More Government Waste

 

by Pa Rock

Concerned Taxpayer

A week ago today I wrote an unkind piece in this blog about the taxpayer-funded trip that Donald Trump, members of his family, political sycophants, and a large secret service detail had taken to New Orleans the previous Sunday so that the royal party could watch the Super Bowl.  The trip included not only round-trip transportation in one of the fanciest passenger planes on Earth, but also a motorcade across the Big Easy, seating for God-alone-knows-how-many in a skybox at the stadium, food and refreshments, and on and on - and they didn't even stay for the whole game!   The trip was not about Trump seeing the game, the trip was about the game and the spectators seeing him.

Most estimates on the cost of that sports' junket were between fifteen and twenty million dollars.  But not to worry because while Trump and his entourage were in New Orleans partying like there was no tomorrow, Elon stayed back in Washington poring over Gramma's tax returns and Social Security records trying to figure out a way to pay for it all.

Elon must have tapped into a rich vein of things to cut because this past Sunday Trump and company were back in the air headed to another sporting event.   This time it was a trip to Florida to watch the Daytona 500 at the Daytona International Speedway.  Again it was about Trump being seen.  Air Force One flew low over the racetrack before landing, and when Trump reached the track he paraded around it in his armor-plated presidential limousine.

Among the many freeloaders aboard Air Force One on the Daytona Trip was my congressman,  House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith of Missouri.   Jason, like Trump and Elon, is sick with worry about government waste and fraud.

But again, no one should worry too much about Trump's weekend outings because Elon is hard at work slashing the bloated federal budget with a vengeance.  Who needs frills like free lunches for school children or Meals on Wheels for our elderly, or even Medicare and Social Security, when we could be using that money to send our leader on vanity outings?

March Madness is just around the corner, and golf's famed Master's Tournament will be held in early April in Augusta, Georgia.  The Kentucky Derby is in Louisville at the start of May, and the Indianapolis 500 will be at the end of that same month.  There are numerous upcoming events where Donald Trump could show up for public adoration, and if our government has to sell a few national parks for that to happen, so be it.  

It is our patriotic duty to tighten our belts and skip a few meals each week so that our President may impress the world with his limitless trappings of wealth and privilege - and if Elon can pocket some for himself along the way, well - that's just gravy!

Don't worry, America - Trump and Elon are going to be just fine!  

See you in the bread line!