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, October 16, 2012

Waste In 2002

  • $50,000 for a tattoo removal program in San Luis Obispo, California.
  • $400,000 for the Montana Sheep Institute to improve the profitability of the state's sheep industry.
  • $273,000 for the Blue Springs (Missouri) Youth Orchestra Outreach Unit for educational training to combat Goth culture.
  • $1,000,000 appropriation for the Center for Public Service and the Common Good (a think tank) at the University of San Francisco.
  • $400,000 for manure management research at the National Swine Research Center.
  • $1,100,000 for the MountainMade Foundation in Thomas, West Virginia for business development and the education of artists and craftspeople.
  • In 2002 the U.S. government spent $4,000,000 to implement the forest and fish report of the Washington State.
  • $500,000 for exhibits on the Sullivan brothers at the Grout Museum in Waterloo, Iowa.
  • $61,000 for the State Historical Society to archive the history of Iowa workers.
  • $1,200,000 for the Ohio Arts Council to expand international programs.
  • $2,900,000 for the Mountaineer Doctor Television program at West Virginia University.
  • $2,000,000 for an educational mall at the Raleigh County Commission in Beckley.
  • $2,000,000 for West Virginia University to establish a Center on Obesity.
  • $260,000 for asparagus technology in the stae of Washington.
  • $1,200,000 for music education at the GRAMMY Foundation
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