Biggest Money-Wasting Scams Uncovered by DOGE in all 50 States
Alabama — “Roll, Tide” gift bags, luggage tags, and gold-plated tiny helmets distributed to state officeholdersAlaska — Federally-subsidized ice sculptures of whalesArizona — Cashing social security checks for thousands of 140-year old retireesArkansas — Department of Bootlegging Studies at the University of Arkansas, Little RockCalifornia — “California Love” rap video production program featuring state landmarks being set on fireColorado — Five-year après-ski study of effects of high altitudes on potency of cocoa leaf by-productsConnecticut — In situ performances of Rick Moody’s The Ice StormDelaware — State-wide contest to find original uses for old credit cards in order to avoid negative impacts on the environmentFlorida — Miss Grapefruit ContestGeorgia — Georgia Peaches ContestHawaii — Wave Studies Department at non-existent “University of Maui”Idaho — National Potato Reserve to replace Fort KnoxIllinois — Ongoing mass psychology experiment to elect a series of increasingly …