⚠️ $2.5 billion on interior design sounds like a startup burn rate, not a central bank budget.
I’ve watched government projects balloon in cost, but the Fed’s DC headquarters facelift pushed past $2.5 billion by 2022 — up from an initial $1.9 billion — thanks to rising materials and labor prices amid inflation. Musk even joked about sending his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) team to audit the Fed’s interior designers. 🏛🧾
Key takeaways:
📈 Ballooning Budget: Inflation and supply-chain woes explain some overruns, but not skyscraper-level extravagance
✂️ Political Backdrop: This critique fits Musk’s broader mission to slash federal waste and reshape bureaucracy
👀 Public Reaction: Lawmakers across parties are demanding more scrutiny, equating the project to a “French palace” makeover
🪂UHILANT has flipped the switch — the airdrop is underway.
