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Incentives Matter: Rand Paul Proposes Bonuses for Federal Employees that Identify Budget Savings Mon Feb 13

Erika Johnsen
Certain Prediction for 2012 Tue Dec 27

Cal Thomas

According to the Mayan "long count" calendar, the final day on Earth is less than a year away, on Dec. 21, 2012.??? ... more
Fisherman bags "the big one" only to lose it to Big Government Wed Nov 23

Provincetown Harbor, Massachusetts

Carlos Rafael captures a 881lb bluefin tuna worth up to $400,000, only to see it confiscated by the federal government. The reasoning? Using a net rather than a fishing rod. ... more
Shine a Light on America's Afghan-Iraqi Rathole Fri Nov 18

Diana West

When the Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan closed shop on Sept. 30, it reported its "sobering but conservative" estimate that U.S. taxpayers had lost between $31 billion and $60 billion in waste and fraud of the $206 billion Uncle Sam has spent on contracts and grants in Iraq and Afghanistan. Of course, that's not all. According to the commission's final report, "a similar amount could be lost due to unsustainable projects and programs." ... more
O'Reilly: Occupiers Are Costing Taxpayers "Tens Of Millions Of Dollars" Fri Nov 18

New York City

Bill O'Reilly is criticizing #OWS for causing millions of dollars of damage, and footing the bill to tax payers. ... more
Farm Subsidies Going to Celebrities Mon Nov 14

Elisabeth Meinecke
Sex Sells Socialism Mon Oct 24

Katie Kieffer

When all else fails, sex sells. The only way to sell the American public on socialism is to use sex appeal because socialism does not appeal to reason or justice. And watching handsome high rollers head to prison is no doubt an Occupy Wall Streeter’s notion of ultimate bondage sex appeal. ... more
Congress, Governors Nix Obama's High-speed Trains Thu Oct 13

Michael Barone

Dead. Kaput. Through. Finished. Washed up. Gone-zo. That, I think, is a fair description of the Obama administration's attempt to build high-speed rail lines across America. ... more
Sebelius: GOP wants to roll back women's health Wed Oct 5

AP News
Pass This Bill: Obama Jobs Plan Could Cost $1.6 Million Per Job Thu Sep 29

Guy Benson
Shutdown averted, but deep differences linger Wed Sep 28

AP News
Professor Warren's Ire Wed Sep 28

Jeff Jacoby

MEETING WITH VOTERS in an Andover living room last month, US Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren vigorously challenged the idea that Obama Democrats are engaging in "class warfare" when they clamor for higher taxes on the wealthy. ... more
Shutdown averted, but deep differences linger Wed Sep 28

AP News
Paying the Dead Tue Sep 27

Cal Thomas

According to a report by the Office of Personnel Management and reported in Ed O'Keefe's "The Federal Eye" column in the Washington Post, our government has been sending checks to dead people. "In the last five years," O'Keefe writes, "the Office of Personnel Management has made more than $601 million in payments to dead federal retirees, according to the agency's inspector general. Total annual payouts range between $100 million and $150 million." ... more
Factbox: Social Security positions of Republican candidates Mon Sep 26

Reuters News
Do You Know the Muffin Man? Thu Sep 22

Katie Pavlich
MuffinGate: DOJ Spends $16 Per Muffin for Conference Thu Sep 22

Katie Pavlich
Government Efficiency: Disaster Aid May Run Out Tue Aug 30

Katie Pavlich
Celebrating 'Cost of Government Day' Thu Aug 11

Mattie Duppler Corrao

Since President Obama has been in office, the 'Cost of Government Day' has fallen halfway into August. This is fueled largely by explosive federal spending—taxpayers now work 103 days, nearly half of the total cost of government, just to pay for federal spending. ... more
Scam Artists Pocket Taxpayer Dollars Wed Jul 6

New York

$1 out of every $10 the government gave out for unemployment benefits last year went to people who should not be getting them. ... more
Representatives Lease Luxury Vehicles with Taxpayer Dollars Wed Jun 29

Washington DC

Many representatives, Republican and Democrat, lease very expensive luxury cars with taxpayer dollars. ... more
Tax Payers' Money Squandered of Frivolous Trips Around the World Wed Jun 22

New York

US department of transportation sent officials on a lavish trip to Europe and Australia to study billboards, wasting millions of dollars. ... more
Only in Government Can You Keep Your Salary While in Sex Rehab Mon Jun 13

Katie Pavlich
Obama announces plan to cut government waste Mon Jun 13

AP News
Cutting Waste One Booklet at a Time Mon Jun 13

Katie Pavlich
Obama's New Plan to Cut Government Waste Mon Jun 13

Washington DC

No, the plan does not involve reforming Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, Obamacare, the War in Libya, pork barrel, welfare, cutting federal jobs, or pulling troops out of any of the 150 countries around the world they currently occupy. ... more