The federal government is a massive, labyrinthian thing; it’s probable that no one person understands all of it or has a good handle on everything it does – or how many ratholes it pours taxpayer money – our money – into. That’s why Elon Musk proposed and President Trump implemented the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to get a grip on the federal leviathan, grab it by the throat, and force it to cough up some – hopefully most – of the egregiously wasteful spending.
Since the DOGE started kicking some and taking some, though, it seems scarcely a day goes by without some other massive government program coming to light, spending our money on questionable causes. Case in point: The U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP). According to the USGCRP’s website, their purpose is:
The U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) was established by…
