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The High Cost of Big Government—A Heist on Taxpayers

Summary by The Daily Signal
$521 billion. That’s the estimate the federal government itself put forward of annual fraud levels. That’s enough money to rebuild every crumbling bridge and school in the country—all squandered due to government incompetence. In fiscal year 2024, just 16 agencies reported improper payment estimates that totaled $162 billion—money lost to error, fraud, overpayments, or ineligible claims. That’s part of a staggering $2.8 trillion lost since 2003.…
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The Daily Signal broke the news in Washington, United States on Saturday, April 26, 2025.
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