{"id":65570,"date":"2026-09-28T14:28:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T18:28:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=65570"},"modified":"2026-09-28T14:28:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T18:28:14","slug":"saving-american-taxpayer-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=65570","title":{"rendered":"Saving American Taxpayer Money"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Friday, The Hill<\/a> posted an article about about President Trump using the \u201cpocket rescission\u201d process to cancel almost $1 billion in federal funding. In the grand scheme of things $1 billion isn’t a great amount, but with the deficit being what it is, every little bit counts.<\/p>\n

Here are some numbers that illustrate the history of the federal budget. In 2007, the federal budget for the United States was approximately $2.729 trillion. That is $4.41 trillion in today’s dollars. That reflects a cumulative inflation rate of about 61.95% since 2007. The current federal budget for the fiscal year 2025 is projected to be approximately $7 trillion with a deficit of $1.8 trillion, which was 5.8% of the GDP. That is not great, but it is moving in the right direction. The Republicans took control of Congress in 2024. Today’s high budget numbers are not solely due to inflation, they are due to runaway spending. In 2019, the federal budget was $4.4 trillion, with a deficit of about $984 billion, which represented 4.6% of the GDP. In 2020, the federal budget was $6.55 trillion, with a deficit of $3.1 trillion, which represented 14.9% of the GDP. In 2021, the federal budget was $6.8 trillion, with a deficit of $2.8 trillion, representing about 12.4% of the GDP. Theoretically, the House of Representatives controls spending. The Democrats controlled the House during the significant jump in spending in 2020 and deficit jumping to $3.1 trillion. If you want to stop runaway spending, don’t elect Democrats to the House of Representatives.<\/p>\n

The article at The Hill reports:<\/p>\n

President Trump <\/strong><\/a><\/span>cancelled almost $1 billion in federal funding Friday using the controversial \u201cpocket rescission\u201d process, which allows him to sidestep congressional approval.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Most of the cancellations targeted Health and Human Services (HHS) programs serving undocumented immigrants and unaccompanied children in court, as well as similar initiatives under the agency\u2019s Minority Health office and the Department of Education\u2019s Special Programs for Migrant Students.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThese funds previously went to pro-illegal immigration programs and Non-Governmental Organizations that provided services to refugees, asylees, and other non-citizens and put unaccompanied children in harm\u2019s way,\u201d the White House wrote in a press release<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The release continued, \u201cThanks to President Trump\u2019s successful border policies, the illegal alien invasion is over and there are fewer people crossing our border than ever before.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

The White House went on to say the decrease in border crossings meant funding toward these programs became excessive, warranting their recission.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In Washington money equals power, so several Congressmen are not happy about the cuts. However, as a taxpayer, I am grateful that someone is taking action to trim the very bloated federal budget.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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