Former GAO Chief: DOGE Should Look At COVID Payments, I Wouldn't Be Surprised If There Was A Trillion Dollars Of Fraud
The House subcommittee that bears the same acronym as Elon Musk's agency, DOGE, held its first hearing Wednesday. While ...
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How Much Does the Federal Government Spend on Social Welfare?
The United States spends $1 trillion on welfare and medicaid, which can be reduced while still increasing welfare benefits.
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Would stopping government overspending ‘end’ post-COVID inflation?
There's been an active debate over how government spending contributes to inflation, especially in thee years since the COVID pandemic.
US wage growth for low-income workers has slowed rapidly, erasing their post-COVID edge
US wage growth for lower-paid workers has slowed more than other groups recently. That has partly reversed the strides they ...
States absorb big increases in Medicaid for sicker-than-expected enrollees after COVID-19 pandemic
States are absorbing substantial increases in health care costs for the poor, as they realize that the people remaining on ...
OC auditor refers two COVID-funded agreements to district attorney and county counsel for review
The county’s auditor conducted risk assessments of a sample of ARPA-funded contracts to ensure auditing and monitoring ...
Trump bars federal funding to schools with COVID vaccine mandates
President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order that would strip schools of federal aid if they mandate COVID ...