Wednesday Waste: The 2012 Wastebook
Senator Coburn recently released a 202-page report regarding some of the most inefficient ways taxpayer dollars are being used. The book details $16 billion in wasteful spending originating from...
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#TalkIsCheap, Overspending Is Not
Today, Bankrupting America is rolling out a new campaign called: “Talk is Cheap, Overspending is Not,” to hold Washington lawmakers accountable for their promises to cut wasteful spending and get...
View ArticleWednesday Waste: Warming Up With Wasteful Spending
What’s a few missing millions between friends? Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services officials “misspent” some $8 million in funding for a program intended to help keep vulnerable citizens...
View ArticleBreaking It Down | Government Wasted $73 Billion In One Year
Every week for the past year, The Washington Times has given out a Golden Hammer award for the week’s most wasteful government project. On July 10, the Golden Hammer celebrated its one-year anniversary...
View Article5 Things To Know About The $20 Billion Of Earmarks In Congressional Spending...
On July 31, the Taxpayer Protection Alliance (TPA) released a report detailing billions of dollars worth of lawmakers pet projects found in the 2015 House and Senate defense appropriations bills. In...
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Top 5 Things to Know |“Use It Or Lose It” Year-End Government Spending
Yesterday, the Mercatus Center released a report highlighting a government phenomenon known as “use it or lose it” year-end spending. According to the Mercatus Center, the “phenomenon refers to the...
View ArticleNIH Spent $3.2 Million On Monkey Binge Drinking | Breaking It Down
In September, The Washington Times reported the National Institutes of Health (NIH) was using taxpayer dollars to fund some questionable studies. Each year, the NIH awards 50,000 grants, totaling $24...
View ArticleTaxpayer Funded Pumpkin Patches | Breaking It Down
Last week, The Washington Times reported that, each year, federal, state and local governments spend millions of taxpayer funds on pumpkin patches and fall festivals. According to the report, “Most of...
View ArticleFederal Workers Paid For Mandatory Leave | Top 5 Things To Know
On Oct. 20, The Washington Post highlighted a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report stating that tens of thousands of federal workers were being kept on paid leave for extended periods of...
View ArticleBreaking It Down | Holiday Edition
Happy Holidays! On December 10, the Treasury Department announced that the U.S. government ran more than a $56 billion deficit for November. Since it’s the holiday season, today’s Breaking it Down will...
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