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Government spending, government waste
Government Spending

The Undrained Swamp: Wasteful Spending Marks End Of Fiscal Year In DC

66 Programs That The 2018 Trump Budget Will Eliminate

Here are the programs that Donald Trump administration is set to put on the chopping block.

May 24th, 2017
ZeroHedge.com
May 24th, 2017
By ZeroHedge.com
Budget Director Mick Mulvaney holds up a copy of President Donald Trump's proposed fiscal 2018 federal budget. (AP/Andrew Harnik)

President Trump's fiscal 2018 budget proposal would completely eliminate 66 federal programs, for a savings of $26.7 billion.   As The Hill reports, some of the programs would receive funding for 2018 as part of a phasing-out plan. Here are the programs the administration wants on the chopping block. Agriculture Department — $855

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Protests Erupt After Congress Plans To Overturn D.C. Marijuana Legalization

“This isn’t about marijuana, this isn’t about drug policy, this is about local democracy.”

December 11th, 2014
Carey Wedler
December 11th, 2014
By Carey Wedler

(TheAntiMedia) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Though D.C. residents voted overwhelmingly to legalize marijuana in November via Initiative 71, Congress is planning to override it. It is doing so with a trillion dollar federal spending bill that contains a sneakily added provision. This “rider” will prevent D.C. from enacting any measure that violates federal

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Feds Spend Half A Million Dollars To Study Why Obese Girls Have A Hard Time Getting Dates

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded a $466,642 grant last week for the study, which will examine whether social skills have an impact on why obese girls have fewer dating experiences than their less obese counterparts.

October 6th, 2014
MintPress News Desk
October 6th, 2014
By MintPress News Desk
Obese

Reports: The federal government is spending nearly a half a million dollars to find out why obese teenage girls have a hard time getting dates. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded a $466,642 grant last week for the study, which will examine whether social skills have an impact on why obese girls have fewer dating experiences than

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