Today, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) released his annual ‘Festivus’ report. This year’s report highlights over $110 million in government waste. According to Senator Paul, that means over 14,000 people's tax … READ MORE
Government waste
Farm Bill Shows the Resilience of Subsidies
Meet the new farm bill. It’s a lot like the old farm bill. In 2011 then-U.S. Senator Tom Coburn, M.D. released a report entitled “Subsidies of the Rich and Famous” … READ MORE
Bipartisan Senators Seek to Eliminate Beerbots, Edible Insects, and Peanut Stockpiles
Senators Jeff Flake (R-AZ) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) just introduced the Removing Excessive Dollars to Uproot and Cut Expensive Government Waste Act - or the easier to say title: … READ MORE
Navy Sinks $1.5 Billion into Non-Operational Submarines
Since World War II, when the German U-Boats haunted the oceans with their silent lethality, submarines have been an integral part of naval warfare. The United States is no exception; … READ MORE
Wastegiving: A Stuffed Tradition
The Thanksgiving Play - Genocide Edition (2018-2019) - $10,000 The first Thanksgiving, the celebration of a good harvest by the Pilgrims at Plymouth, has turned into a nationwide holiday of … READ MORE
Death and Tax Dollars
When you are dealing with an enterprise as large as the federal government, mistakes in payments are bound to happen, but at what point does a preventable mistake become negligence? … READ MORE
Spooky Spending: 10 Scary Government Expenditures
The Feds Love Frankenstein (2017) - $10,000 We’ve written about the $300,000 Indiana “Frankenfest” festival that included everything from franken yard games to a Franks-N-Steins beer garden, but this year … READ MORE
Bipartisan Group of Senators Make Pitch to Permanently Ban Earmarks
Before the 116th Congress is sworn into office next year, a bipartisan group of Senators wants to make the current moratorium on congressional earmarks permanent. Ten U.S. Senators sent a … READ MORE