Published 4 days ago • loading... • Updated 2 days ago

'Waste, fraud and abuse' is a political fight older than the nation. Here's what to know

Good-Government advocates, anti-tax conservatives, politicians, and everyday Americans express concerns about "waste, fraud and abuse" in the U.S. Government.
The federal government spent approximately $6.7 trillion in fiscal year 2023, highlighting the scale of the issue.
A March 2023 poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that 60% of U.S. Adults believe the government spends "too much" overall.
Weidinger, the AEI budget expert, indicated that "waste, fraud and abuse" mostly refers to overpayments rather than only fraudulent spending.

Insights by Ground AI

Does this summary seem wrong?

34 Articles

All

Left

Center

Right

Tribune Content Agency

Commentary: The high price of crying fraud

Seminal is a strong word. It means that when an event is seminal, nothing will ever be the same again. Elon Musk and his marauding young minions will leave the United States damaged in ways that won’t be easily put…

2 days ago

Read Full Article

NBC Washington

‘Waste, fraud and abuse': The country's oldest political rallying cry

Good-government advocates, anti-tax conservatives, politicians of various stripes and everyday Americans grouse about “waste, fraud and abuse” across the U.S. government. President Donald Trump and the Department of Government Efficiency, led by the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, opened the latest chapter for a phrase hailed as common sense and derided as propaganda. “It’s a very broad idea,” said Matt Weidinger of the right-leaning American En…

3 days ago·Washington, United States

Read Full Article

Charleston Gazette-Mail

Paul Epstein: Waste, fraud and abuse in government are easy to see (Opinion)

Donald Trump, Elon Musk and congressional Republicans declare daily that federal government programs authorized and budgeted for agencies established by Congress and signed into law by the president are riddled with “waste, fraud, and abuse [of power].” Trump and Musk…

3 days ago·Charleston, United States

Read Full Article

Associated Press News

+30 Reposted by 30 other sources

'Waste, fraud and abuse' is a political fight older than the nation: Here's what to know

Pinpointing the genesis of “waste, fraud and abuse” as political rhetoric is difficult. But the concept is older than the nation: Think “taxation without representation.” Good-government advocates, anti-tax conservatives, politicians

4 days ago·United States

Read Full Article

Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/year