Many times, disaster funds have gone to one-shot parties for the victims, instead of rebuilding and repair help they could have used.
The United States buys billions of dollars' worth of military supplies from foreign countries, a practice that hurts U.S. industry.
A Boston City Councillor, facing trial for corruption, will use a public defender, though she draws a six-figure salary.
Congress funded 1,264 programs with no legal mandate, amounting to almost 8 percent of the total federal budget.
The GSA (General Services Administration) spent $5.3 billion in one month – last of the fiscal year, including use-it-or-lose-it spending.
In 2010, the government paid a leftist professor 3/16 of a million dollars to create a video game in protest of capitalism.
Many New Yorkers using Medicaid are gaming the system, costing New York $20 billion that the government shouldn't have to spend.
Federal office workers are not using their offices, which the government is spending billions per year to maintain.,
The $50 billion opioid settlement is not doing what its proponents promised, because the money is poorly managed.
Minnesota bought luxury Rocket Rider buses for a private bus shuttle company, using some of Obama’s stimulus money.