FatCratz--Documenting Government Waste
By Keith Carlson | 04/21/09 | 02:50 PM EDT | 5 Comments
A good friend of mine, and a fellow Claremont Institute Lincoln Fellow of 2007, has just launched a new website Red County readers will enjoy: www.FatCratz.com
It provides some disturbing insights, with a humorous approach, into waste by the federal government. The site operators also accept tips on state and local government waste, so feel free to send them your stories. One of the early offerings includes the federal worker who uses her computer hard drive cooling fan to dry her nails (and she, apparently, does little else with the computer.)
You should also check out how much you (the taxpayer) spent on a little FedEx delivery, courtesy of your government.
But, don't worry, President Obama has some novel ideas on how to get the Feds lean and mean.
As they say on the site: "This would be funny...If it wasn't your money"
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Great website. Thanks for the heads up.
I didn't even know that computers could dry nails!
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|Great heads-up
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|Send them some content when you have it--let's let everyone know what is going on with our money!
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|I was shopping at Wal-Mart tonight, trying to save some money, but I certainly didn't save time my health, I hope you can.
The lady in front of me, with 2 kids, paid with WIC checks. She had 6 different WIC checks which meant 6 different register transactions. Damn, it took 4EVER to get out of that place. Don't ever get in line behind someone with multiple checks. I have no idea why that was needed other than to try and prevent fraud. I found it interesting that she had D&G sunglasses on her head, and the receipts of her 6 transactions went into her Coach wallet, which went into her Coach purse. She bought all brand name food items, mostly prepackaged. Made my Wal-Mart brand items look pretty sad. She also paid for the last transaction with her credit card. I guess some items thankfully can't be bought with tax payer dollars. She used an American Express Optima Card. I guess Amex has lower income standards than they used to, but it seemed really odd.
She also put those groceries in her late model Toyota SUV.
This can't be the only instance of this.
I don't have kids because I can't afford them. I went to college so I could get a good paying job. I eat generic food and drive a 10-year old car to save money. I guess I should just leave my job and go on govt assistance, sounds like a better life, she sure seemed happy.
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|I was shopping at Wal-Mart tonight, trying to save some money, but I certainly didn't save time my health, I hope you can.
The lady in front of me, with 2 kids, paid with WIC checks. She had 6 different WIC checks which meant 6 different register transactions. Damn, it took 4EVER to get out of that place. Don't ever get in line behind someone with multiple checks. I have no idea why that was needed other than to try and prevent fraud. I found it interesting that she had D&G sunglasses on her head, and the receipts of her 6 transactions went into her Coach wallet, which went into her Coach purse. She bought all brand name food items, mostly prepackaged. Made my Wal-Mart brand items look pretty sad. She also paid for the last transaction with her credit card. I guess some items thankfully can't be bought with tax payer dollars. She used an American Express Optima Card. I guess Amex has lower income standards than they used to, but it seemed really odd.
She also put those groceries in her late model Toyota SUV.
This can't be the only instance of this.
I don't have kids because I can't afford them. I went to college so I could get a good paying job. I eat generic food and drive a 10-year old car to save money. I guess I should just leave my job and go on govt assistance, sounds like a better life, she sure seemed happy.
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