Gov Spent $100K on Thanos? - Rand Paul's 2022 Festivus Report: U.S. Edition

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Did you know that the government spent more than $100,000 researching if Thanos could snap his fingers wearing the infinity gauntlet… That’s just one of many pork spending items highlighted in Senator Rand Paul’s annual Festivus Report. Others include…
Researching if Thanos could snap his fingers wearing the infinity gauntlet (NSF)…..$118,971
Expanding the Washington, D.C. Streetcar that’s rarely used and unreliable…....$175,000,000
East Baton Rouge unused federal housing grants (HUD)……………………......$13,400,000
Subsidizing the free New York Staten Island Ferry (DOT)…………….....……...$70,000,000
Funding a 1.5-mile park in Austin, Texas, used for yoga and concerts (DOD)…....$9,000,000
Redeveloping the United States hard cider market (USDA)…………..…………… $491,794
Wisconsin school using COVID relief funds to upgrade turf fields……...………..$1,600,000
Maintaining 77,000 empty Federal buildings (GSA)………………..………....$1,700,000,000
A radio campaign telling drivers to stop at railroad crossings (DOT)…...…………..$200,000
Super Bowl commercials telling you to fill out the Census (Commerce)…………..$2,500,000