Many families keep a meticulous budget of their household finances. They track how much the working residents earn, where the dollars and cents are going, and what spending can be eliminated to improve the fiscal house. This type of thinking should be adopted by public officials, correct? Despite the perpetual handwringing about better financial management in Washington, nothing changes – and it remains to be seen if the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) can be America’s money savior.
$7 Trillion in Spending – But What Does It Buy?
The US government is poised to spend more than $7 trillion in fiscal year 2025. According to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), federal outlays will exceed $10 trillion by 2033. The public is aware of the headline figures, such as $4 trillion in programs like Social Security and Medicare or $1 trillion in net interest payments. But what about the nitty-gritty? Nobody knows, says a new report.
The Government Accountability Office (GAO), a congressional research arm, recently published its annual Financial Report of the US government in collaboration with the Treasury Department and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The yearly overview of federal finances examines assets, costs, revenues, and sustainability by auditing financial statements.
It concluded that the federal government needs to combat “serious deficiencies” in fiscal management and return to a long-term sustainable fiscal path. The GAO highlighted four areas to address: “Serious financial management problems at the Department of Defense,” “Problems in accounting for transactions between federal agencies,” “Weaknesses in the process for preparing the statements,” and “Inadequate support for the cost of Small Business Administration and Department of Education loan programs.”
“The federal government has again come up short in managing its finances and achieving a clean audit due to challenges in adequately supporting its costs, revenues, assets and liabilities,” said US Comptroller General Gene Dodaro in a statement. “These serious financial management weaknesses and [the] unsustainable long term fiscal path further underscore the need for urgent attention, accountability, and transparency.” […]
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Independent Journalism Is Dying
Ever since President Trump’s miraculous victory, we’ve heard an incessant drumbeat about how legacy media is dying. This is true. The people have awakened to the reality that they’re being lied to by the self-proclaimed “Arbiters of Truth” for the sake of political expediency, corporate self-protection, and globalist ambitions.
But even as independent journalism rises to fill the void left by legacy media, there is still a huge challenge. Those at the top of independent media like Joe Rogan, Dan Bongino, and Tucker Carlson are thriving and rightly so. They have earned their audience and the financial rewards that come from it. They’ve taken risks and worked hard to get to where they are.
For “the rest of us,” legacy media and their proxies are making it exceptionally difficult to survive, let alone thrive. They still have a stranglehold over the “fact checkers” who have a dramatic impact on readership and viewership. YouTube, Facebook, and Google still stifle us. The freer speech platforms like Rumble and 𝕏 can only reward so many of their popular content creators. For independent journalists on the outside looking in, our only recourse is to rely on affiliates and sponsors.
But even as it seems nearly impossible to make a living, there are blessings that should not be disregarded. By highlighting strong sponsors who share our America First worldview, we have been able to make lifelong connections and even a bit of revenue to help us along. This is why we enjoy symbiotic relationships with companies like MyPillow, Jase Medical, and Promised Grounds. We help them with our recommendations and they reward us with money when our audience buys from them.
The same can be said about our preparedness sponsor, Prepper All-Naturals. Their long-term storage beef has a 25-year shelf life and is made with one ingredient: All-American Beef.
Even our faith-driven precious metals sponsor helps us tremendously while also helping Americans protect their life’s savings. We are blessed to work with them.
Independent media is the future. In many ways, that future is already here. While the phrase, “the more the merrier,” does not apply to this business because there are still some bad actors in the independent media field, there are many great ones that do not get nearly enough attention. We hope to change that one content creator at a time.
Thank you and God Bless,
JD Rucker
