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CAGW's Blog
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BE-ANGRY
August, 2005
A Monthly Dispatch from Citizens Against Government Waste
Pennsylvania Pay Raises
by: Herbert Smith
It is not unusual for politicians to vote themselves a raise; the U.S. Congress had done it for seven straight years. What makes the Pennsylvania case particularly infuriating is that 21 of the lawmakers who voted against it decided to go ahead and claim the money anyways.
Making Radio Waves
by: Angela French
Satellite radio marks the first revolutionary change in the radio industry since the popularization of FM radio in the 1970s. Satellite radio listeners pay a fee each month to listen to a variety of music, talk, comedy, sports, traffic, and weather programs of their choice without commercials or advertisements. Traditional AM and FM broadcasters profess publicly that they do not see satellite as substantial competition. Nevertheless, in Washington, these same broadcasters are actively seeking to protect their turf and profits by objecting to some of the services being offered by satellite radio.
Houston, You Have a Problem
by: Gary Pope
Forty-four members of Congress traveled to Cape Canaveral, Florida on July 14 to witness the non-launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery. The original launch date for the Space Shuttle Discovery was postponed due to a faulty sensor, which was eventually ignored. Less easily ignored, however, was the $73,000 consumed in jet fuel, plane maintenance, and pilots' salaries to get members of Congress a front row seat to government failure and inefficiency. NASA spent $616,000 in labor and fuel on the aborted launch. Together NASA and Congress were able to amass $689,000 in waste.
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