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Obama’s solar socialism
President Barack Obama recently made headlines in Nevada by promoting the “progress” his administration has made in promoting solar power and fighting climate change. Most media outlets conveniently...
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Reporting Creates Billions in Medicaid Waste
Taxpayers have a right to be concerned when the state and federal government continue to spend more on Medicaid, and it is one of the largest sources of fraud. Since 2003, Medicaid has appeared on...
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Medicare Waste, Fraud, Abuse and Deja Vu
An office manager in Louisiana who billed Medicare for services that weren’t needed or even provided was recently sentenced to four years in prison and ordered to pay $14.1 million in restitution....
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4 Outrageous Examples of Government Waste
Government waste runs into the tens of billions of dollars annually. Here are just four areas of government waste. It’s Black Friday, and with it comes massive U.S. consumer spending. Overall,...
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From Regulating Uber to Subsidizing It
On March 21, the Orlando suburb Altamonte Springs is starting a pilot program that pays for part of riders’ Uber fares. This misguided year-long initiative has a budget of $500,000 and will cover 20...
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Obamas’ Vacation Cost Taxpayers $3.6 million
Given all his professed concern about the 1 percent and income inequalities, President Obama’s pleasure in the trappings of his office certainly calls attention to itself. Like most socialists, he is...
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Is waste standard practice in the public sector?
Michael Tanner of the Cato Institute laments at National Review Online about the rampant waste within federal agency budgets. In the nearly seven years since the 2009 subway crash that killed nine...
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The $146 Billion Obamacare Mistake
Bad things can happen when a government forecast proves to be way off and the government makes a $146 billion Obamacare mistake....
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Medicaid Expansion Stops At 31 States
Medicaid expansion in yet another state hit the skids last week when Idaho’s Republican governor ruled out a special session as well as an executive order to bring more of the state’s poor health...
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Unhealthy news on Obamacare
An Editorial by Las Vegas Review-Journal March was a very bad month for defenders of Obamacare. A video surfaced showing Chelsea Clinton deriding the “crushing costs” of Obamacare, and claiming that,...
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Another Payout For Obamacare Cronies
About six-and-a-half years ago, on a pleasant Friday in May, the American Hospital Association put its name on the line for Obamacare. It was, it turns out, a highly profitable decision. On that day,...
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Corruption in the political world
With a notorious Democrat in the White House, it bears repeating that there are corrupt politicians in both the Republican and Democrat parties. The “corruption caucus” in the political world is both...
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Federal Inspectors General Under Threat
One of the most effective tools for identifying and preventing waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement in the federal government are the offices of Inspectors General (OIGs) at 72 federal departments...
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The Lifeline Program’s Perilous Journey
There are times when the proceedings at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) are like watching The Perils of Pauline. Such was the case on March 31, 2016, when efforts to reform and improve...
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Poor Internet means a Poor Education
Eighth-grader Cedric Garner Jr. tries to get in some Internet time at school in Lower Peach Tree, Ala. Students at Monroe Intermediate School are at a disadvantage, as internet capabilities at the...
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New Fraud Apps Help Taxpayers Report
Richmond, Va.’s fraud app allows residents to report government waste, fraud and abuse. Though fraud apps can cost thousands to develop, auditors say the money they help recover can more than outweigh...
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America’s Relentless War On Whistleblowers
‘Truth is like a lion … Let it loose. It will defend itself’. The Federal Government is waging a remorseless war on whistleblowers despite the Obama Administration’s pledge to be open and transparent....
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The federal workforce is not too big
If House Republican leaders push through their 2017 budget, just 1 in 3 workers in the federal workforce who retire will be replaced. Republican presidential candidates Donald Trump, Sen. Ted Cruz...
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House Republicans: change the way agencies make rules
House Republicans want to increase transparency in the process federal agencies use to make rules. But their Democratic colleagues say it would have the opposite effect, decreasing the amount of...
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Modern Technology May Prevent Fraud, Waste and Abuse
A new report suggests that using modern technology like predictive analytics, behavioral economics and collective intelligence can help to prevent fraud, waste and abuse in a holistic way. What’s worse...
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