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.

Sunday, September 16, 2012

Omnibus Spending Bill

Items included in the bill:
  • $1 million for the Iowa historical Society for exhibits related to the world food prize;
  • $750,000 for the Baseball Hall of Fame;
  • $732,000 for the Center for Designing Foods at Iowa State;
  • $725,000 for the Please Touch Museum in Philadelphia;
  • $500,000 for the Boat House Museum in St. Charles, Missouri;
  • $500,000 for Tongass Coast Aquarium in Alaska;
  • $350,000 for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame;
  • $210,000 for swine hoop barn research in Iowa;
  • $200,000 for the Maxine Waters Employment Preparation Center;
  • $150,000 for new office space for the “King of Pork,” Sen. Robert Byrd;
  • $100,000 for the Sea Otter Commission in Alaska;
  • $90,000 for the Cowgirl Hall of Fame.
  • Additionally, CAGW’s List of Omnibus Earmarks includes
  • $560,000 for the Montana Sheep Institute in Bozeman
  • $350,000 for sweet potato research in Miss.
  • $50,000 to study mushrooms in Booneville, Ark
  • $900,000 for the renovation of the El Paso Plaza Theater
  • $300,000 Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, for Universal Kitchen Design project
  • $650,000 for Horseshoe Crab Research
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