(The Guardian) A Doge-style audit launched by Florida’s Republican governor Ron DeSantis into Democratic-run cities and counties he accuses of wasteful spending could soon be known by an offensive new name: FAFO, universally known as a meme for the phrase “fuck around and find out”.
In a post to X on Monday, DeSantis said the acronym - which he claims actually stands for a Florida Agency for Fiscal Oversight he has yet to formally commission, had “a nice ring to it” and that he “might need to work up an executive order and make it official”.
Under the guise of ensuring “transparency and accountability” in local government, DeSantis sent audit teams last week into the city of Gainesville, and Broward county, two pockets of Democratic strength in a largely Republican state.
It is part of a wider initiative the governor trumpeted earlier this year to replicate Elon Musk’s Doge (the so-called “department of government efficiency”) efforts at state level in support of his ambitious longer-term goal of eliminating property taxes.
Taking credit for the FAFO handle is Florida’s new chief financial officer Blaise Ingoglia, a staunch DeSantis ally whose X profile includes the words “If you’re looking for snark, you’ve found it.”
He posted on Monday an assertion that he got “a rave reception” when he rolled out the new nickname at a party event over the weekend.
In a post to X on Monday, DeSantis said the acronym - which he claims actually stands for a Florida Agency for Fiscal Oversight he has yet to formally commission, had “a nice ring to it” and that he “might need to work up an executive order and make it official”.
Under the guise of ensuring “transparency and accountability” in local government, DeSantis sent audit teams last week into the city of Gainesville, and Broward county, two pockets of Democratic strength in a largely Republican state.
It is part of a wider initiative the governor trumpeted earlier this year to replicate Elon Musk’s Doge (the so-called “department of government efficiency”) efforts at state level in support of his ambitious longer-term goal of eliminating property taxes.
Taking credit for the FAFO handle is Florida’s new chief financial officer Blaise Ingoglia, a staunch DeSantis ally whose X profile includes the words “If you’re looking for snark, you’ve found it.”
He posted on Monday an assertion that he got “a rave reception” when he rolled out the new nickname at a party event over the weekend.
