Podcast king Joe Rogan unleashed a profanity-laced tirade about what he called rampant government “waste and fraud” in California — blasting politicians and pundits who say wealthy taxpayers simply need to “pay their fair share.”
During a March 10 episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, Rogan vented while speaking with journalist Michael Shellenberger about California’s homelessness spending and broader allegations of government mismanagement.
“The thing that drives me the most nuts is when these progressive talking heads saying they don’t want to pay their fair share,” Rogan said.
“With the amount of waste and fraud, why would you,” he added.
The outspoken podcaster argued that politicians are ignoring mounting evidence of financial mismanagement while continuing to push for more public spending.
“You don’t think there should be some accountability to how much f—ing waste and fraud that has been clearly demonstrated?” Rogan said. “Like, the solution is just give more money?”
“Oh and they can do it because they have it. So what — you just give more money and now it’s $30 billion goes to homeless with no accountability?”
Rogan questioned whether the billions spent by the state and local governments are actually improving conditions.
“Like where do you think this money is going to go where it’s actually going to help people and affect things in a positive way?” he said. “There’s been no indication that that’s the case.”
He also blasted the idea that the core issue is simply that wealthy taxpayers aren’t contributing enough.
“That the real problem is they just haven’t had enough money from the billionaires — that’s f—ing ludicrous,” Rogan said. “It’s such an intellectually lazy way of framing this whole discussion.”
“F-k you, that’s not what’s going on here,” he added. “What’s going on here you have a completely incompetent government that’s absolutely corrupt and they want more money.”
Rogan’s remarks come as multiple investigations have raised serious questions about fraud and oversight failures in California programs — including a shocking probe into hospice providers in Los Angeles.
A recent investigation highlighted a stretch of Los Angeles that has become “ground zero” for alleged hospice fraud, where hundreds of hospice companies are registered within just a few miles of each other.
Analysts found that roughly 700 of the approximately 1,800 hospice providers in Los Angeles County show red flags for fraud, according to state criteria.
Investigators visiting some of the listed locations reportedly discovered empty storefronts and piles of mail, raising concerns that some providers may be shell companies billing Medicare for services that were never delivered.
“To pretend the solution is just more money,” Rogan said, “is insane.”
