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.

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Waste, Fraud & Mismanagement in California

California, like the U.S. government, is having major financial problems.  Here is a list of some questionable spending for 2010 put together by the California Taxpayers' Association:
  • City of Bell Leaders Padded Salaries With Money Intended for Low-Income Housing (October '10)
  • More Than $69 Million in State Welfare Benefits Drawn Out of State, Including on Cruise Ships (October '10)
  • Government Workers' Massive Compensation Packages Detailed (September '10)
  • Irvine District Spent $800,000 More Than Necessary for School Construction, Court Finds (September '10)
  • Small Southern California City Pays Attorney $500,000 Annually (August '10)
  • Los Angeles Transportation Department Wasted $855,000 on Unused Equipment, City Controller Reports (August '10)
  • Teacher Cheats on Student Achievement Tests (August '10)
  • City Officials Resign After Salary Scandal Breaks, Investigation Launched by Law Enforcement Officers (July '10)
  • State Spends $2.6 Million to Rent Vacant Building for Two Years (July '10)
  • Stockton School District Asked to Repay Nearly $1 Million in Unapproved Spending (July '10)
  • Welfare Benefits Being Withdrawn at Strip Club ATMs (July '10)
  • Auditor Says Lax Oversight of Recycling Program Cost State Nearly $2.2 Million (June '10)
  • Los Angeles County Probation Workers Escaped Discipline Because of Missed Deadlines (June '10)
  • In Orange County, Government Lobbyists Spent $1.1 Million to Lobby Other Government Officials (June '10)
  • During Budget Crisis, University of California Adds to Ranks of Highly Paid Senior Officials (June '10)
  • Audits Reveal Waste in L.A. County Departments (May '10)
  • UC Planning to Cut $500 Million of Administrative Waste (May '10)
  • Audit Says San Francisco Transit System Could Save $3 Million a Year by Managing Employees Better (May '10)
  • Audit Shows City of Los Angeles Misplaced 45 Percent of Purchases (May '10)
  • More Than 33 Percent of San Francisco City Employees Paid Over $100,000 (April '10)
  • San Francisco "Premium Pay" Rewards Cost $86 Million (April '10)
  • Consultants Find Millions of Potential Savings at UC Berkeley (April '10)
  • State Wasted $13 Million on Prison Drug Program, Auditor Says (April '10)
  • Districts Spending Millions on Error-Filled Math Textbooks (April '10)
  • Rocklin Gives Early Retirement Deals to City Managers, Then Rehires Them (March '10)
  • Orange County Spent $842,450 on Failed Information Technology Plan (March '10)
  • Teachers’ Union Sues to Get School District to Pay Teacher for Five Days at Family Reunion (March '10)
  • Taxpayers Pay for Failed Waterless Urinal Experiment at Environmental Protection Agency (February '10)
  • Los Angeles County Has Been Buying $40 Pens, Wasting $162,000 a Year (February '10)
  • Employment Development Department Mismanagement Costs $53 Million (February '10)
  • Dead People Received IHSS Benefits, Controller Reports (February '10)
  • Error by the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitations Costs Taxpayers $7 Million (January '10)
  • City Spends Big on Sculpture, Then Spends Again to Have it Removed (January '10)
  • Despite Budget Problems, San Diego Assessor and Treasurer Accept Raises (January '10)
  • CalTrans Buys New Vehicles That Sit Idle (January '10)
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