Obama Bringing Mother-in-Law Along on $100 Mil African Vacation

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The White House says the excursion is an important step toward building democracy and advancing U.S. strategic interests in Africa.

National Lampoon’s $100 Million Obama Africa Vacation

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For $100 mil you can probably just buy an African country. Or at least a big part of it that will allow Obama to be President for Life.

US Spending $41 Mil to Advertise Food Stamps

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Spending on advertising and outreach for food stamps has increased six-fold since 2000

Student Loan Fraud Up 82% Under Obama

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There are a lot of things that seem to be rising sharply under Obama. And they usually involve words like “Fraud” and “Waste”

US Gov to Spend Half a Mil Teaching Fish Survival Skills

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Considering that the national debt is headed for 17 trillion, maybe the fish should be teaching survival skills to the United States government.

IRS Handed Out $100 Million in Bonuses

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Shame about how those CEOs just get bonuses all the time. Fortunately government is nothing like that.

Government Spent $402,721 to Develop Underwear that Can Detect Cigarette Smoke

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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded more than $400,000 to a research project involving underwear that can detect when a person smokes cigarettes.

Obama Cuts Military, Boosts UN Spending to $3.6 Billion

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State Department contributions to “International Organizations and Programs” include a 30 percent hike for the U.N.-sponsored Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

1.75 Trillion or 10% of US Economy Spent on Federal Regulations

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The Small Business Administration Office of Advocacy estimates that it costs Americans $1.75 trillion to comply with federal regulations each year

1 Government Worker to Every 5 American Working Adults

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In March, there were 20,633,000 total government workers in the U.S. Total Unemployment Rate = 7.6%, Unemployment Rate for Government Workers = 3.6