{"id":2407939,"date":"2025-02-28T13:31:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T18:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/an-everyday-americans-open-letter-to-anti-doge-politicians\/"},"modified":"2025-02-28T13:32:20","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T18:32:20","slug":"an-everyday-americans-open-letter-to-anti-doge-politicians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/an-everyday-americans-open-letter-to-anti-doge-politicians\/","title":{"rendered":"An Everyday American&#8217;s Open Letter to Anti-DOGE Politicians"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fan-everyday-americans-open-letter-to-anti-doge-politicians%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2407939&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Teh \u2062text presents an open letter to U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren and Chuck Schumer, critiquing their response to former President \u200bTrump&#8217;s criticisms of questionable government spending of taxpayer money on foreign projects. The author argues that \u2064the senators&#8217;\u200b complaints are hypocritical, as they\u200b were silent about these expenditures when they were\u2062 occurring. The letter highlights specific allocations of taxpayer \u2063funds, such\u200b as $20 million for a &#8220;Sesame Street&#8221; production in Iraq and ample investments \u2064in LGBT issues\u200c abroad,\u2063 questioning \u200bthe priorities behind these decisions\u2063 compared to pressing domestic needs, such as education and homelessness. The author believes \u200cthat the focus should be \u200don addressing local issues rather than spreading taxpayer money across the globe on\u2064 projects that he deems trivial. He expresses frustration towards what he sees as misplaced\u2063 priorities by government \u2064officials, advocating for greater attention to American families and communities in need. The letter concludes with\u200d a statement about the author&#8217;s belief in the importance of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/johnson-signals-path-for-ukraine-aid-following-white-house-congressional-meeting\/\" title=\"Johnson hints at plan for Ukraine aid after White House meeting with Congress\">addressing national challenges<\/a> over international pursuits.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>This is an open letter to: Senator Elizabeth Warren, Senator Chuck Schumer, and the other members of Congress who are freaking out because Trump is identifying questionable spending of taxpayer wealth around the world.<\/p>\n<p>Many of you are having fits because Trump, via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/new-york-times-accused-putting-lives-doge-employees-risk-irresponsible-hit-piece\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DOGE<\/a>, is identifying how billions of taxpayer dollars are being paid out on some very questionable projects around the world. You were silent when the money was being spent but somehow you all now find it offensive that Trump is bringing to light where and what our tax dollars are being spent on, a basic right that we should have since we paid for these expenses and projects.<\/p>\n<p>Let&rsquo;s look at some of these expenditures and find out if we have the same priorities relative to how these taxpayer dollars are being spent:<\/p>\n<p>If you thought it was a better idea to spend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/democratic-senator-defends-usaid-allegedly-funding-sesame-street-show-iraq-teaching-values\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$20 million on a &ldquo;Sesame Street&rdquo; production in Iraq<\/a> than to help out Patterson High School in Baltimore where over 75 percent of their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-education-sec-on-womens-school-sports-we-have-a-legal-responsibility-to-include-transgender-athletes\/\" title=\"Biden Education Sec On Women\u2019s School Sports: We Have a \u2018Legal Responsibility\u2019 to Include Transgender Athletes\">high school students<\/a> are performing at elementary school levels in math and reading and about a third of those students are performing at no higher than second-grade level in math and reading, then you and I have different priorities.<\/p>\n<p>If you thought it was a better idea to spend $5.5 million on &ldquo;LGBT issues&rdquo; in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/american-couple-face-death-penalty-uganda-already-looking-life-sentence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Uganda<\/a> than to help out schools in Chicago where about 75 percent of Chicago Public School students could not read at grade level and 83 percent could not function in math at grade level, then you and I have different priorities.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>If you thought it was a better idea to spend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usaspending.gov\/award\/ASST_NON_72011523CA00001_7200\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$4.5 million to &ldquo;combat misinformation in Kazakhstan&rdquo;<\/a> than to fix the reality that American kids perform far below the kids in dozens of other nations when it comes to standardized tests (as administered by The Program for International Student Assessment), then you and I have different priorities.<\/p>\n<p>If you thought it was a better idea to spend $3.9 million for &ldquo;LGBT causes&rdquo; in the western Balkans than to provide safe shelter for our 770,000 homeless Americans, then you and I have different priorities.<\/p>\n<p>If you thought it was a better idea to spend $2.1 million to help the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bbc-lib-staffer-fired-labeling-jews-parasites-white-people-virus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC<\/a> &ldquo;value the diversity of Libyan society&rdquo; than to help the 47 million Americans who are having trouble feeding themselves and their families, living in &ldquo;food insecure households,&rdquo; then you and I have different priorities.<\/p>\n<p>If you thought it was a better idea to spend $6.0 million for tourism in Egypt than to help the over 100,000 Americans who overdose and die every year because they could not get medical help to help them overcome drug addiction, then you and I have different priorities.<\/p>\n<p>If you thought it was a better idea to spend $2 million to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">fund sex change operations<\/a> in Guatemala than help the 26 million Americans who cannot afford health insurance for their families, then you and I have different priorities.<\/p>\n<p>If you thought it was a better idea to spend $7.9 million for a project that &ldquo;would teach Sri Lankan journalists how to avoid binary gendered language&rdquo; than to fix the Social Security and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/medicare-charged-2400-cancer-drug-private-pharmacies-charged-7-miracle-drug-pharmacy-owner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Medicare<\/a> programs that are hurtling towards financial insolvency, then you and I have different priorities.<\/p>\n<p>If you thought it was a better idea to spend $1.5 million to &ldquo;rebuild the Cuban media ecosystem,&rdquo; than to provide additional funding in cities across the country suffering from skyrocketing crime rates, then you and I have different priorities.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, there is no right or wrong answer, just different priorities. But apparently, I think it is better to spend billions of valuable taxpayer dollars helping out our families, neighbors, and communities in need while you folks think it is a better idea to spread our limited tax dollars around the world, from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/scientists-nc-solved-mystery-egypts-pyramids\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Egypt<\/a> to Uganda to Vietnam to Cuba and to dozens of other countries around the world on projects that seem quite inane.<\/p>\n<p>And I find your priorities despicable, shallow, and disgusting.<\/p>\n<p><em>Walter &ldquo;Bruno&rdquo; Korschek is just a regular American who for years has warned about the deficit spending, skyrocketing Federal government national debt and wasteful government spending. He discusses all of these items extensively in his blog, loathemygovernment.blogspot.com. <\/em><em>Korschek was motivated by these topics to publish a book a number of years ago, &ldquo;Love My Country, Loathe My Government &ndash; Fifty First Steps To Restoring Our Freedom and Destroying The American Political Class.&rdquo; He believes we have allowed an elitist class of people, American politicians, to chip away at our personal freedom and economic freedom via their continual urge for power and to control our hard-earned wealth.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><i><b>The views expressed in this opinion article are those of their author and are not necessarily either d or endorsed by the owners of this website. 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Many of you are reacting strongly because Trump is using DOGE to reveal how billions of taxpayer dollars are allocated to dubious projects worldwide. You remained silent while the funds were being spent, yet now you find it objectionable that Trump is exposing where our tax dollars go\u2014a fundamental right we should have since we funded these expenses and initiatives. Let&#8217;s examine some of these expenditures and see if our priorities align regarding the use of taxpayer money: If you believe it&#8217;s more important to allocate $20 million for a &#8220;Sesame Street&#8221; production in Iraq rather than assist Patterson High School in Baltimore, where over 75% of students perform at elementary levels in math and reading, then our priorities differ. If you think spending $5.5 million on &#8220;LGBT issues&#8221; in Uganda is better than supporting schools in Chicago\u2014where around 75% of students can&#8217;t read at grade level\u2014then we have different values.<\/p>\n<p>If you consider it wiser to invest $4.5 million combating misinformation in Kazakhstan instead of addressing the fact that American children lag behind their peers from many other countries on standardized tests (as per The Program for International Student Assessment), then we prioritize differently. If funding $3.9 million for &#8220;LGBT causes&#8221; in the western Balkans seems more pressing than providing shelter for 770,000 homeless Americans, then our views diverge significantly.<\/p>\n<p>If allocating $2.1 million to help the BBC appreciate Libyan diversity takes precedence over aiding 47 million Americans struggling with food insecurity, then I see things differently from you. Spending $6 million on tourism promotion in Egypt rather than assisting over 100,000 Americans who die annually from drug overdoses due to lack of medical support shows a stark contrast between our priorities.<\/p>\n<p>If funding sex change operations with a budget of $2 million in Guatemala seems more critical than helping 26 million uninsured Americans afford healthcare for their families, then I believe we&#8217;re not aligned on what matters most.<\/p>\n<p>If investing $7.9 million into teaching Sri Lankan journalists about non-binary language holds greater importance than fixing Social Security and Medicare programs facing insolvency risks or providing additional resources for cities grappling with rising crime rates through a project costing $1.5 million aimed at rebuilding Cuba&#8217;s media ecosystem appears justified by your standards; again, I must say that my perspective differs greatly from yours.<\/p>\n<p>While there may not be absolute right or wrong answers here\u2014just differing priorities\u2014I firmly believe it&#8217;s better to utilize billions of taxpayer dollars towards supporting families and communities domestically rather than spreading limited resources across various global projects that seem trivial or misguided.<\/p>\n<p>Walter \u201cBruno\u201d Korschek expresses his concerns as an ordinary American who has long warned against deficit spending and wasteful government practices through his blog loathemygovernment.blogspot.com He previously published a book titled \u201cLove My Country, Loathe My Government \u2013 Fifty First Steps To Restoring Our Freedom and Destroying The American Political Class.\u201d Korschek argues that an elitist political class has eroded personal freedoms through their relentless pursuit of power over citizens&#8217; hard-earned wealth.<\/p>\n<p>The opinions presented here belong solely to the author and do not necessarily reflect those endorsed by this website&#8217;s owners<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2407940,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Michael-Featured-Image-2025-02-28T093218.328.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[33567,51312,12577],"class_list":["post-2407939","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-american-politics","tag-anti-doge","tag-cryptocurrency"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Michael-Featured-Image-2025-02-28T093218.328.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2407939","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2407939"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2407939\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2407943,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2407939\/revisions\/2407943"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2407940"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2407939"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2407939"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2407939"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}