A viral social media post highlighted a California State Auditor’s 2025 report, pointing to over $70 billion in taxpayer losses across programs, aggregated from separate audits. Key issues include potential annual costs of $2.5 billion from CalFresh (SNAP) payment errors due to federal changes; $24 billion spent on homelessness; $18 billion wasted on high-speed rail; plus unemployment fraud and a scrapped 911 upgrade.
Reacting to these shocking details, Rep. Kevin Kiley criticized the mismanagement, calling California the “fraud capital.” When the news broke on social media, users were incensed and took Newsom to task for his failure as a leader.
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