Quote:There are plenty of examples across the board. Here are a few articles on the topic:

<a class="bbc_url" href='http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2005/04/top-10-examples-of-government-waste'>http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2005/04/top-10-examples-of-government-waste</a>

<a class="bbc_url" href='http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/2014/12/30/5-Most-Egregious-Examples-Government-Waste-Year'>http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/2014/12/30/5-Most-Egregious-Examples-Government-Waste-Year</a>


This isn't exactly FWA, but also shows the level of collusion between our politicians and their own private interests that contribute to our vastly bloated pork-filled budget:

<a class="bbc_url" href='http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/apr/21/senate-husbands-firm-cashes-in-on-crisis/'>http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/apr/21/senate-husbands-firm-cashes-in-on-crisis/</a>

Yeah... we're in agreement for the most part.


But as a couple of your articles point out, the GAO is on top of it.


It's not the waste and abuse that's the problem, it's the corruption of politicians that allow certain waste to continue.


To me, it means that the solution is to remove the corruption. The first step is to get the money out of politics.


That's just where I'm coming from. This is a bipartisan issue, in my opinion.

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