List/Grid Tag Archives: Government Waste
Let’s stop making these $1 presidential coins shall we?
Have you ever even seen one of the Presidential coins? I have not, and the federal government has enough of them lying around to fill a vault the size of…
How much is Chicago paying for police bodyguards to protect aldermans?
I want to know the names and positions of all of the Chicago city employees and political blowhards who have their own taxpayer-funded protection detail. Yesterday, we learned one alderman…
Duplicate state and federal programs just tip of the iceberg
I’ve got a serious issue with the fact government bureaucrats think it is necessary to have – as an example – a local Department of Education, a state Department of Education and…
Billions in international aid wasted, but it makes you feel better to give!
No surprise here. Tossing money in the direction of some African countries led to little or no improvements, as funding was routed from “worthy, important” causes to expenditures by corrupt…
The census plan – proving bureaucracy does not work (Update)
Jim is also writing about the census today, but I’d like to highlight a post by Michelle Malkin concerning financial waste from within the US Census Bureau. Counting people is…
Bipartisan commission on government spending – complete theater
That’s right, it’s a complete dog and pony show, and the admission price may well destroy the American economy.
Federal stimulus fail – “Weatherize your home” program buried in red tape
Part of the Obama administration’s stimulus program included a plan to weatherize 600,000 homes in three years – and “save or create” jobs of course – has only completed somewhere…
Expansion of federal government – mission creep
Familiar with the term mission creep? In business, a project starts with specified business requirements and after the project gets rolling, new requirements – or change orders – are added…
In Connecticut, state employees retire – get rehired
It’s bad enough the public perception of state employees is that they have easy gigs with great benefits, but now – even after Gov. M. Jodi Rell (R-Conn.) said she…
Public opinion on government size and budget – big and wasteful
Granted, the information comes from a poll with subjective questions, but Gallup released a couple of polls early this week concerning the perception of the waste at the federal government…
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