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23. It's based on former Sen. Tom Coburn's annual waste report last year

Wed May 20, 2015, 02:17 PM

May 2015

Top 20 Worst Ways the Government Wasted Your Tax Dollars
By Curtis Kalin | October 23, 2014 | 11:36 AM EDT

Every year, Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn and his staff compile an exhaustive volume of wasteful government spending from that year. The 2014 tome is chock full of government waste ranging from the redundant to the downright absurd. Oh, and by the way, the U.S. national debt is approaching $18 trillion.

Here is a list of my personal worst of the worst in federal waste:

Swedish massages for rabbits: $387,000

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http://cnsnews.com/mrctv-blog/curtis-kalin/top-20-worst-ways-government-wasted-your-tax-dollars

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Your tax dollars at work. [View all] clarice May 2015 OP

Not quite satire. GeorgeGist May 2015 #1

I'm afraid that those are REAL. Yikes! nt clarice May 2015 #2

I guess no one else is offended by this. nt clarice May 2015 #3

How the GOP uses "government waste" hit pieces like this... pinboy3niner May 2015 #41

The rabbit massage thing could be done on humans LeftinOH May 2015 #4

Where do we sign up? nt clarice May 2015 #5

Usually I only see atttacks on science and the arts like this from hard core conservatives. TeamPooka May 2015 #6

You certainly are taking liberties. Grow up. nt clarice May 2015 #8

Also, try to develop a sense of humor. It really helps. nt clarice May 2015 #10

You DID see an attack from a hardcore conservative -- Hell Hath No Fury May 2015 #31

:) Ha. Almost makes me want to unblock clarice to hear the explanation. Almost. nt TeamPooka May 2015 #33

+1 WestSideStory May 2015 #39

I agree with you. There have been lots of breakthroughs that have come from scientific studies.. BlueJazz May 2015 #45

Well siad. Small minds live in a small world. nt TeamPooka May 2015 #46

I'd rather it be spent on that stuff than bombs. Tobin S. May 2015 #7

Really, how about just taking that money and paying down the debt? Doesn't that make sense? nt clarice May 2015 #9

If this money was thrown at the debt, wouldn't matter. Avalux May 2015 #47

Ok...I hear ya.....but don't you think that defense is kinda important? nt clarice May 2015 #48

Yes of course it is, but it's obscene how much is spent. Avalux May 2015 #49

Agreed !!!!!nt clarice May 2015 #50

How about this gubmint waste? Dont call me Shirley May 2015 #11

Outside of Mississippi, I believe it's spelled "government". nt clarice May 2015 #12

I should have put quotes around "gubmint" Dont call me Shirley May 2015 #13

I hope to hell not !!! (and I know what you meant by "gubmint") lol. thanks nt clarice May 2015 #14

Thumbs up, clarice... Dont call me Shirley May 2015 #15

Typical anti-government outrage without context. alarimer May 2015 #16

Typical? How so? nt clarice May 2015 #21

you got nothing to say except the talking points providided for you by a GOP Senator? TeamPooka May 2015 #42

It's "You HAVE nothing to say" No thanks necessary. nt clarice May 2015 #43

Did the GOP senator tell you to say that too? Sounds like him. #parrot. nt TeamPooka May 2015 #44

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2015 #17

2 big problems here. Hugely more money is wasted in military and no links mean this could be fiction uppityperson May 2015 #18

Do you actually think that I sat here and made all of those things up? lololol clarice May 2015 #22

And speaking of waste... discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2015 #25

It's based on former Sen. Tom Coburn's annual waste report last year pinboy3niner May 2015 #23

Thank you, I appreciate a link rather than snark. Still, military wastes SO much more money uppityperson May 2015 #27

That's not BASED on -- Hell Hath No Fury May 2015 #30

GOP OP and the straw man answer a question with a question tactics might make this a MIRT issue TeamPooka May 2015 #34

It's lifted directly from the CNS article I linked by conservative writer Curtis Kalin pinboy3niner May 2015 #40

My personal worst of worst Sanity Claws May 2015 #19

I wasn't making a comparison.....are you saying that those are legit government expenditures? nt clarice May 2015 #20

You were making comparisons Sanity Claws May 2015 #24

These "waste reports" cherry-pick the things that SOUND absurd pinboy3niner May 2015 #28

spending billions on a plane that won't fly-the F35. hobbit709 May 2015 #26

Some of this is fine. F4lconF16 May 2015 #29

Yeah. I was totally down with every one of those. bravenak May 2015 #38

Here's a description of the mountain lion - treadmill study: The Velveteen Ocelot May 2015 #32

Basing a war on outright lies and dragging a country into to wars... madinmaryland May 2015 #35

Who cares? They can't all be ARPANET Taitertots May 2015 #36

Link please. Texasgal May 2015 #37