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Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Government Misspent $98 Billion Last Fiscal Year


“The federal government made $98 billion in improper payments in fiscal 2009, and President Obama will issue an executive order in coming days to combat the problem, his budget director announced Tuesday.” (CNN, Wednesday)

Yes, a well-worded executive order should do the trick.

FEE Timely Classic
“Most Outrageous Government Waste” by Thomas A. Schatz


  • Sheldon Richman is the former editor of The Freeman and a contributor to The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics. He is the author of Separating School and State: How to Liberate America's Families and thousands of articles.