[nfbmi-talk] Your Tax Money At Work?

[Terry D. Eagle]

Marcus and the author of the government tax waste book, demonstrate my often
written statement that only taxpayer and consumers of legitimate government
services need to take affirmative action to put a stop to waste within
government agencies, through holding the civil and political servants
accountable for misappropriation and misuse of funds and positions designed
to effectively and efficiently   serve the legitimate needs of citizens.  To
look the other way as if unnoticed, hold attitude that it does not concern
or have an affect on me as an individual, or act in a go-long-to-get-along,
only sends a negative message to the trust violators that such waste is a
legitimate use of government taxpayer resources and civil service and
political positions.  Where is the taxpayer outrage and affirmative action
to stop such abusive practices.

Where does one obtain one of those anger therapy voodoo dolls with knife for
stabbing?


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Wastebook 2014: What Washington doesn't want you to read. 
Voodoo Dolls, Gambling Monkeys, Zombies in Love and Paid Vacations for
Misbehaving Bureaucrats Top List of the Most Outlandish Government Spending
in Wastebook 2014



Gambling monkeys, dancing zombies and mountain lions on treadmills are just
a few projects exposed in Wastebook 2014 - highlighting $25 billion in
Washington's worst spending of the year.

Wastebook 2014 - the report Washington doesn't want you to read -reveals the
100 most outlandish government expenditures this year, costing taxpayers
billions of dollars.

"With no one watching over the vast bureaucracy, the problem is not just
what Washington isn't doing, but what it is doing." Dr. Coburn said. "Only
someone with too much of someone else's money and not enough accountability
for how it was being spent could come up some of these projects."

"I have learned from these experiences that Washington will never change
itself. But even if the politicians won't stop stupid spending, taxpayers
always have the last word."

Congress actually forced federal agencies to waste billions of dollars for
purely parochial, political purposes.

For example, lawmakers attached a rider to a larger bill requiring NASA to
build a $350 million launch pad tower, which was mothballed as soon as it
was completed because the rockets it was designed to test were scrapped
years ago. Similarly, when USDA attempted to close an unneeded sheep
research station costing nearly $2 million every year to operate,
politicians in the region stepped in to keep it open.

Examples of wasteful spending highlighted in "Wastebook 2014" include:

.                     Coast guard party patrols - $100,000

.                     Watching grass grow - $10,000

.                     State department tweets @ terrorists - $3 million

.                     Swedish massages for rabbits - $387,000

.                     Paid vacations for bureaucrats gone wild - $20 million

.                     Mountain lions on a treadmill - $856,000

.                     Synchronized swimming for sea monkeys - $50,000

.                     Pentagon to destroy $16 billion in unused ammunition
-- $1 billion

.                     Scientists hope monkey gambling unlocks secrets of
free will -$171,000

.                     Rich and famous rent out their luxury pads tax free -
$10 million

.                     Studying "hangry" spouses stabbing voodoo dolls -
$331,000

.                     Promoting U.S. culture around the globe with nose
flutists - $90 million