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.

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Even More Pork Barrel Spending

Congress passed a patriotic-sounding bill called the “U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans’ Health, and Iraq Accountability Act,” but the subtitle could be “And Don’t Forget Farmers, Shrimpers, NASA and Other Regulars at Uncle Sam’s Buffet.”  The final version worked out to about $742 million a page.

It includes…
  • $4 million for the Office of Women’s Health at the Food and Drug Administration.
  • $5 million for tropical fish breeders and transporters for losses from a virus last year.
  • $283 million for the Milk Income Loss Contract Program.
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