It seems like every day I read about how government wastes money so I thought I would record them. Since I began this blog, I have been stunned by the amount of waste, fraud, and mismanagement I have found. I recognize that some government is necessary for any society to exist but without the "profit incentive" that we have in private enterprise, government continues to grow like a cancer and along with it the potential for abuse. If you ever needed a reason to limit government, just read some of the following posts.

Thursday, September 6, 2012

Miscellaneous Spending Projects

More examples of wasteful spending by the federal government:
  • $1.9 million for a water taxi to Pleasure Beach, Conn.
  • $3.8 million for an urban art trail in Rochester, N.Y.
  • $3.1 million for upgrades to an 88-year-old canal boat museum in New York
  • $3 million for bicycle racks in Washington, D.C.'s Georgetown area
  • $1.5 million for a streetscape project around a Detroit casino
  • $578,000 to fight homelessness in Union, N.Y., a town that reportedly has no homeless people
  • $550,000 for a skateboard park in Pawtucket, R.I.
  • $500,000 for fish food for Missouri fish farmers
  • $400,000 to renovate a vacant building in Jal, N.M.
  • $380,350 to encourage West Virginia landowners to grow ginseng and shiitake mushrooms
  • $90,000 for a shared kitchen for food service entrepreneurs
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