Jon Stewart's recent "Daily Show" monologue sharply criticized DOGE, the Department of Government Efficiency led by Elon Musk, for its ineffectiveness in cutting governmental waste. Stewart humorously suggested simple solutions for budget cuts, poking fun at subsidies for oil companies and the defense industry. His commentary turned serious as he addressed the high drug prices stemming from pharmaceutical companies benefiting from government funding. The segment took a chaotic turn when Stewart accidentally injured himself, adding a physical element to his passionate critique.
Cutting money shouldn't be this hard. I'm starting to think that we as a country don't understand where the real waste fraud and abuse in our system really is.
Let me join DOGE. I'm gonna see if I can noodle some ideas here. How about we just take $3 billion in subsidies we give to oil and gas companies that already turn billions in profits.
Oh, wait! How about we just close down the carried interest loophole on hedge funds? That's $1.3 billion a year.
...the highest drug prices in the Western hemisphere. But you know what's so horrible about our system now? And the corruption that l
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