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Many criticized the program as a distraction from the country’s problems and a waste of money that the government could instead use to better the lives of everyday Americans.
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Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Some considered the project a waste of money and said the current set-up works just fine.
—Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 Mar. 2026
But perhaps an even bigger waste of money has been the tens of billions of taxpayer dollars that former Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden threw at the electric vehicle industry.
—Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
The comedians Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang breezily observed on a podcast last month that donating to Crockett is a waste of money.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Some considered the project a waste of money and said the current set-up works just fine.
—Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 Mar. 2026
But perhaps an even bigger waste of money has been the tens of billions of taxpayer dollars that former Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden threw at the electric vehicle industry.
—Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
The comedians Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang breezily observed on a podcast last month that donating to Crockett is a waste of money.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2026
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“Waste of money.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/waste%20of%20money. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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