Tax Dollars At Work

Text on the meme

POLO THE ...

What it means

A split-screen video shows a man reacting on the left while a person in military camouflage tries to balance on a skateboard in a garage on the right, eventually wobbling with their arms raised. The joke is that the military mishap is sarcastically presented as what taxpayers’ money is funding, making it useful as a reaction to wasteful or absurd spending.

Speech

Really? This is what my tax dollars are going towards?

Objects

bearded man / бородатый мужчина person in military camouflage / человек в военной форме skateboard / скейтборд garage / гараж metal wall / металлическая стена white bucket / белое ведро yellow dustpan / жёлтый совок shelves / полки black sweatshirt / чёрная толстовка sneakers / кроссовки split screen / разделённый экран raised arms / поднятые руки