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December 2, 2008

the pork report -- how Washington politicians, bureaucrats, and lobbyists are spending your tax dollars


Federal government is now willing to spend more than $7 trillion to “rescue the economy,” that’s about $23,000 for every American and more than half of U.S. annual gross domestic product click here for more

$500,000 in federal grants intended for the promotion of democracy in Cuba misspent on illegitimate purposes click here for more

Federal funds paying to create a native vegetation rain garden, an ocean-themed splash pad, and a new comfort station for Massachusetts towns click here for more

100 fluorescent green bike path signs costing $148,773 placed in New York town have drawn the ire of local residents who say they are dangerous and mar the scenery click here for more

Medicare could go bankrupt within the next decade, according to new estimates click here for more 

$200,000 federal grant will pay to construct a flood memorial plaza in an area that is often under water when the Mississippi river floods click here more

The federal government has spent billions of dollars to amass 112,000 alternative-fuel vehicles, yet more than 92 percent of the fuel used in the alternative-fuel fleet continues to be standard gasoline click here for more

A $62,000 federal grant will fund the production of an “exhaustive travel guide” of sites on U.S. Highway 40  click here for more

Iowa will receive $177,760 to help restore and preserve a steam powered stern wheel towboat Click here for more





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National Debt title
$9,703,057,318,960.00
$31,684.74 Per Citizen