Wasteful Government Spending at Other
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$3 Billion on Redundant Government Websites
Foreign Student Exchange Trips for Diplomats? Kids
$1 Million for 'Zombie Apocalypse' Preparedness Training
Federal Office Furniture Purchases
Government Payment Errors
Congressional Gym Renovations
$4 Million on Wine Research in California
Studying What Makes 'Hot Hands' in Basketball
$600,000 to Build a Giant Rock in Nevada
$2 Million on a Study About Love
Yoga Classes for Federal Employees
Sex Education for Prostitutes Overseas
Duplicate Federal Education Programs
$5 Million for Training Baristas in D.C.
Studying How Kids React to Math Emotionally
Training Programs for Jobs That Don?t Exist
Federal Grants for 'Underwater Basket Weaving' Courses
$2 Million for College Debate Teams
Obsolete Textbooks Purchased by DOE
$1.5 Million for Puppet Training in Detroit
$12 Billion for Ineffective Border Security Tech
Government Social Media Management Tools
NASA?s Unused Virtual Reality Platform
$12 Million to Develop a Smartphone App for Farmers
Cybersecurity Systems That Don?t Work
$4 Million for an Unused Government App
$20 Million on a Failed FBI Software System
VA?s Failed Health Records Project
$1 Billion Census Website Glitches
Healthcare.gov Rollout
$2.7 Million to Reduce Pollution in China
Fruit Fly Studies in France
$400,000 to Watch Hamsters on Steroids
Bike Trails to Nowhere
$1.2 Million for Solar-Powered Waste Bins
$4 Billion for Unused Federal IT Projects
Empty Parking Garages in New Jersey
Hurricane Evacuation Buses Left to Rust
$1 Million Bus Stop in Arlington, VA
Rail Project in California
Unneeded Streetcars in D.C.
$3.5 Million on an Unused Airport in Pennsylvania
Bridge to Nowhere (Alaska)
$2 Million on Circuses in Pakistan
Studying 'Gender Roles' in Comic Books
Hologram of Tupac Shakur
Hip-Hop Concerts Overseas
$1 Million to Study the History of Romance Novels
Studying Medieval Poetry in Iceland
$1.5 Million for Virtual Museum Exhibit
Art Installation in a Desert
Pigeon 'Art Appreciation' Study
National Endowment for the Arts Clown Camp
$17 Million for Unused Patrol Boats in Afghanistan
DOD’s $34 Million for Fake Afghan Uniforms
Navy’s $120 Million Blimp
$1 Billion for Software That Was Never Used
M1 Abrams Tanks Upgrades – $3 Billion Unneeded
$10,000 Toilet Seats for Military Aircraft
$36 Million for Unused Afghan Command Center
$7 Billion Lost in Cash Shipments to Iraq
DOD's $84 Million Unused Planes for Afghan Air Force
$600,000 on 'Iron Man' Suit That Doesn’t Work
Training Circus Elephants in Thailand
$8 Million to Promote Tourism in Laos
Studying Soap Operas in Vietnam
$2 Million on the Sri Lankan Puppet Show
$30 Million for Egyptian Cotton Research
$150 Million in Aid to the Maldives
$3 Million for 'Fountain of Youth' Research in Peru
Egyptian College Scholarships
Afghan Hotel Construction Failures
$500 Million to Train Syrian Rebels
Abandoned FBI Headquarters Project
Pentagon’s $28 Million Forest Camouflage in Afghanistan
Federal Employee Conferences
DOD's $43 Million Gas Station in Afghanistan
VA Solar Panel Parking Lot
Improper Medicaid Payments
Redundant Federal Programs
IRS Employee Bonuses
$2 Billion in Unused Federal Buildings
Fish on Treadmills
Why Fat Girls Can’t Get Dates
Social Media’s Role in Spreading Gossip
Russian Alcohol Study
Origami Condoms Development
Italian Olive Oil Study
Jellyfish Navigation Research
Monkey Gambling Addiction
Cocaine-Addicted Quail Study
Shrimp on Treadmills
Snack Attack: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded a $2 million grant to study kids looking at Facebook ads about food
Taxpayers Fund a Disinformation Index: The Department of State (DOS) wasted $330,000 to fund censorship of nonliberal and conservative media
Your Tax Dollars at Play: The Department of the Interior (DOI) spent $12 Million on a Las Vegas Pickleball Complex
A Pandemic Plunder: A Florida man stole $8 million in COVID-19 Relief funds to buy an island and more
Ghost Towns on the Government's Dime: The federal government spent $10 billion on maintaining, leasing, and furnishing almost entirely empty buildings
Taxpayers Get Spun: The Department of State (DOS) allocated $32,596.12 for breakdancing
$10,000 grant to support a cabaret show on ice skates focused on climate change
Dragging Tax Dollars onto Thin Ice: The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) awarded the Bearded Ladies Cabaret a
Abandon Ship: The Navy Sinks Billions on LCS Vessels: The U.S. Navy is set to waste almost $90 billion on ineffective Navy vessels
News We Wish Was Fake: The Department of State (DOS) sent $253,653 to Bosnia to fight ?misinformation?
Big Bird Goes to Baghdad: The Agency for International Development (USAID) is spending $20 million on ?Ahlan Simsim? a new Sesame Street show in Iraq
More Ducking Waste in Mexico: The Department of the Interior (DOI) spent $720,479 on wetland conservation projects for ducks in Mexico
Cat-Stipated?: The Department of Defense (DOD) spent $10,851,439 on Orwellian cat experiments
Spinning Kittens for Science and Motion Sickness: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) spent $1,513,299 on a study of waste and cruelty
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Going Viral for World Peace: The Department of State (DOS) is spending $123,066 to teach Kyrgyzstan youth how to go
Department of Agriculture (USDA) spent $2.24 million on COVID experiments
Fauci Funded Feline COVID Experiments: The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and U.S.
Money to Manure: The Department of Agriculture (USDA) is spending $20 million on the Fertilize Right Initiative to advance fertilizer use in Pakistan, Vietnam, Colombia, and Brazil
displays on the High Line
The High Price of High Line Art: Since 2015 the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has awarded $385,000 for art
Because Who Needs a Secure U.S. Border, Anyway? The Department of State (DOS) spent $2.1 million for Paraguayan Border Security
Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo, There Goes Your Tax Dollars Too! The federal government spent $7,026,689 on various magical projects
Hashtag to Handouts in Ethiopia: The Department of State (DOS) spent $500,000 to expand the U.S. Embassy in Ethiopia?s #USInvestsInEthiopians social media campaign to a larger national public relations campaign
Interest-ingly Wasteful: Americans are paying $892 billion in fiscal year 2024 on the interest on Uncle Sam?s Credit Card
Flocking Together! DEI Takes Flight: The National Science Foundation (NSF) spent $288,563 to ensure bird watching groups have safe spaces aka ?Affinity Groups?
When Bailouts Go Bust: The United States Department of the Treasury (USDT) granted a failed trucking company a $700 million pandemic-era loan
Goalposts and Grandstanding: The Department of State (DOS) spent $345,434 on football engagement to counter terrorism
The Department of State's $873,584 Allocation to Jordan's Royal Film Commission: An Examination of Expenditure and Its Implications
Girls Just Wanna Have Funds: The Department of State (DOS) spent $3 Million for ?Girl-Centered Climate Action? in Brazil
Cirque du Taxpayer: The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) spent $365,000 to promote circuses in city parks
The Department of State's $4.8 Million Expenditure on Foreign Influencers: A Misallocation of Resources
The Department of Energy's $15.5 Billion Push for Electric Vehicles: A Misguided Expenditure?
Direct File Fail: Congress spent $15 million to turn the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) into an unconstitutional force to prepare, file, and audit your hard-earned money
Taxpayers Dollars Down the Drain in Nevis: The Department of State (DOS) spent $108,272 on a non-functioning hotel
National Science Foundation Spent $500,000 to Study why Pigeons Bob Their Head
