June 21, 2022 1:00 pm
Federal COVID Aid to States and Localities Cost $855,000 Per Job Saved
A new paper reveals that the state and local bailout was not only unnecessary but incredibly wasteful.
Tags: Bailouts, Government spending, Government Waste, REASON
June 10, 2022 9:00 am
Why Everything About Politics Sucks, in 1 Chart
Only 6 percent of Americans say the federal government is extremely “careful with taxpayer money,” yet those same Americans consistently report that they want the government to do more.
Tags: debt, Government spending, Government Waste, Politics, Polls, REASON
June 8, 2022 9:55 am
Watchdog Report: At Least 20 Percent of Federal Pandemic Unemployment Dollars Wasted
A new report from the Government Accountability Office found that nearly $80 billion was paid out to ineligible beneficiaries or outright fraudsters.
Tags: fraud, Government spending, Government Waste, REASON
June 3, 2022 10:10 am
Do We Really Need 100 Different Federal Programs To Fund Broadband?
A new GAO report finds that the government lacks a “national strategy with clear roles, goals, objectives, and performance measures.”
Tags: Government spending, Government Waste, Internet, REASON
May 12, 2022 12:40 pm
The V.A. Bought 10,000 iPhones for Veterans. 8,544 of Them Were Never Used.
The department lost nearly $2.4 million on data plans for iPhones and iPads that sat in storage.
March 18, 2022 5:00 am
Space – how costly can government make it?
People may get tired of libertarians preaching about government. we point out that government is not only corrupt, by its very nature tyrannical, a rebellion against God (and nature’s laws), and bad for most people. We also explain how government … Continue reading
Tags: Government Waste, PRICE OF LIBERTY
March 16, 2022 2:15 pm
We Can’t Fund COVID Treatments for the Uninsured Because We Spent Trillions of COVID Aid on Wasteful Garbage
Congress used the COVID-19 pandemic as an excuse to throw money around in ways that would be comedic if the results weren’t so tragic.
Tags: Congress, Government spending, Government Waste, REASON