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  • The Waste List: 66 Crazy Ways That The U.S. Government Is Wasting Your Hard-Earned Money

    06/21/2013 5:28:40 AM PDT · by lbryce · 7 replies
    The Eonomic Collapse ^ | June 20,.2013 | Michael
    Why did the U.S. government spend 2.6 million dollars to train Chinese prostitutes to drink responsibly? Why did the U.S. government spend $175,587 "to determine if cocaine makes Japanese quail engage in sexually risky behavior"? Why did the U.S. government spend nearly a million dollars on a new soccer field for detainees being held at Guantanamo Bay? This week when I saw that the IRS was about to pay out 70 million dollars in bonuses to their employees and that the U.S. government was going to be leaving 7 billion dollars worth of military equipment behind in Afghanistan, it caused...
  • Republicans Join Democrats to Save Corporate Welfare (Again)

    06/11/2012 10:42:13 PM PDT · by Flashman_at_the_charge · 10 replies
    Cato @ Liberty ^ | June 8, 2012 | Tad DeHaven
    Rep. Tom McClintock (R-CA) introduced three amendments to the recently passed Energy & Water appropriations bill that would have eliminated a slew of business subsidies at the Department of Energy. Unfortunately, House Republicans once again teamed up with their Democratic colleagues to keep the corporate welfare spigot flowing.