vip-lane/</a></p>
Mary Nelson<p>Yet another form of lying to the public by an administration run by the country's most powerful chronic liar.</p><p>"The Trump administration may exclude government spending from GDP, obscuring the impact of DOGE cuts"</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GovernmentSpending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovernmentSpending</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TrumpAdministration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpAdministration</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-gdp-economy-government-spending-lutnick-7414ba1bd441bd4bf64620bfd66923b2" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/trump-gdp-e</span><span class="invisible">conomy-government-spending-lutnick-7414ba1bd441bd4bf64620bfd66923b2</span></a></p>
N-gated Hacker News<p>🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨: Goodbye, 18F—the "gold standard" of civic tech (or so they say) has been canned. 🚪👋 Now taxpayers can enjoy their money being squandered more effectively without all those pesky "effective" projects. Way to save the day, DOGE—er, I mean, government! 🙄✨<br><a href="https://18f.org/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">18f.org/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BreakingNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BreakingNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CivicTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivicTech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GovernmentSpending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovernmentSpending</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TaxpayerMoney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxpayerMoney</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/18F" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>18F</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HackerNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ngated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ngated</span></a></p>
Impish4249<p>"Elon Musk’s business empire is built on $38 billion in government funding"</p><p>The guy assigned to cut <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/governmentspending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>governmentspending</span></a> built his fortune on government spending. Now he's the richest man in the world &amp; he wants to cut everyone else off.</p><p>On the upside no one knows better how crooks work than another <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crook</span></a> but he's not just cutting waste, he's cutting essential programs that normal citizens rely on to the bone, really *through* the bone!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>musk</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/interactive/2025/elon-musk-business-government-contracts-funding" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/technology/</span><span class="invisible">interactive/2025/elon-musk-business-government-contracts-funding</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> White House &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> did not return multiple requests for comment.</p><p>In a statement to NPR on Monday, a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/State" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>State</span></a> Dept spox said the $400M figure was "an estimate," pointing out that it was in the early stages &amp; was not yet a full contract, but rather a proposal "strictly to gather information."</p><p>The dept spox added: "the Department of State has no intention to move forward with the solicitation." [wink wink]</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FactCheck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FactCheck</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpLies</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GovernmentSpending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovernmentSpending</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/kleptocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kleptocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/broligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>broligarchy</span></a></p>
Mary Nelson<p>Fact check: Eight ways Elon Musk has misled Americans about government spending</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GovernmentSpending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovernmentSpending</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/23/politics/government-spending-elon-musk-doge/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cnn.com/2025/02/23/politics/go</span><span class="invisible">vernment-spending-elon-musk-doge/index.html</span></a></p>