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  • What the Government Got You This Year (in Pictures)

    12/18/2013 5:13:43 AM PST · by IbJensen · 4 replies
    Hertigage Foundation ^ | 12/18/2013 | Amy Payne and Kelsey Harris
    Today, the Senate is set to pass the new U.S. budget deal in all its spend-tastic glory. Lawmakers have hemmed and hawed about making any cuts to spending, despite countless examples of ridiculous decisions that have wasted taxpayers’ money. So it’s timely that the office of Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) released its 2013 “Wastebook” yesterday, listing 100 examples it deems wasteful spending this year. In our infographic below, we’ve picked just a few of the highlights of your tax dollars at work.