50 billion — dollar amount of “government waste” identified so far by Elon Musk’s D.O.G.E. 8 billion — pounds of waste produced per year by American D-O-G dogs 200,000 — number of Caribbean pink flamingoes in the wild 20 million — number of pink plastic flamingoes sold since 1957, when sculptor Don Featherstone created them for Union Products, a lawn and garden décor company 2.1 billion — dollar amount of USAID money that went directly to Hamas-controlled areas of Gaza 5 million — dollar amount of loan money available to businesses impacted by the February, 2023 train derailment/chemical spills in East Palestine, Ohio 1 trillion over 5 years — dollar amount of wealth being sheltered by Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts and related vehicles, which are typically used by wealthy families to avoid paying inheritance taxes (“GRATS for BRATS”) 1.16 million — minimum salary for an NBA basketball player, in dollars 1.15 million — pounds of blubber legally harvested per year from bowhead whales …