EconomyCommentary
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US Postal Service’s Problems Go All the Way to the Top
It’s no secret that the postal business is shrinking. First-class mail volume is melting away like a popsicle in the sun—down 40 percent since 2000…. Read More
EconomyCommentary
It’s no secret that the postal business is shrinking. First-class mail volume is melting away like a popsicle in the sun—down 40 percent since 2000…. Read More
EconomyNews
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., outlined the federal government’s decision to fund a multimillion-dollar Philippines disaster preparation project in a new edition of The Waste Report…. Read More
EconomyNews
The Environmental Protection Agency has been sending employees off into early retirement with buyout bonuses of up to $25,000. The practice is often used as… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
On Wednesday, the Senate passed a joint resolution that will effectively put an end to one of the most egregious programs that exists today: the… Read More
EconomyNews
What do honeybees on cocaine, drunken songbirds, and sexy goldfish have in common? Each was the subject of extensive, taxpayer-funded research and each features prominently… Read More
EconomyCommentary
On Feb. 22, President Barack Obama requested an emergency supplemental appropriations bill to respond to public health concerns of the Zika virus. The request includes… Read More
EconomyNews
A Minnesota commuter rail line is costing taxpayers approximately $22 per passenger, per trip. “When you’re subsidizing about 80 percent of every trip on the… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
We’ve all been there. You’re tired, you’re hungry, and something happens that sets you off. It happens to the best of us. The term for… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The federal government is no stranger to waste—some examples are egregious. From July 2013 through June 2014, over 4,000 transactions, worth just short of $1 million,… Read More
EconomyCommentary
According to the Government Accountability Office (GAO), it has saved taxpayers from over $74 billion of would-be government waste since 2003. Federal watchdogs, like the… Read More