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The WasteWatcherSequestration is Better than Sliced Bread
It is time for official Washington to admit that sequestration is the best thing that has happened for taxpayers since Gramm-Rudman in the mid-1980s. Domestic discretionary spending is being reduced and will continue to be cut as long as Congress...
The WasteWatcher"Campaign to Cut Waste" Falls Short
On June 13, 2011, President Obama issued Executive Order No.
The WasteWatcherSenators Seek Elimination of Wasteful and Overlapping Benefit Payments
On June 6, NBC News and The Wall Street Journal released a poll that showed Americans blame welfare programs more than any other reason for persistent
The WasteWatcherForever Red in Illinois
As the Illinois legislature winds up the 2013 session by creating a new $750,000 “Forever Green Illinois Program” (it's really there on pp.
The WasteWatcherWe Agree with David Axelrod
Every once in a while a politician or political operative says something with which everyone can agree. So today, for the first time, all of us at CAGW agree with David Axelrod to the extent that he acknowledged that the government is too big. ...
The WasteWatcherDurable Medical Equipment: Free Market Principles Will Deliver Best Options for Taxpayers
In 2003, Congress passed the Medicare Modernization Act (MMA - P.L. 108-173). This law made some substantial changes to Medicare and adding competitive forces to the program was a strong theme.
The WasteWatcherCongress Ends the End of Saturday Delivery
A little-known but costly rider to the fiscal year 2013 continuing resolution has forced the U.S. Postal Service to withdraw its proposal to end Saturday delivery.
The WasteWatcherDisaster Relief Blows Away
Adding taxpayer insult to personal and business injury, hundreds of millions of dollars have been squandered in an effort to help those affected by the unprecedented storm.
The WasteWatcherGovernment Waste TV
There are more than enough egregious examples of mismanagement and inefficiency to create "Government Waste TV."
The WasteWatcherBig Sugar's Sweet Deal Gets More Costly
For many years, Big Sugar has claimed that the government's sugar program operates at no cost to taxpayers.
The WasteWatcherTime to Act on IG Recommendations
The House and Senate (after four years) Budget Committees will mark up the fiscal year (FY) 2014 budget resolution next week.
The WasteWatcherPrime Cuts 2013
On the eve of sequestration, Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) today released Prime Cuts 2013, our annual comprehensive list of spending cuts.
