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Spending taxpayer money by the numbers

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Taxpayer cost of the June 2025 military parade: $25-45 million

Taxpayer portion of the cost of the White House East Wing demolition and proposed ballroom: $307-352 million

Taxpayer cost of renaming the Department of Defense: $52 million (Pentagon estimate)

Taxpayer cost for the reflecting pool: $16 million

Taxpayer cost for the proposed renaming and renovations of the Kennedy Center: $257-285 million

Taxpayer cost for the proposed Trump arch: $15-100 million

Total project costs: $672-850 million

Taxpayer costs for 108 days for the Iran war: $113.3 billion ($2-3 billion every month)

How have these expenditures benefited you? How has this money been used to keep promises made to you?

National debt in Jan 2024: $34 trillion

National debt today: $40 trillion

When you go to the polls in November, vote for people who will hold others accountable for frivolous and unconstitutional spending.

MicheLe Larson

Marshall

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