Union Work on the Taxpayers’ Dime
Government makes us pay for a lot of stuff we don’t want. Cowboy poetry and robot squirrels and gherkin specifications and……
Come On Down! You’re The Next Contestant On Tax TV!
Imagine, for a moment, a game show set. Wink Martindale is the host, because you need a pro to keep this thing on the rails. Contestants are picked at random…
Wasting Time in Springfield
In the face of $9 billion in unpaid bills, the Illinois legislature has found time in 2012 for an amazing amount of peripheral legislation to take effect in 2013.For…
Hurricane Sandy Relief Bill: All Pork – Little Relief
$150 million for Alaskan fisheries, $2 million to the Smithsonian to repair roofs and $8 million to Homeland Security and the Justice Department to buy cars. And that's just the…
DOE pays workers…to play cards?
Earlier this month, a hybrid battery plant in Holland Michigan began furloughing workers. Yes, even before the plant had produced a single battery since ground was broken in 2010.
BREAKING: Waste, Fraud, Abuse Uncovered In State Health Program
Every once in a while, the paper of record here in Oregon comes up with an interesting article that puts the hood up on our state government and gives it…
The Hunger Champion Awards: Race to Waste
Last year, Ashe County, South Carolina received national recognition from the US Department of Agriculture for their work involving the Department of Social Services. However this attention only highlights the…
Holy Drugged Out Monkeys Taxman!!!
When one thinks of government waste, what comes to mind? Recently there have been reports of the government spending money to study running shrimp on treadmills, Jell-O wrestling in…