10 Surprising Government Programs That Are Costing You $10.2 Billion

Townhall.com Staff

Posted: Jan 07, 2014 9:51 AM

Here’s one program you probably didn’t realize your tax dollars were funding: a pet-shampoo company. A new spending bill takes center stage this week in Congress, and according to a Heritage Foundation report, lawmakers could use it to save taxpayers $10.2 billion by axing subsidies including one bolstering a pet-shampoo company.