Your Money Is Funding Meetings That Even C-SPAN Rejected | And I Was Action Item One LOL

Ever wondered what happens when your hard-earned tax dollars disappear into the bureaucratic abyss? Look no further than this episode of Rock Bottom, where I take you inside the most painfully absurd finance committee meeting in Bucks County history.

From the moment these "financial experts" opened their mouths, the circus began. Instead of diving into budget matters, they kicked off with a 36-second panic attack about social media and Facebook posts. Yes, really. The elected officials responsible for managing public funds were more concerned about their online reputation than actual fiscal responsibility. As I point out, I'm apparently living rent-free in their PowerPoint presentations and closed-door panic meetings.

When they finally got around to discussing money, it was a masterclass in saying absolutely nothing of substance. For a full half hour, these professionals with impressive titles dropped acronyms like confetti and passed around buzzwords like a cheese plate. One particularly hilarious moment came when someone declared they needed to "align the fiscal parameters of the quarterly cost flow structures"—corporate gibberish that somehow earned applause. The entire spectacle cost taxpayers approximately $700 for what amounted to a 60-minute LinkedIn performance art piece. If you've ever wondered why your local schools lack resources while administrative costs soar, this episode provides all the painful answers.

Don't miss this raw, unfiltered look at local government theater. Subscribe now and join me in screaming into our collective pillow as we witness your tax dollars go to die. And remember, the next time someone tells you they're "evaluating the 2026 paperclip budget," they're probably not doing anything at all.

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Peace, Love & God Above! :-)

Chapters

• 0:28 Podcast Introduction
• 1:09 Welcome to Rock Bottom
• 1:28 Social Media Panic
• 2:48 Budget Buzzword Bingo
• 4:24 The $700 Circle Jerk
• 4:44 Breaking News Teaser

Transcript

Speaker 1: 0:14

What's up, guys? It's DJ ESG, and welcome back to the Rock Bottom Podcast. You know, I know where Trey Parker and Matt so now got all that material for South Park. I mean, it's so easy, you don't have to write shit, you just let it fall on your lap. And nowadays, with social media, with the internet and with all the tools that we have in front of us, I don't even have to literally find material. Honest to God, it just finds me. It's so simple and you can't even block it out, like you can't put like a lock on it, because once it's there, everybody and anybody can see it. Like you can't lock up YouTube. And these people are so stupid, they're so dumb, they come out. You know what I'm just going to? I'm going to go into my regular shtick. Just hold that thought for a sec. So welcome back to the Rock Bottom Podcast, where common sense goes to die and taxpayer money goes to retire.

Speaker 1: 1:01

I'm your host, eric Scott Goal, and today we're talking about the most useless, unnecessarily long, brain-melting event in Bucks County history a finance committee meeting. So tragic, honest to God, even C-SPAN said nah, we're good, but that's not even the best part. Let's dive into the first three minutes where these grown adults with titles like director of finance and sorcery decided to talk about social media right away. We don't know who they're talking about. I had two parents, two really good friends, said you went from being action item eight to action item one. I love it. These people are so stupid and not like real platforms. They're sweating over Facebook posts and live stream. The social media rant went on for 36 seconds. They might as well said we don't know what TikTok is, but we're scared of it and we're pretty sure ESG is hunting our algorithm. I'm not. You guys are just making it so simple. I mean, they were talking about me. I don't care what they say, I know what they were talking about me. I don't care what they say, I know what they were talking about. You can't convince me otherwise. I'm living rent-free in their PowerPoint presentations and their closed-door panic meetings. You're welcome all of Newtown and the Counter Rock School District and, honest to God, it is what it is. I mean, the news is the news. You hear something, you tell it how it really is and nobody can stop you for it. There's nothing they can do. Once you put it out there in the public, you're done. I told the police chief and one of the attorneys, I said may the best man win, like once they finished roasting my Facebook page, which I don't even have Facebook, so this is why this is so comical.

Speaker 1: 2:30

They moved into actual finance and let me tell you, it was a TED talk on how to say absolutely nothing. For 30 minutes they reviewed the budget. Cool, cool. Did you balance it or just play mad libs with taxpayer money? We're looking at projected expenditures, translation, we spend too much on custom pens and now we're hoping no one notices. Man, you could have just sent this shit out an email. You didn't have to sit down with like seven people or ten people or whoever you sat down with and go over the budget. It's like my hoa going over the budget. We do it every single month and we've gotten nowhere. We don't do anything. We talk about it, talk about it, talk about it and then, when it's over, I just give it to the property manager and she takes care of it.

Speaker 1: 3:04

They dropped more acronyms than a high school guidance counselor CAFR, afg, rfp, doa. I'm like is this budgeting or a secret government agency? One guy even said we need to align the fiscal parameters of the quarterly cost flow structures even said we need to align the fiscal parameters of the quarterly cost flow structures, and I swear someone clapped like that meant something. I've heard toddlers with more financial clarity. The only person that clapped actually knew what it meant.

Speaker 1: 3:25

Shout out to all the people at this table with titles like executive liaison to strategic initiatives of forward motion planning. What do they actually do? No one knows, but they sure do like to nod seriously when someone says we're evaluating the 2026 paperclip budget. The fuck is that? What is a paperclip budget? They wrapped the meeting like they just stopped world hunger. Great meeting folks. No, it wasn't. You just passed around buzzwords like a cheese plate and thanked each other for showing up to your own jobs. You're welcome taxpayers. We just paid 700 for this 60 minute linkedin circle, jerk.

Speaker 1: 3:53

Here's the bottom line. The finance committee isn't doing finances, they're doing performance art. If you're watching the live streams, don't worry, you're not crazy. This is what happens when your academic HOA gets access to a budget and thinks they're running the Pentagon. I'm Eric Scott Gold and this really is rock bottom, where your tax dollars go to die and your patience goes to scream in a fucking pillow. Breaking news here's what I'm sending to the station. Eric Scott Gold attends a finance committee meeting so painful it made Excel cry. In this week's Rock Bottom podcast I give a 10-minute roast of local government so spicy the committee's going to need Al Now if you ever wonder where your taxpayer money really goes spoiler it's not going to education. $700 for a 60-minute circle jerk, that's what you just paid to listen to this shit-ass nonsense on YouTube. I don't know. You tell me. Well, at least Al wasn't there, so the room smelled.