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.

Friday, June 21, 2013

Empty Airport: $450,000

The Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission voted to keep open the rarely used Lake Murray State Park Airport, simply to land more federal funds. It averages one flight per month, bases no planes, and is only two miles from other airports. The FAA makes automatic payments to the airport, which then turns the money around to other projects in state, making it nothing more than a brief layover for hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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