alt Hacker NewsBut they're still wastes of money, and based on the one-line description provided by the OP, they are rather absurd.
A few others I can think of:
Government insurance/funding for homes destroyed by natural disasters - why am I bailing out Florida homeowners when their home is destroyed by a hurricane? At best you get the first one free and then you're on your own after that.
Billions for highway construction that is not needed, which then costs more to maintain and results in more spending on cars, more deaths, higher costs for insurance, &c.
Various improper payments, billions in subsidies handed out, COVID-19 bailouts and forgiveness
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dahart • yesterday at 5:10 PM
The broad point above by @bilsbie is wrong. Fake made up items completely undermine the point’s credibility, and science spending in the U.S. provides a return on investment, it’s not losing money. That is pure political propaganda and not truth. Your new items have a touch more validity than top comment, but you’re making vast assumptions and stating opinions not shared by all, and not accounting for the economic costs of the alternatives you’re suggesting.
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quickthrowman • yesterday at 4:39 PM
Name a huge organization that doesn’t waste money. I’ll give you as much time as you need.
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I think it would be more wasteful overall to not give that bailout to florida home owners. A walking migrant crisis and maintaining the refugee camps for impovrished floridians after a hurricane sounds extremely expensive for a long time.