CAGW Releases October WasteWatcher.WASHINGTON -- Today, in the nation's capital, America's premier waste watchdog released its October WasteWatcher articles on government waste: Broadband Boondoggles By: Tom Schatz Wanted: $4.7 billion for a national broadband grant program. Prior experience not necessary. The 72 Hour Bill: A Struggle to Read Over the Shoulder of Congress By Erica Gordon This summer's tea parties and town hall meetings drew hundreds of thousands across the nation. Citizens were united by one common goal: to remind members of Congress that they work for the American peopleO Taxpayer Money Flying Out the Door David E. Williams Even if many Americans don't think that the stimulus package is working, there is still a desire to ensure that the money is being spent wisely rather than being thrown down a rat hole. But, the news does not look goodO Congress Plans to Tap Medicare to Pay for Healthcare Reform By John Hoff, Guest Columnist The Senate Finance Committee has reported out S. 1796, its version of a health care reform bill. This was preceded, and indeed made possible, by an estimate from the Congressional Budget Office The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) is responsible for economic forecasting and fiscal policy analysis, scorekeeeping, cost projections, and an Annual Report on the Federal Budget. The office also underdakes special budget-related studies at the request of Congress. (CBO CBO See: Collateralized Bond Obligation. ) that the bill would increase federal government spending by only $829 billion in 2010-2019. In the current environment, this was considered to be fiscally responsibleO Healthcare: Everyone Gets a Deal and Taxpayers Get the Tab By Roger Morse No one questions that the nation's healthcare system is troubled and needs to be fixed. Typically, Congress would propose legislation to fix the heart of the problem and then cut whatever side deals are needed to pass the legislationO Medicare is Afflicted af·flict tr.v. af·flict·ed, af·flict·ing, af·flicts To inflict grievous physical or mental suffering on. [Middle English afflighten, from afflight, with Chronic Wasting Disease Noun 1. chronic wasting disease - a wildlife disease (akin to bovine spongiform encephalitis) that affects deer and elk animal disease - a disease that typically does not affect human beings , and its Catchy By Leslie Paige All of the healthcare reform bills currently under consideration depend, to a significant degree, upon eradicating waste and abuse from Medicare in order to offset the costs of the new coverage package. Squeezing waste out of Medicare is a laudable goal and could yield savings of $40 to $50 billion annually (conservatively). Unfortunately, it is a pipedreamO CAGW CAGW Citizens Against Government Waste is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. dedicated to eliminating waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement mis·man·age tr.v. mis·man·aged, mis·man·ag·ing, mis·man·ag·es To manage badly or carelessly. mis·man  age·ment n. in government.
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