Independent Institute

The costliest ads

The highest-spend ad of each distinct text, as it ran.

• Riley's job just got replaced by a self-driving car. Gov insists he has a solution. He cares about people, after all. Watch Riley's employment saga unfold: https://bit.ly/4irEsv8

  21 September 2026 · Independent Institute · $1.5–2K · 80K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library

• Riley just wants to turn a hobby into a little extra cash. Gov wants to make sure that cash doesn't come easy. For her own good, of course. Watch her try to launch a side hustle without launching a small legal battle first: https://bit.ly/4xxz11E

  21 September 2026 · Independent Institute · $1.5–2K · 250K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library

• Ever wonder what your personal share of the $40 trillion national debt actually is? Interest on it alone now costs the government over $1 trillion a year, the second-biggest line item in the federal budget, right behind Social Security. MyGovCost gives you the answer in a few clicks. Not the national number, but yours, and what could've stayed in your pocket if you'd kept it and invested it instead. 🔗 https://www.independent.org/mygovcost/

  1 September 2026 · Independent Institute · $1–1.5K · 100K+ impressions · Informational · Ad Library

• Ellie's learning that no part of her routine is too small for Gov to have an opinion about, but that's because he cares. Some updated guidance here, a new precaution there, and suddenly getting ready in the morning feels like clearing a checkpoint. Watch her try to make it out the door on season 4 of Love Gov, out now.

  14 September 2026 · Independent Institute · $1–1.5K · 100K+ impressions · Informational · Ad Library

• The federal debt just hit $40 trillion. That's a 13-digit number attached to your name whether you asked for it or not. Curious what your personal slice of that bill actually looks like? MyGovCost breaks it down based on a few quick questions, letting you know what you'd have if you'd kept it instead. 🔗 https://www.independent.org/mygovcost/

  1 September 2026 · Independent Institute · $900 – $999 · 70K+ impressions · Informational · Ad Library

• 🎥 Love Gov Season 4 is OUT NOW! Turning 26 and trying to find a job is stressful enough. Now add losing your parents’ health insurance to the list. Luckily, Nate's therapist Gov is here to “help.” And if there’s one thing Gov knows how to do, it’s make a complicated situation even more complicated. 🩺 Watch what happens when healthcare gets the Gov treatment >> https://bit.ly/4zVymJU

  9 September 2026 · Independent Institute · $800 – $899 · 50K+ impressions · Informational · Ad Library