April 10, 2026 |
Numbers Game, Version 2027
April 10, 2026
From our DOGE-Lives department...
The proposed budget for 2027 would cut $83,351,000,000 from current programs (table) while delivering an additional 1.5 trillion to the "war" department, leaving, presumably the residual $68 billion to be added to the national debt. GOP "cost cutting" at its best. At worst it's a cruel scam intended to move another mountain of cash trumpward (with a nod to his betters, of course).
Cost-saving "offsets" will save the average taxpayer $1.42 per day in federal income tax. The current treasury bond rate is 4.3%. Thus, for example only, the $68 billiion will cost the government 4.3% X $68,000,000,000 or $3,060,000,000 per year or about $0.19 per taxpayer, less than one cent per day, i.e., no real savings; it's a wash.
Now let's consider the 1.5 TRILLION that the administration wants to give Pith Hugslop for the "war" department. Since that's more debt, taxpayers will pay carrying charges of about (4.3%*1.5Tn=0.0645 tn ÷ $64,500,000,000 or 64,500,000,000/161000000/365=1.0976 per capita per day. So the $1.42 savings is offset by the $1.10, leaving each taxpayer a "benefit" of 32 cents per day, NOT INCLUDING the fact that this is an interest-only calculation, meaning we and our descendants will someday have to pony up the $1.5 trillion principal. That principal amounts to a debt of $9,316.77 per taxpayer. Amortizing that over an average adult's working life of 40 years amounts to a monthly payment of $78.32 or a daily debt of $2.57. Subtracting that from your "savings" on next year's budget leaves you with a daily obligation of (.32-2.57=$2.25).
Now if you don't have the extra $78.32, I'm sure you can borrow it on an interest-only basis from Trump's World Liberty Financial at an annual interest rate of around 20% compounded daily. The daily interest on that loan will be only around four cents, which will of course if deferred increase your debt, until after 40 years you'll owe Trump & Fils something like $232,958 (double for married couples filing separately, of course). A team of "repurposed" ICE agents will then come to collect it, from you or from your heirs, who will or course curse your name.
Trump 2027 Budget Cuts
After Sen. Ray Luján.
| $1000s | Item |
|---|---|
| $50,000 | Grants to help communities build more housing (Fully eliminated) |
| $1,600,000 | Job training for at-risk youth (Fully eliminated) |
| $90,000 | Grants to reduce diesel pollution (Fully eliminated) |
| $1,500,000 | Vocational training and adult education (Fully eliminated) |
| $529,000 | Housing assistance for people living with HIV/AIDS (Fully eliminated) |
| $82,000 | Loans for rural small businesses (Fully eliminated) |
| $47,000 | Support for minority-owned businesses (Fully eliminated) |
| $775,000 | Local anti-poverty programs (Fully eliminated) |
| $58,000 | Homebuyer and renter counseling services (Fully eliminated) |
| $61,000 | Support for farmers and food markets (Fully eliminated) |
| $45,000 | Renewable energy development programs (Fully eliminated) |
| $1,300,000 | Affordable housing construction grants (Fully eliminated) |
| $20,000 | Civil rights mediation and legal access programs (Fully eliminated) |
| $395,000 | Jobs program for low-income seniors (Fully eliminated) |
| $100,000 | Air pollution monitoring and reduction programs (Fully eliminated) |
| $1,200,000 | Food aid for hungry families abroad (Fully eliminated) |
| $1,100,000 | Home energy efficiency and clean energy programs (Fully eliminated) |
| $4,000,000 | Help paying home heating and cooling bills for low-income families (Fully eliminated) |
| $240,000 | School meals and food education for children abroad (Fully eliminated) |
| 13,192,000 BECAUSE WHY WOULD WE EVER NEED THOSE? Daily savings of ~$13Bn per income tax payer: $0.224 (22¢) | |
| $510,000 | Grants for farmers and agricultural research |
| $5,000,000 | Medical research (NIH) |
| $1,100,000 | Scientific research funding |
| $5,000,000 | Public health programs, mental health services, and disease prevention |
| $3,400,000 | NASA space and earth science research |
| $489,000 | Housing and services for Native American communities |
| $372,000 | Airline service for rural and small communities |
| $2,700,000 | College access and higher education support |
| $356,000 | Emergency preparedness and disaster response |
| $2,000,000 | International humanitarian aid |
| $40,000 | Protection against chemical and biological weapons threats |
| $1300,000 | FEMA community disaster preparedness grants |
| $315,000 | Democracy and anti-corruption programs abroad |
| $1,400,000 | IRS taxpayer services and enforcement |
| $297,000 | NASA technology innovation programs |
| $158,000 | Loans for small businesses |
| $768,000 | Refugee resettlement assistance |
| $1,100,000 | International Space Station operations |
| $150,000 | Support for American exports and trade |
| $204,000 | Loans and investments for underserved communities |
| $2,200,000 | Broadband and internet access programs |
| $53,000 | Funding for homeland security operations |
| $659,000 | Community building grants |
| $101,000 | Enforcement of equal pay and workplace anti-discrimination laws |
| $170,000 | Small Business Administration operations |
| $993,000 | Scientific research and technology standards |
| $150,000 | Cutting-edge clean energy research |
| $2,500,000 | Clean drinking water and wastewater infrastructure funds |
| $707,000 | Cybersecurity protection for critical infrastructure |
| $1,600,000 | Weather forecasting, fisheries, and coastal protection (NOAA) |
| $819,000 | Care and shelter for migrant children |
| $642,000 | International economic and treasury programs |
| $309,000 | Small business development and entrepreneurship programs |
| $1,000,000 | EPA grants to states for environmental protection |
| $234,000 | Worker safety and labor protection programs |
| $60,000 | Enforcement of fair housing and anti-discrimination laws |
| $449,000 | Economic development grants for communities |
| $486,000 | Grants for public transit projects |
| $393,000 | Programs to reduce homelessness |
| $143,000 | STEM education programs |
| $46,000 | Programs to combat child labor and forced labor abroad |
| $4,300,000 | Global health and disease prevention programs |
| $15,200,000 | Roads, bridges, and infrastructure projects |
| $386,000 | Environmental cleanup programs |
| $2,700,000 | Funding for the United Nations and international partnerships |
| $8,500,000 | Funding for public schools |
| $83,351,000 | Total savings, or $1.42 per day per taxpayer. |
