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Image of the Day: The Vast Federal Bloat That DOGE Targets

In this week's Liberty Update, we highlight how the Trump Administration's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is finally confronting the bloated federal workforce, which includes malfeasant officials like former Internal Revenue Service (IRS) agent Lois Lerner.  In that vein, our friends at Unleash Prosperity offer a visual today on just how vast and bloated that federal workforce has become:

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="541"] What DOGE Confronts[/caption]

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March 06, 2025 • 10:13 AM

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Tax Time Myths and Truths
By Veronique de Rugy
Thursday, April 18 2024
Another Tax Day has come and gone, and most Americans believe they pay too much. One recent poll revealed that 56% say they pay more than their fair share. Unfortunately, I fear this is just the beginning considering the insane level of debt Washington policymakers have accumulated over the years. With this in mind, here are some important facts about our tax system that you might not know. The payroll tax is the heaviest burden for most taxpaying Americans, but the income tax is more visible and painful to a lot of people. While we are accustomed to it – and while it affects some…
 
Growing Latino Support for Border Wall, Strict Enforcement
A new poll by Axios and Noticias Telemundo finds that 42% of Latino Americans support building a wall…
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Paying Top Dollar and Getting Bupkis
If you pay New York state taxes, you're paying top dollar and getting bupkis. Nothing in the budget deal…
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Joe Biden on the Economy: I Don't Feel Your Pain
In 1992, Democratic presidential nominee Bill Clinton famously answered a voter question about how the…
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Joe Biden Is Now Chasing the 'Death to America' Voter
It was Al-Quds Day last Friday. To celebrate the occasion, protesters in Dearborn, Michigan, chanted…
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IRS Numbers Shred Biden’s “Fair Share” Platitudes
Do wealthy Americans pay their “fair share” of income taxes?   If “fair”…
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America's Fiscal Ethos: From Alexander Hamilton's Day to Our Own
Washington Post columnist Megan McArdle recently wrote that the best argument made in favor of limiting…
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The Reality of Migrant Crime
There's been an ongoing political debate lately about crimes committed by migrants who entered the United…
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H5N1 Pandemic Test Case – Biden Administration Not Ready
The H5N1 virus, which for 30 years affected mostly birds, is rapidly evolving and spreading globally.…
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Biggest Corporate Welfare Scam of All Time
President Joe Biden keeps lecturing corporate America to "pay your fair share" of taxes. It…
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RFK Jr. Is Right About Joe Biden
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. can be an unhinged leftist and crackpot, but he also happens to be correct about…
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Notable Quote   
 
"While the legacy media often reports that the world is rapidly transitioning away from fossil fuels to renewable energy, a new report from J.P. Morgan shows that narrative is simply not correct. Since 2010, $9 trillion has been spent globally on wind, solar, electric vehicles energy storage, electrification and power grids, but despite this expensive effort -- mostly at taxpayer expense -- the share…[more]
 
 
— Kevin Killough, Just the News
 
Liberty Poll   

Do you believe Mahmoud Khalil, the pro-Hamas Columbia University student protest leader should be deported, even though he is a green-card holder?