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US Government Spending
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Interest on the US national debt is being paid by taxpayer money.
"The United States government owes more than $37 trillion. That means your tax dollars are being used..."
Oct 6, 2025
Pending
US government spending is estimated to be $7 trillion in 2025.
"the United States government will spend around $7 trillion in 2025."
Oct 6, 2025
Pending
The US government is expected to spend $2 trillion in 2025 that it does not possess, implying borrowing.
"The United States government is expected to spend around $2 trillion in 2025 that they do not have."
Sep 19, 2025
Pending
US government overspending has increased in the current year compared to the previous year, and significant spending cuts of $1 trillion or $2 trillion have not occurred.
"So, the government didn't cut expenses by 2 trillion nor by 1 trillion. The government's overspendin..."
Aug 29, 2025
Correct
Elon Musk's goal was to reduce US government spending by $2 trillion annually, out of a total annual spending of approximately $7 trillion.
"Elon Musk aimed to reduce government spending by $2 trillion a year, which I mean that would have be..."
Aug 29, 2025
Incorrect
The 'One Big Beautiful Bill' is targeted for enactment by July 4th.
"the administration is now targeting an ambitious date of the 4th of July for the bill's enactment."
Jun 6, 2025
Pending
Interest payments on US national debt are projected to be just under $1 trillion in 2025.
"In 2025, the United States government is expected to spend a little less than $1 trillion on interes..."
Jun 4, 2025
Pending
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has saved $105 billion in US government spending so far.
"the do's official website claims to have saved the US government 105 billion dollar so far"
Mar 21, 2025
Pending
All government spending will be displayed for transparency.
"and it now also displays all government spending for transparency"
Mar 21, 2025
Pending
The US government's high borrowing levels could lead to future problems.
"the United States government has been borrowing a lot of money and now they could be facing some iss..."
Mar 19, 2025
Pending
There is a sentiment that the US should not fund other nations, especially if it is in significant debt, with a focus on cutting down on unnecessary government spending on foreign aid.
"he has mentioned in his speech that this we have given so many million dollars to this this country ..."
Mar 5, 2025
Correct
The speaker expresses concern that cutting services or departments might have negative consequences that will only become apparent much later.
"I have concerns about cutting services or departments which could be of service but won't be found o..."
Feb 20, 2025
Pending
The speaker believes government spending should be transparent and traceable, citing issues like the Pentagon failing audits, politicians taking bribes, and missing funds.
"there should be no reality in which the Pentagon fails its seventh audit in a row politicians are ca..."
Feb 20, 2025
Pending
The speaker perceives a lack of accountability and incentive for the government to reduce spending, as they are accustomed to printing money and resorting to borrowing and taxing.
"I just think there's no accountability and no incentive for the government to spend any less money b..."
Feb 20, 2025
Pending
The actual impact and realistic savings from proposed spending cuts, as well as the risks of a 'cut first, find out later' approach, remain to be seen.
"it's yet to be seen how much of a difference this will actually make how much can realistically be s..."
Feb 20, 2025
Pending
A clarification regarding 150-year-olds collecting Social Security indicated they were on record without death certificates, not actively receiving benefits.
"remember that article about 150 year-olds collecting Social Security well as it turns out one of Tru..."
Feb 20, 2025
Pending
Ambitious headline savings figures may not reflect reality; economists suggest rolling over unused agency funds and preventing Congress from using them to reduce future budgets for a more impactful deficit reduction.
"some of the headline numbers you'll end up seeing are pretty ambitious not to mention if you actuall..."
Feb 20, 2025
Pending
The speaker strongly supports reducing government spending on waste and unnecessary expenditures, believing it is long overdue.
"I think you could tell I'm a fan of reducing government spending waste unnecessary expenditures what..."
Feb 20, 2025
Pending
Continued government deficit spending is a potential source of further inflationary concerns.
"the concern is that maybe government spending is going to continue running in the deficit which coul..."
Jan 13, 2025
Pending
Concerns exist that government spending and potential Trump policies could exacerbate inflation.
"worries about government spending and worries about potential Trump policies that could make the inf..."
Jan 13, 2025
Pending
The US government incurred the third-largest national deficit in history in 2024, spending more than it had.
"the United States government had the third largest national deficit in history that means in 2024 th..."
Jan 13, 2025
Pending
Government spending without sufficient funds may be worsening the inflation problem.
"maybe all this government spending when we don't have the money to spend could be making the inflati..."
Jan 13, 2025
Pending
Government spending is unlikely to be reduced in the near future.
"it doesn't look like despite all this news that the government's going to be cutting down spending a..."
Jan 13, 2025
Pending
Government spending is considered unsustainable due to national debt growing faster than the economy.
"the government spending is quote unsustainable because our national debt levels are growing so much ..."
Dec 31, 2024
Pending
Elon Musk suggests the 'Department of Government Efficiency' (DOGE) initiative could cut US government spending by up to $2 trillion.
"according to Elon the Doge could reduce US government spending by as much as two trillion dollar"
Dec 14, 2024
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US government spending is projected to exceed $6.9 trillion in 2024.
"in 2024 the government is expected to spend just over $6.9 trillion"
Nov 22, 2024
Pending
Approximately 30% of the country's spending originates from the government.
"about 30% of our country spending is from the government"
Oct 3, 2024
Pending
Predicted that accelerating interest payments on the US national debt will result in less money for other government programs.
"the interest payments are accelerating that means that there's going to be less money for other prog..."
Sep 30, 2024
Correct
Predicted that interest payments on US debt will consume an increasing and unsustainable share of tax collections, potentially reaching 30%, 50%, and even 100%.
"what's going to happen when that gets increased to 30% 50% 100% it's just going to be and this is un..."
Sep 30, 2024
Incorrect
The largest government expenditures in the US, beyond healthcare and interest, are veterans' payments and defense spending (war).
"the biggest expenditures of the US government apart from uh healthc care interest expense it's veter..."
Jun 9, 2024
Pending
Government money creation and spending do not reduce individuals' nominal money holdings but rather diminish the purchasing power of that money.
"when they create money and spend that they're not taking your money you still have all your money th..."
Apr 23, 2024
Pending
High inflation may prevent the government from using deficit spending and zero interest rates to stimulate the economy, as it has in the past.
"the government has been able to artificially Goose the economy with bigger de deficit spending and 0..."
Apr 23, 2024
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The government finances its programs through inflation, which disproportionately affects the middle and lower classes, as an alternative to directly raising taxes.
"no they tax everybody with inflation especially the middle class and the poor because the government..."
Apr 23, 2024
Pending
The US government is running a significant deficit (65% of GDP) to stimulate an already booming economy.
"the United States government is running a 65% deficit relative to GDP to stimulate and already stimu..."
Feb 3, 2024
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The US government is running a 65% deficit relative to GDP despite a booming economy and low unemployment, stimulating an already stimulated economy.
"today we are in a boom economy the economy is not in a recession the economy is booming we have low ..."
Feb 3, 2024
Pending
Predicted the US government will print three times more money than during COVID over the next two years.
"that's what's going to happen over the next two years they gotta print three times more than they di..."
Jan 28, 2024
Pending
Government spending cuts could lead to job losses in construction and defense sectors, and potential business closures.
"if the government were to cut back on spending that means construction workers would lose their jobs..."
Nov 8, 2023
Pending
The US government's current spending cycle is estimated to be only 5% complete, with significant 'extraordinary stimulus' yet to come.
"we are only five percent into the US government's current spending cycle and that we will see quote ..."
Aug 24, 2023
Pending
The National Science Foundation spent $75,000 to capture Anole Lizards and blast them with a leaf blower.
"the National Science Foundation paid 75 000 for researchers to capture 47 Anole Lizards in the Turks..."
Jan 18, 2023
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Examples of wasteful US government spending include: $1.3M to study cooling beer, $3M to study hamster fighting, $2.5M on an ineffective Super Bowl commercial, $100M on unused plane tickets, and $500K to maintain an unused self-cleaning toilet.
"in 2015 the government spent 1.3 million dollars to study how to keep beer cold in hot weather three..."
Jan 18, 2023
Pending
Democrats estimate the Build Back Better bill will add approximately $231 billion to the budget deficit.
"the democrats they say that this bill will cost roughly 231 billion dollars in budget deficit"
Dec 13, 2021
Pending
Alternative sources suggest the Build Back Better bill could add up to $3 trillion to the budget deficit if its programs are made permanent, potentially exacerbating inflation.
"if you get your information from other sources like fox news they're more pessimistic and they say t..."
Dec 13, 2021
Pending
President Biden believes inflation is peaking and aims to reduce costs through the $1.75 trillion Build Back Better plan over 10 years.
"president joe biden thinks that we're going through the worst of inflation right now and it's only g..."
Dec 13, 2021
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