How the U.S. Government Spent your Tax Dollars in 2024:
$7 million on various projects studying magic
$1,513,299 to use kittens in a study to analyze motion sickness.
$419,470 to determine if lonely rats sought cocaine at a greater frequency than happy rats
$123,000 teaching children in Kyrgyzstan how to go viral on social media
The State Department spent $4,840,082 on “influencers”
Source:
https://hsgac.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/FESTIVUS-REPORT-2024.pdf