
Today the federal government is largely dedicated to compelling men and women to subsidize ideas they disbelieve and abhor. The Founders thought the people should shape their government, but today the government spends billions shaping its people (and importing new ones, when the existing populace proves resistant to “change.”)
by John Hayward9 Dec 2015, 5:17 AM PST0

On November 30, Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) released a report on government waste, showing that multiple federal agencies are monitoring toy guns for regulatory compliance, although only one of the agencies involved has enforcement powers.
by AWR Hawkins30 Nov 2015, 7:37 PM PST0

In the past year Congress set aside $500 million to provide equipment and training for at a minimum of 5,400 Syrian rebels fighting the Islamic State terrorist group, but thus far only 60 rebel fighters have been trained, costing U.S. tax payers $4 million per one rebel fighter.
by Alex Swoyer30 Nov 2015, 11:19 AM PST0

Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) targeted GOP frontrunner Donald Trump’s historic hotel project in Washington, D.C., as an example of wasted tax-dollars, arguing that tax payers will help foot the bill with $40 million in credits through the National Historic Tax Credit.
by Alex Swoyer30 Nov 2015, 10:30 AM PST0

The federal government spent $4 million per Syrian rebel fighter to combat the Islamic State terrorist group, and $1.2 million to teach robots how to select clothing and dress children and the elderly, according to Sen. James Lankford’s (R-OK) annual report on government waste, fraud and abuse.
by Alex Swoyer30 Nov 2015, 10:03 AM PST0

Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson discussed his tax and spending plan, stating that the flat tax rate would have to be “about 15%” to be revenue neutral and that if every federal agency of subagency was trimmed by 2-3%
by Ian Hanchett9 Nov 2015, 10:09 AM PST0

Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) appeared on Sirius XM’s Breitbart News Daily to talk about his forthcoming government waste book, titled “Federal Fumbles.”
by Michelle Fields6 Nov 2015, 6:37 AM PST0

The European Union paid out £2.4 million of taxpayers’ money to game developers under the ‘Creative Europe’ programme last year, according to the Daily Express. Thirty-one game developers, including four from the UK, successfully received payouts sometimes exceeding £100,000. It isn’t necessarily a
by Allum Bokhari11 Sep 2015, 6:35 AM PST0

U.S. Senator and candidate for the Republican presidential nomination Rand Paul has released “The Waste Report,” identifying “egregious examples of wasteful spending throughout the U.S. government,” according to Paul’s press release.
by Dan Riehl6 May 2015, 7:10 PM PST0

NHS trusts have been spending hundreds of thousands of pounds of taxpayers’ money on luxury foreign trips to recruit NHS nurses, many of which then leave their jobs after only a few months in the post. A Telegraph investigation reveals
by A.B. Sanderson10 Feb 2015, 6:10 AM PST0

MPs have uncovered massive waste in the EU’s aid spending programmes, to which the UK is a major contributor. Thanks to a culture within the European Commission which deems a project a success only when the full budget has been
by Donna Rachel Edmunds27 Jan 2015, 7:45 AM PST0

RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas – The wife of a U.S. federal agent has been convicted and sentenced for cheating the government out of food stamps and Medicaid despite her husband’s salary.
by Ildefonso Ortiz30 Dec 2014, 8:11 AM PST0

The coalition has spent £50m on First Class travel and taxis since it came into office in 2010. This is despite pledging to put an end to luxury travel. The figures were released after a parliamentary question from a Labour MP,
by Andre Walker21 Dec 2014, 3:02 AM PST0