Quote:I'll repeat; everyone's favorite right wing, corporate funded, "think tank" the Cato Institute found $100 billion in corporate welfare in the 2012 federal budget. That's $100,000 million or 2857.14 times the figure mentioned in that article. $100 billion in corporate welfare and you're getting your panties in a twist over less than half a tenth of a percent of that number. 

In part I agree, but if you stop a few like that it will equal a big thing or two

 

Quote:I stopped reading when I saw $35 million...that's nothing in terms of government spending and waste.

not in itself, but if you add this to several other "nothing things" it will be a lot

 

Quote:I think the cost overrun on a single F-35 from its original estimate is higher than $35 million and the Pentagon is planning on buying over 2400 of those. 

I would love to see the Government open up the bidding for things like Navy ships and aircraft of all kinds, but reject the first couple of bids for being to high and make everyone rebid a couple times and then threaten to open up the bidding to more companys...I bet the price would come down a lot

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