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.

Monday, March 25, 2013

$585,000 for one-night stay in Paris

Recent documents posted to a government website give a rare glimpse of what it costs to send our politicians overseas. Official business took Vice President Joe Biden to Europe, a trip that included a bill of $585,000 for his one-night stay in Paris. Also on the receipt was $321,665 for a limousine company and $459,338.65 for a hotel stay in London. According to several officials from previous administrations, this is just what it costs to run a full-scale, overseas trip for someone like the president or the vice president. Click here for additional information.
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