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Earmarks + Spreadsheets = A Fun Look At Government Spending

Saturday January 24, 2009 8:13 PM


Ever want to analyze government spending in the comfort of your own dimly lit, basement nerd-cave?

Well, thanks to Taxpayers for Common Sense, now you can — CLICK IT!


Being geeks means we watch public broadcasting. And our favorite show, Bill Moyers Journal, recently did a story on pork barrel spending in Congress. Thanks to the web and some hard working policy geeks, we can crunch the numbers for ourselves…

Didja know Washington spent $1.5 Million on “Neuregulin Research”?

Or that a cool $9 Million was dropped on something called “Eielson Utilidors”?

We have no idea what any of that means. But it sure is fascinating (and frustrating) to see all the ways your hard-earned cash is being tossed down the toilet.

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