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Clearly, President Obama is gearing up for some serious fundraising to fuel his second bid for the White House. The details of a wasted $433 million boggle the mind, until you discover that the recipient of this no-bid and unnecessary contract is a big Obama donor. Read on, but have a barf bag handy:
Cost, need [...]
Posted by Jerry Pomeroy as Campaign 2012, Fraud Watch, Government Waste, Obama Presidency at 6:17 AM UTC
I thought I’d heard the worst in government waste. Silly me. Leave it to San Francisco to raise the bar on unfathomable waste. Sit down before reading on:
Wheelchair ramp will cost $100,000 a foot
Phillip Matier,Andrew Ross
The proposed $1 million wheelchair ramp in City Hall. Chronicle Illustration
Where else but San Francisco City Hall could a [...]
Posted by Jerry Pomeroy as Budgets, Government Waste at 7:30 PM UTC
It’s only one third of a billion dollars, so no one in Washington really gives a rip. But, considering the money went to those we are fighting, it does give one reason to wonder…
$360M lost to insurgents, criminals in Afghanistan
By DEB RIECHMANN – Associated Press,RICHARD LARDNER – Associated Press | AP – 4 hrs ago
FILE – In [...]
Posted by Jerry Pomeroy as Government Waste, Military, War on Terror at 9:38 AM UTC
Here’s a heartwarming story about Uncle Sam’s spending practices. The following must be true; it’s from the Associated Press:
Gov’t pays for empty flights to rural airports
By KEVIN BEGOS and ADRIAN SAINZ
Associated Press
AP Photo/Vicki Smith
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On some days, the pilots with Great Lakes Airlines fire up a twin-engine Beechcraft 1900 [...]
Posted by Jerry Pomeroy as Budgets, Government Waste at 6:40 AM UTC
Theft, waste and fraud are the legacies of President Obama’s stimulus plan. The numbers provided by his own economists condemn such foolish and harmful partisan spending. Here’s the ugly truth:
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Obama’s Economists: ‘Stimulus’ Has Cost $278,000 per Job
The stimulus is now causing the economy to shed jobs.
12:07 PM, Jul 3, 2011 • By JEFFREY H. ANDERSON [...]
Posted by Jerry Pomeroy as Economics, Fraud Watch, Government Blunders, Government Waste, Obama Presidency at 12:25 PM UTC
The housing market was supposed to be saved by government tax breaks for homebuyers. Read the highlighted portions below to discover the truth…
By Brett Arends, MarketWatch
BOSTON (MarketWatch) — If you thought the housing crisis was bad, think again.
It’s worse.
New data just out from Zillow, the real-estate information company, show house prices are falling at their [...]
Posted by Jerry Pomeroy as Best Of the Web, Economics, Government Blunders, Government Waste at 6:39 AM UTC
Watch and listen as NPR’s Ron Schiller reveals the left’s idea of “fair and balanced.” Appalling doesn’t quite cover it. But, you can bet his star is rising in leftist circles everywhere. Give a listen and consider asking your representative to defund NPR:
Posted by Jerry Pomeroy as Fraud Watch, Government Waste, Liberal Hypocrisy, Media, Video at 2:08 PM UTC
The Government Accountability Office (are they kidding?) is reporting that the Federal government wastes billions of dollars every year. It’s probably closer to $1 trillion, but let’s not lose the main point: governments waste money because it’s not their money. It’s yours, fellow sucker. Read on and weep:
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U.S. bureaucracy wastes billions, watchdog says
By Ben Rooney, [...]
Posted by Jerry Pomeroy as Best Of the Web, Budgets, Government Waste at 2:46 PM UTC
To balance this year’s federal budget, some $1.5 trillion would need to be trimmed from current proposed spending. Many say that can’t be done. Won’t be done is more like it. The following account of waste and fraud within HUD is just the tip of the ice berg. Read on to learn how your tax [...]
Posted by Jerry Pomeroy as Budgets, Government Waste, Limiting Government at 11:02 AM UTC
Ok all you fans of Obama’s failed stimulus plan, check out the following. It’s from ABC News, so those of you on the left know it’s true. The rest of you, please sit down and have your blood pressure meds handy:
“Mohegan Sun Casino Owners Received $54 Million In Stimulus Money”
“Indian Tribe That Runs Connecticut Casino [...]
Posted by Jerry Pomeroy as Best Of the Web, Government Waste, Obama Presidency at 2:39 PM UTC