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Author: Dope1   😊 😞
Number: of 48448 
Subject: What looting the Treasury really looks like
Date: 02/20/2025 12:23 PM
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So here's how it works. You form a "non-profit" and show revenue of $100 bucks or so. Then Joe Biden comes along and gives you $2 billion in taxpayer money.

THAT's what looting the Treasury looks like, libs.

https://freebeacon.com/trump-administration/billio...

DOGE discovered $2 billion in taxpayer funds set aside for a fledgling nonprofit linked to perennial Georgia Democratic candidate Stacey Abrams.

The Environmental Protection Agency under the Biden administration awarded Power Forward Communities the grant in April 2024 as part of the agency's Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund program. Power Forward Communities received the green energy grant despite the fact that it was founded months earlier in late 2023 and never managed anywhere near the grant's dollar figure—it reported just $100 in total revenue during its first three months in operation, according to its latest tax filings.


LOL@u people. All your "mights" and "coulds" and what not...and here your guy is doing all this stuff.
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Author: albaby1 🐝 HONORARY
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Subject: Re: What looting the Treasury really looks like
Date: 02/20/2025 1:13 PM
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The Environmental Protection Agency under the Biden administration awarded Power Forward Communities the grant in April 2024 as part of the agency's Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund program. Power Forward Communities received the green energy grant despite the fact that it was founded months earlier in late 2023 and never managed anywhere near the grant's dollar figure—it reported just $100 in total revenue during its first three months in operation, according to its latest tax filings.

Isn't that because Power Forward Communities was a coalition group, made up of heavy hitters like Habitat for Humanity and United Way, created specifically for this purpose? The umbrella organization was newly created, but the five member organizations have massive experience in developing homes - and thus make a ton of sense as recipients of federal money intended to reduce the carbon footprint of residential units:

Power Forward Communities is a coalition formed by Enterprise Community Partners, Rewiring America, Habitat for Humanity International, the Local Initiatives Support Corporation, and United Way Worldwide. Its purpose is to transform the housing sector, save homeowners and renters money, invest in stronger communities, and help meet national climate goals. On April 4, 2024, the group was awarded a $2 billion, seven-year National Clean Investment Fund (NCIF) grant from the Environmental Protection Agency to provide capital for affordable residential decarbonization throughout the country, with a specific focus on low income and disadvantaged communities.

https://cleantechnica.com/2024/04/04/power-forward...
https://powerforwardcommunities.org/press-release

Seems like a completely appropriate allocation of funds to me. Sure, you might disagree with the general idea of allocating federal funds to decarbonize homes and apartments. But that's Congress' call - and once Congress appropriated money to pursue that goal, awarding it to this particular organization makes a ton of sense. Regardless of what "links" it might have to a Democrat. (NB - if an article casts aspersions on a group because it is "linked" to a despised person, rather than any specific role that person plays in the organization, it's usually a sign that they're reaching).
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Author: wzambon 🐝🐝 HONORARY
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Subject: Re: What looting the Treasury really looks like
Date: 02/20/2025 3:00 PM
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DOGE discovered $2 billion in taxpayer funds set aside for a fledgling nonprofit linked to perennial Georgia Democratic candidate Stacey Abrams.

They also found millions of condoms for gaza, trillions in overpayments to dead payment, my god! Tge theft and fraud they’ve found!

But no evidence. No proof. Just sound and fury which you repeat here…. Before falling flat on your MAGA face.

The lady asked “Where’s the beef?”

Indeed.
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Author: Banksy 🐝🐝  😊 😞
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Subject: Re: What looting the Treasury really looks like
Date: 02/20/2025 3:12 PM
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The good news is DOGE saved 60 billion dollars!
The bad news is that was a typo, DOGE saved you 600 dollars and also your planes are falling out of the sky and your economy is imploding!

It's almost like the economy is being run by someone who went bankrupt 6 times...
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Author: Lambo   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: What looting the Treasury really looks like
Date: 02/20/2025 3:17 PM
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What looting the Treasury really looks like

An empty accusation.
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Author: wzambon 🐝🐝 HONORARY
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Subject: Re: What looting the Treasury really looks like
Date: 02/20/2025 3:33 PM
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It's almost like the economy is being run by someone who went bankrupt 6 times..

I wasn’t aware that Elon Musk went bankrupt six times….
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Author: onepoorguy 🐝  😊 😞
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Subject: Re: What looting the Treasury really looks like
Date: 02/20/2025 3:44 PM
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If the economy implodes, then it does. More ammo for Dems in 2026 and 2028.
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Author: ges 🐝  😊 😞
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Subject: Re: What looting the Treasury really looks like
Date: 02/20/2025 3:49 PM
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The Environmental Protection Agency under the Biden administration awarded Power Forward Communities the grant in April 2024 as part of the agency's Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund program. Power Forward Communities received the green energy grant despite the fact that it was founded months earlier in late 2023 and never managed anywhere near the grant's dollar figure—it reported just $100 in total revenue during its first three months in operation, according to its latest tax filings.

You always have the FOX 'news' spin. That is always deception.
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Author: Dope1   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: What looting the Treasury really looks like
Date: 02/20/2025 4:01 PM
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But no evidence. No proof.

You mean other than the money earmarked for stupid stuff?

Before falling flat on your MAGA face.

I'm going to go ahead and declare victory here on behalf of every board rightie, because all of us at one time or other have called for cuts to government spending and some of you libs would pretend to agree. Big fat lie that was!
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Author: Iampops 🐝  😊 😞
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Subject: Re: What looting the Treasury really looks like
Date: 02/20/2025 4:15 PM
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Musk and Trump have one thing in common. They never stop lying: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/doge/doge-days-mu...
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Author: wzambon 🐝🐝 HONORARY
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Subject: Re: What looting the Treasury really looks like
Date: 02/20/2025 7:30 PM
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I'm going to go ahead and declare victory here on behalf of every board rightie, because all of us at one time or other have called for cuts to government spending and some of you libs would pretend to agree. Big fat lie that was!

Always “cuts to spending” attended by “don’t touch our tax cuts”.

Also attended in this instance (as with unsupported allegations and narratives.

No facts. No proof. No evidence. Only a firehose of bullshit without one iota of truth.


As for your pr
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Author: ges 🐝  😊 😞
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Subject: Re: What looting the Treasury really looks like
Date: 02/20/2025 7:43 PM
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I'm going to go ahead and declare victory here on behalf of every board rightie, because all of us at one time or other have called for cuts to government spending and some of you libs would pretend to agree. Big fat lie that was!


As always, you are not paying attention.

This is not about cutting costs or efficiency. It has already been shown that Musk/Doge is lying there ass off about savings.

This is about destroying our government in order to replace it with an authoritarian state.

You are on the wrong side of history.
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Author: Dope1   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: What looting the Treasury really looks like
Date: 02/20/2025 7:45 PM
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Always “cuts to spending” attended by “don’t touch our tax cuts”.

I pay enough taxes to float a battleship.

Also attended in this instance (as with unsupported allegations and narratives.

You mean like the breathless nonsense I read from the left and see in the media every 30 seconds?

No facts. No proof. No evidence. Only a firehose of bullshit without one iota of truth.

You're describing the MSM and what your cohorts are polluting this board with.
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Author: Lapsody 🐝  😊 😞
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Subject: Re: What looting the Treasury really looks like
Date: 02/20/2025 10:13 PM
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Always “cuts to spending” attended by “don’t touch our tax cuts”.

I pay enough taxes to float a battleship.


You pay $10,000 a day in taxes?
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Author: Dope1   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: What looting the Treasury really looks like
Date: 02/20/2025 10:18 PM
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You pay $10,000 a day in taxes?

Is that what it costs to float a battleship?
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Author: AlphaWolf   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: What looting the Treasury really looks like
Date: 02/20/2025 11:03 PM
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Is that what it costs to float a battleship?

A quick search on the Google machine came up with a cool $1,0000,000 a day.

Which would mean almost $1 billion in taxable income. Just for federal taxes.

I sure wish I paid enough taxes to float a battleship. 🤩
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Author: onepoorguy 🐝  😊 😞
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Subject: Re: What looting the Treasury really looks like
Date: 02/21/2025 1:18 PM
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Nope.

I have never called for cuts in spending. We're already underfunded. I have been calling for tax increases for years. During Biden, for example, we hired more IRS auditors. Guess what...revenues jumped by more than the cost of the additional auditors. Underfunded. He also hired more border patrol, as I recall. We need more park rangers to make the parks safe and enjoyable. Air traffic control has been understaffed for a long time. USDA inspectors to keep our food supply safe. Etc.

We've been cutting since at least Reagan. There may still be some fat, and probably always will be. But we've been cutting meat, too. And now the Felon is taking a cleaver, and just chopping off limbs. Using an unelected official, I might add.
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Author: onepoorguy 🐝  😊 😞
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Subject: Re: What looting the Treasury really looks like
Date: 02/21/2025 1:20 PM
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This is about destroying our government in order to replace it with an authoritarian state.

You are on the wrong side of history.


When it's over, he will be on the right side because they will rewrite the history. It's 1984.
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Author: bighairymike   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: What looting the Treasury really looks like
Date: 02/21/2025 1:25 PM
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Guess what...revenues jumped by more than the cost of the additional auditors.- 1pg

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Implying any increase in revenues is due to the diligent efforts of the additional auditors. There can be no other cause.
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Author: onepoorguy 🐝  😊 😞
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Subject: Re: What looting the Treasury really looks like
Date: 02/21/2025 1:37 PM
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Yes, it strongly implies that. Though I realize that correlation does not necessarily equal causation. Though it often does.

We have underfunded various departments for far too long. We need more people, not less, to do the complex job of seeing that we aren't exploited by various interest groups and corporations, and seeing to our safety against those who either a) don't give a crap (e.g. the Chinese, corporations that engage in questionable activities, etc), or b) actively want to harm us (e.g. whatever flavor of terrorist you care to name, including domestic terrorists). And we need more taxes if we ever want the hope of taming the budget.

This isn't an exhaustive list of entities from which we need protection. Inside traders, corrupt bankers...the list is very, very, long.
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Author: MisterFungi   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: What looting the Treasury really looks like
Date: 02/21/2025 7:26 PM
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BHM: “Implying any increase in revenues is due to the diligent efforts of the additional auditors. There can be no other cause.”

The OP referred to hiring IRS auditors. They audit tax returns. These are precisely the people Musk/Trump are firing!
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