New Georgia Broadband Offering Not Available to Taxpayers

New Georgia Broadband Offering Not Available to Taxpayers

A city in Lafayette county, Georgia is set to spend $3.2 million of taxpayer’s money on broadband which won’t be available to taxpayers. The City Council has already approved the proposal, which will service city businesses with faster broadband, but the city’s residents will not be permitted to buy it.(…)

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Seattle Public Library Wasted Money on Rebranding Itself

Seattle Public Library Wasted Money on Rebranding Itself

The Seattle Public Library has hired a design agency, paid them with funds from the Seattle Public Library Foundation and consulted members of the public…all for a rebranding which sees the library make a very slight name change. According to city librarian Marcellus Turner, “The Seattle Public Library is about(…)

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State Officials Want to Build Themselves a $100,000 Gym

State Officials Want to Build Themselves a 100000 Gym

Government workers in one county in Tennessee want to build themselves a $100,000-plus gym as a Christmas present. The workout facility is pending a county commissioner vote, but if it passes it is expected to open by December and include exercise and nutrition classes for out-of-shape officials. “I’ve been in corporate(…)

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Medicare Flagship Program Loses Millions, Misses Targets

Medicare Flagship Program Loses Millions, Misses Targets

According to recently released results, Medicare’s cooperative care program has failed to save American taxpayers money this year. The results, originally released in August, show that the program suffered a net loss of almost $3 million this year. Patients at 45 percent of co-ops cost Medicare more than government projections.(…)

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Lawmakers Preparing to Impeach EPA Head for Lies, Disaster

Lawmakers Preparing to Impeach EPA Head for Lies

Naturally, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is supposed to protect the environment, so lawmakers want heads to roll following the unthinkable agency blunder that left a river in Colorado polluted beyond comprehension. Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar is spearheading a campaign to impeach EPA Administrator Regina McCarthy by attempting to introduce(…)

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Audit Revels $600 Million Worth Federal Contracts Went Wrong

Audit Revels $600 Million Worth Federal Contracts Went Wrong

A government audit published last week uncovered the extent of the mismanagement of the contracts used to develop healthcare.gov. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), which is in charge of several federal health services, is shown to have insufficiently trained employees, have poorly kept records, and were unsuccessful(…)

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Trade Deficit With China increases as Chinese Economy Slows

Trade Deficit With China increases as Chinese Economy Slows

China’s economy continues to slow, according to recently released August trade figures. They showed imports to the country fell 13.8 % on last year in dollar terms, while exports were down 5.5 %. These results caused China’s trade surplus to increase 40 % on the previous month to $60.2 billion.(…)

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$30 Million Tax Shortfall Shows Kansas’ Spending Addiction

$30 Million Tax Shortfall Shows Kansas’ Spending Addiction

In August 2015, Kansas came up $30 million shorter than projected on tax collections. The state’s Department of Revenue believed it would haul in $448 million but was holding just $418 million when the final numbers were tallied, leaving the already-cash-strapped legislature even further behind the 8-ball than it was(…)

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