Shall we send think2deep and The Winxter on a date?

hehe

I bet that would go almost as well as me going out with Fanta hahah

Of course, it goes without saying that anyone who enjoyed the company of The Winxter would be a lucky person indeed.

I know, ya' don't have to say it. It's from way back. The only difference there would be is, the numbers would be higher.
The thing about long term Gov. projects is, they have to spend all they were allotted to qualify for the same amount or request more funds. Sure, if they see they might have money left over, they'll find a way to get rid of it and show the books in the red.

September 14, 2005
Examples of Government Waste
by Brian M. Riedl
WebMemo

* The federal government cannot account for $24.5 billion spent in 2003.

* A White House review of just a sample of the federal budget identified $90 billion spent on programs deemed that were either ineffective, marginally adequate, or operating under a flawed purpose or design.

* The Congressional Budget Office published a “Budget Options” book identifying $140 billion in potential spending cuts.

* The federal government spends $23 billion annually on special interest pork projects such as grants to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, or funds to combat teenage “goth” culture in Blue Springs, Missouri.

* Washington spends tens of billions of dollars on failed and outdated programs such as the Rural Utilities Service, U.S. Geological Survey and Economic Development Association.
* The federal government made $20 billion in overpayments in 2001.

* The Department of Housing and Urban Development’s $3.3 billion in overpayments in 2001 accounted for over 10 percent of the department’s total budget.

* Over one recent 18-month period, Air Force and Navy personnel used government-funded credit cards to charge at least $102,400 for admission to entertainment events, $48,250 for gambling, $69,300 for cruises, and $73,950 for exotic dance clubs and prostitutes.

* Examples of wasteful duplication include: 342 economic development programs; 130 programs serving the disabled; 130 programs serving at-risk youth; 90 early childhood development programs; 75 programs funding international education, cultural, and training exchange activities; and 72 federal programs dedicated to assuring safe water.

* The Advanced Technology Program spends $150 million annually subsidizing private businesses, and 40% of this goes to Fortune 500 companies.

* The Defense Department wasted $100 million on unused flight tickets, and never bothered to collect refunds even though the tickets were reimbursable.

* The Conservation Reserve program pays farmers $2 billion annually to not farm their land.

* Washington spends $60 billion annually on corporate welfare, versus $43 billion on homeland security.

* The Department of Agriculture spends $12 billion to $30 billion annually on farm subsidies, the vast majority of which go to agribusinesses and farmers averaging $135,000 in annual income.

* Massive farm subsidies also go to several members of Congress, and celebrity “hobby farmers” such as David Rockefeller, Ted Turner, Scottie Pippen, and former Enron CEO Ken Lay.

* The Medicare program pays as much as eight times the cost that other federal agencies pay for the same drugs and medical supplies.

* Congressional investigators were able to receive $55,000 in federal student loan funding for a fictional college they created to test the Department of Education.

* The Army Corps of Engineers has been accused of illegally manipulating data to justify expensive but unnecessary public works projects.

brb

i'm adding this kick to your tab

Im filing butrupture!

I am???????

Of course you are!

What?