Steve Moore: Congress Should Not Be Playing Santa Claus

ROBERTS Back to what ░░░░░░░░ mentioned to you just ░░░░░░░░ moment ago Rand Paul ░░░░░░░░ his Festivus report and ░░░░░░░░ traditional airing of grievances ░░░░░░░░ of the economic kind ░░░░░░░░ Paul posted on X ░░░░░░░░ I was a one ░░░░░░░░ DOGE before DOGE was ░░░░░░░░ gleam in the eyes ░░░░░░░░ amped up tech executives ░░░░░░░░ new media barons got ░░░░░░░░ the idea Don t ░░░░░░░░ me wrong I m ░░░░░░░░ happy they re here ░░░░░░░░ passed along 2 000 ░░░░░░░░ of waste to Elon ░░░░░░░░ and Vivek Ramaswamy in ░░░░░░░░ interest of curbing government ░░░░░░░░ Now they don t ░░░░░░░░ to work too hard ░░░░░░░░ find what I have ░░░░░░░░ found Let s bring ░░░░░░░░ Trump economic adviser Steve ░░░░░░░░ Steve a little more ░░░░░░░░ on what Rand Paul ░░░░░░░░ DOGE before there was ░░░░░░░░ DOGE found He said ░░░░░░░░ year I am highlighting ░░░░░░░░ whopping 1 008 313 ░░░░░░░░ 626 12 That s ░░░░░░░░ a trillion dollars in ░░░░░░░░ waste including things like ░░░░░░░░ skating drag queens a ░░░░░░░░ million Las Vegas pickleball ░░░░░░░░ nearly 5 million on ░░░░░░░░ influencers and more No ░░░░░░░░ how much money the ░░░░░░░░ has wasted politicians keep ░░░░░░░░ even more And therein ░░░░░░░░ lies the root of ░░░░░░░░ problem MOORE It sure ░░░░░░░░ John By the way ░░░░░░░░ Christmas By the way ░░░░░░░░ does like to play ░░░░░░░░ Claus don t they ░░░░░░░░ all of these giveaways ░░░░░░░░ you know in addition ░░░░░░░░ mean pickleball I love ░░░░░░░░ pickleball but I don ░░░░░░░░ think the federal government ░░░░░░░░ be subsidizing it or ░░░░░░░░ stadiums or there s ░░░░░░░░ one where they re ░░░░░░░░ rats cocaine to see ░░░░░░░░ happens when the rats ░░░░░░░░ cocaine Gee I wonder ░░░░░░░░ happens under those circumstances ░░░░░░░░ mean it just goes ░░░░░░░░ and on and on ░░░░░░░░ this is this is ░░░░░░░░ is contributing so much ░░░░░░░░ our 35 5 trillion ░░░░░░░░ debt And frankly those ░░░░░░░░ the things that should ░░░░░░░░ be eliminated We don ░░░░░░░░ have the money to ░░░░░░░░ it And by the ░░░░░░░░ can I say something ░░░░░░░░ the way John about ░░░░░░░░ segment you just talked ░░░░░░░░ about the student loan ░░░░░░░░ ROBERTS Yeah MOORE I ░░░░░░░░ it is it s ░░░░░░░░ smoke comes out of ░░░░░░░░ hair ears when I ░░░░░░░░ Biden talking about giving ░░░░░░░░ What does that mean ░░░░░░░░ means all of the ░░░░░░░░ of us have to ░░░░░░░░ these universities for the ░░░░░░░░ who didn t pay ░░░░░░░░ their loans What about ░░░░░░░░ people who did pay ░░░░░░░░ their loans John You ░░░░░░░░ what They re chumps ░░░░░░░░ know they re not ░░░░░░░░ to get the loan ░░░░░░░░ and now they have ░░░░░░░░ pay twice One other ░░░░░░░░ thing about this Why ░░░░░░░░ it that the taxpayers ░░░░░░░░ be on the line ░░░░░░░░ about the universities that ░░░░░░░░ charging these kids 60 ░░░░░░░░ 70 000 80 000 ░░░░░░░░ year Why shouldn t ░░░░░░░░ be on the line ░░░░░░░░ these student loan forgiveness ░░░░░░░░ should it be taxpayers ░░░░░░░░ you and me ROBERTS ░░░░░░░░ particularly when you consider ░░░░░░░░ size of the endowment ░░░░░░░░ some of these universities ░░░░░░░░ MOORE Exactly ROBERTS Plenty ░░░░░░░░ cash in those Hey ░░░░░░░░ just want to stay ░░░░░░░░ MOORE One thing Why ░░░░░░░░ t We put a ░░░░░░░░ on the endowments of ░░░░░░░░ universities if they have ░░░░░░░░ certain percentage of people ░░░░░░░░ are not paying back ░░░░░░░░ student loans I mean ░░░░░░░░ is outrageous 60 000 ░░░░░░░░ year that s almost ░░░░░░░░ 000 these kids are ░░░░░░░░ in debt And these ░░░░░░░░ they could they could ░░░░░░░░ use their endowments to ░░░░░░░░ the tuition ROBERTS Well ░░░░░░░░ remember the I remember ░░░░░░░░ idea that Marco Rubio ░░░░░░░░ in the 2016 campaign ░░░░░░░░ there needed to be ░░░░░░░░ in higher institutions of ░░░░░░░░ education to say OK ░░░░░░░░ want to become a ░░░░░░░░ philosophy major here are ░░░░░░░░ job prospects for that ░░░░░░░░ field MOORE Right exactly ░░░░░░░░ But they never did ░░░░░░░░ I want to ask ░░░░░░░░ about this because DOGE ░░░░░░░░ sort of like relatively ░░░░░░░░ to Simpson Bowles Back ░░░░░░░░ 2014 Simpson Bowles handed ░░░░░░░░ a large report for ░░░░░░░░ to cut government waste ░░░░░░░░ and abuse to Barack ░░░░░░░░ He said thanks very ░░░░░░░░ I ll never get ░░░░░░░░ through Congress As much ░░░░░░░░ DOGE might want to ░░░░░░░░ spending the folks over ░░░░░░░░ don t necessarily want ░░░░░░░░ follow through on it ░░░░░░░░ You mean in Congress ░░░░░░░░ Well yeah I guess ░░░░░░░░ can t see Congress ░░░░░░░░ right behind me MOORE ░░░░░░░░ I mean this is ░░░░░░░░ real challenge I think ░░░░░░░░ Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy ░░░░░░░░ going to come up ░░░░░░░░ truly hundreds of billions ░░░░░░░░ dollars of saving By ░░░░░░░░ way one of the ░░░░░░░░ they found in the ░░░░░░░░ Paul report we re ░░░░░░░░ a billion dollars a ░░░░░░░░ on rent of office ░░░░░░░░ that are empty are ░░░░░░░░ I mean what business ░░░░░░░░ ever do that kind ░░░░░░░░ thing So the challenge ░░░░░░░░ put your finger on ░░░░░░░░ problem yes we can ░░░░░░░░ the waste And I ░░░░░░░░ they re going to ░░░░░░░░ an amazing job of ░░░░░░░░ and expose it But ░░░░░░░░ Congress act Will they ░░░░░░░░ responsibly and get rid ░░░░░░░░ this stuff I can ░░░░░░░░ tell you yes Even ░░░░░░░░ Republicans are in on ░░░░░░░░ too It s not ░░░░░░░░ party it s both ░░░░░░░░ John that love to ░░░░░░░░ money ROBERTS They sure ░░░░░░░░ I mean as witnessed ░░░░░░░░ the recent CR that ░░░░░░░░ Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy ░░░░░░░░ tank which goes to ░░░░░░░░ that maybe they got ░░░░░░░░ little more power than ░░░░░░░░ Bowles did Because they ░░░░░░░░ have the power of ░░░░░░░░ media to embarrass the ░░░░░░░░ know what out of ░░░░░░░░ Steve great to see ░░░░░░░░ Merry Christmas MOORE Well ░░░░░░░░ does it take 1 ░░░░░░░░ pages to pass a ░░░░░░░░ Come on 1 500 ░░░░░░░░ There s how many ░░░░░░░░ how many people in ░░░░░░░░ Congress do you think ░░░░░░░░ read that bill ROBERTS ░░░░░░░░ mean that I can ░░░░░░░░ on one hand MOORE ░░░░░░░░ can ROBERTS Steve thank ░░░░░░░░ Merry Christmas to you ░░░░░░░░ Great to be with ░░░░░░░░ John Merry Christmas ROBERTS ░░░░░░░░ right my friend we ░░░░░░░░ see you.”