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Guess They Won't Get Anymore Money From Me!

Four Walls @FourWalls (70039) • United States 15 Sep 16

Like most Americans, I like to share my blessings by giving to charities. And, like most Americans, I don't give haphazardly. I have a few firm and stringent rules for giving money. First and foremost, I won't give any money to...

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And they want to raise taxes!

Thoroughrob @Thoroughrob (11742) • United States 22 Sep 11

It drives me crazy when you find out how much the government pays for their expenses. They spend more on one meeting for extras than what most of us make in a month. I read about this on the internet on our radio's...

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Cowboy Poetry?

vjohnson08 @vjohnson08 (71) • United States 9 Mar 11

Seriously? Why are taxpayers funding this? Don't get me wrong, I think its great and should continue but NOT at the expense of the tax payers. Why are we paying for these kinds of things and how can we find out just how many more...

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Major US Employer uses tax payer money for personal perks

bobmnu @bobmnu (8157) • United States 1 Jun 09

With the President and almost every congressman berating business for paying bonus and wasteful spending of money and especially tax payer money. The critizisum these companies received and to do it in the fourth quarter when...

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Do you care about pork spending? What about payin' for gang tattoo removal?

ladyluna @ladyluna (7004) • United States 8 Mar 09

Hello All, I'm sure that many of you heard Sen. Chuck Schumer's (D-NY) comments about the "chattering class" who "focuses" on bureaucratic bloat and wanton, wasteful spending. His exact quote: [i]"And let me say this to...

pork

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Royce Pollard, the mayor of Vancouver, mad at Jindal

lilwonders @lilwonders456 (8214) • United States 25 Feb 09

Gov. Bobby Jindal made a comment in his speech last night about federal money going to monitor volcanoes. Well Pollard is mad about that."Does the governor have a volcano in his backyard?" Royce Pollard, the mayor of Vancouver,...

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Foreign aid money spent on UN ceiling art

lilwonders @lilwonders456 (8214) • United States 18 Nov 08

Yep you heard me right. The UN human rights council spent 23 million dollars to get a fancy mural on their ceiling. THey spent money that should have gone to foreign aid on it ,well about $600,000.00 dollars of it did. The rest...

why oh why do we give them money

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Did I read right? The government wasted $42 million dollars ...

scorpiobabes @scorpiobabes (7225) • United States 9 Mar 08

to let us know we're getting a rebate? OMG, what a tremendous waste. And what about those that filed BEFORE this economic stimulus package was approved? Do they then need to refile?Do you think it was necessary to let everyone but...

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tax refunds

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