KNOWN EXAMPLES OF DUPLICATION AND OVERLAP IN PROGRAMS
788 federal education programs in 40 agencies cost $100 billion annually.
117 federal programs aimed at at-risk youth in 15 agencies cost $4.4 billion.
342 economic development programs managed by 13 agencies have little coordination among them.
The FDA and 11 other federal agencies administer over 35 different laws that oversee food safety.
17 different programs in 8 different federal agencies administer rural water and wastewater programs.
Over 90 early childhood education programs are in 11 federal agencies and 20 offices.
163 job training programs administered by 15 different federal agencies cost about $20 billion.
39 different policies and strategies combating terrorism are in over 30 federal agencies.
70 different federal programs in 57 different departments and offices fight our "war on drugs" at a cost of $16 billion a year.
17 federal departments and agencies operate 515 research and development laboratories.
70 federal agencies collect statistics, costing $1.2 billion a year.
8 agencies handle trade or export promotion.
20 different federal agencies or departments assess the threat to U.S. national security from weapons of mass destruction.
2006-10-02 13:29:12 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
John - I ONLY want to get rid of the WASTE in Government - not the "good stuff"
2006-10-03 04:27:04 · update #1
I'd vote for you. Unfortuneately too many people think the government exsists to serve their every want and desire.
2006-10-02 13:38:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I agree that there are a LOT of wasteful spending programs, like the wonderful Bridge to Nowhere in Alaska, but Republicans need to ask themselves - Why has pork barrel spending increased 350% under the current "conservative" administration? I remember when "conservative" meant "fiscally responsible".
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the red states total populations add up to a little over 140.5 million. The blue states populations add up to 140.7 million. Red states are returned, on average, $1.12 for every dollar they pay in federal income taxes. The blue states are returned $.87. Put another way, red states pay 44% of the taxes and are returned 52%, while blue states pay 56% of all federal taxes and are returned 44%.
Wouldn't it be interesting if all the whiners who hate taxes were deprived of all the things that taxes pay for. Roads, schools, clean air and water, social security, medicare and medicaid. There's television, telephones and every kind of communication brought to you by satellite that government, through research and development, then the space programs, made possible. Everyone who hates taxes should stop using the infrastructure that taxes pay for.
2006-10-03 10:49:17 · answer #2 · answered by john_stolworthy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Needless programs and taxes. This sums up quite nicely the entire political platform of the liberal Democrats. Their campaign slogan should be "Needless programs and taxes are good and more is better!" The only spending increases I would support would be for the Pentagon. Now for those of you out there who would like to know exactly what the Democrats would do the instant they were to regain the White House....just scroll back up and read Kay-Kays answer to the question. "Kay-Kay", indeed.... We know that's really you, Hillary!
2006-10-02 20:49:33 · answer #3 · answered by Wayne H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure, will you start by petitioning YOUR party to cut the waste on the war on drugs? Or terrorist surveillance groups? Or any of a number of these programs that were spearheaded by supposed conse4rvatives, just to get the vote from the religious right?
2006-10-03 12:21:34 · answer #4 · answered by hichefheidi 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Of course we all hate government waste, and studies show that 27% of all government project money is wasted because they didn't do their homework up front.
However, what about all of the money that goes to corporate welfare, such as $300 million to Art Modell just to bring the Ravens to Baltimore? Think of the good that could have done instead.
2006-10-02 20:33:15 · answer #5 · answered by TrainerMan 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes to some. No to others. People need jobs. Senators need to bring home jobs and work to their state. This money for these agencies aren't going into the incinerator. They're paying payrolls.
2006-10-02 20:33:31 · answer #6 · answered by MEL T 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
do you really think they will give up the pork barrel projects? We as voters allow this to continue by voting for them based on the needless bridges and other public works. As to the different agencies, money is being made and when money is being made no one cares about tax cuts.
2006-10-02 20:41:53 · answer #7 · answered by desert_kats 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes to some, no to others. The idea is to be smart about it and keep those which work and eliminate those which are duplicates and/or don't work.
Insofar as reducing taxes-- bad idea- we should address the deficit and national debt first.
2006-10-02 20:41:24 · answer #8 · answered by dapixelator 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2006-10-02 20:33:11 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
While you at it how about less government all the way around, I am sure that would cut the budget as well....
2006-10-02 20:33:00 · answer #10 · answered by CrazyCatLady 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋