2011 has come and gone, and for at least 47 percent of Americans it will be painless come tax time. For the rest of us who will experience some pain, Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn has released his annual "Wastebook" to remind us how excruciatingly wasteful our government is.
Despite Coburn's evidence of government irresponsibility, the tea party continues to be labeled as radical or clueless for wanting to rein in government spending. With that in mind, even the squishiest liberals shouldn't be able to justify the following expenditures, but I'm sure they'll try -- and China loves them for it.
READ MORE ABOUT THE FOLLOWING!
-- $147,000 for the American Magic Museum in Michigan.
-- $48,700 for the 2nd Annual Hawaii Chocolate Festival.
-- $175,000 to the University of Kentucky to study the effects of cocaine on the sex drive of Japanese quail.
-- $50,000 to support the Oregon Cheese Trail.
-- $150,000 to develop a "Rapid Guppy" cellphone game app.
-- $765,000 to study how college students use mobile devices for social networking.
-- $1.35 million for Entrepreneurship training in Barbados.
-- $62,000 to support wine conferences.
-- $55,000 to study Jordanian student hookah smoking.
-- $300,000 to explain the origins of the universe through dance.
-- $606,000 to Columbia University in New York City to study how using the Internet affects sexual behavior.
-- $120 million in benefits checks to deceased former federal employees.
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http://www.gopusa.com/commentary/2012/01/02/levy-the-reason-for-the-tea-party-season/?subscriber=1
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