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  1. Garbage to gas: http://recovery.alabama.gov/pr.aspx?id=1838
  2. I think I’ll (fe)breeze through this museum…: http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20100317/NEWS/100319591/1007/NEWS02?Title=Crews-begin-to-turn-bathhouse-into-transportation-museum
  3. Not just the Bridge to Nowhere…: http://www.cagw.org/reports/pig-book/2009/
  4. So much money for such small things: http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/71169-gop-points-out-pure-waste-in-stimulus
  5. No job is too small: http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/71169-gop-points-out-pure-waste-in-stimulus
  6. Need a landscaper?: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/05/us/05stimulus.html?_r=2
  7. Cash for truckers: http://www.cagw.org/reports/pig-book/2010/
  8. Putting taxpayers in a pickle: http://www.cagw.org/reports/pig-book/2010/
  9. How do I get a job as a city manager?: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/08/05/EDTA1EPFSB.DTL
  10. Six-figure public service: http://articles.sfgate.com/2010-04-26/news/20868777_1_city-workers-city-controller-ben-rosenfield-overtime
  11. Lost: $1 million: http://www.caltax.org/CaltaxReports/2010/051010_fraud.htm
  12. I can’t use this card for a TV?: http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/homeentertainment/la-me-probation-audit-20100617,0,5354269.story
  13. Gambling with your money: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/06/welfare-recipients-withdrew-18-million-from-casino-atms-.html
  14. More like cleaning our wallets: http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100604/NEWS/6040328
  15. Not music to taxpayers’ ears: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/11/arts/music/11grateful.html?_r=1&pagewanted=1
  16. Seemed like a good idea at the time: http://councilfor.cagw.org/site/PageServer?pagename=reports_pigbook2009
  17. The scene of the crime: http://www.ocregister.com/news/-228265–.html
  18. Spending $$$ to show where you spent $$$: http://www.denverpost.com/news/frontpage/ci_14243331
  19. Drowning in spending: http://mywastedtaxdollars.org/state-pages/Connecticut/
  20. Millions for billionares: http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/mohegan-sun-casino-owners-received-54-million-stimulus/story?id=10889408&page=2
  21. The art of waste: http://wilton.patch.com/articles/stimulating-weir-farm
  22. They already have a pretty good handle on this: http://www.cagw.org/reports/pig-book/2010/
  23. America’s top problem: so much apple juice, nowhere to put it: http://whyy.org/cms/news/regional-news/delaware/2010/01/26/wilmington-juice-company-seeks-stimulus-funds/28915
  24. First lesson: don’t waste money: http://www.cagw.org/reports/pig-book/2010/
  25. Driving taxpayers mad: http://www.politico.com/huddle/0310/huddle495.html
  26. Who else gets a hefty bonus for losing money?: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/03/AR2009040303061.html
  27. I think I’ll start smoking…: http://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/tech/2010/02/11/levs.free.blackberries.smokers.cnn
  28. Isn’t riding a bike supposed to save you money?: http://www.wtopnews.com/?nid=858&sid=1628439
  29. Waste to the tune of $200K: http://www.cagw.org/reports/pig-book/2010/
  30. Definitely not IKEA: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/hill_nub_of_ny_firm_is_crystal_clear_FYR65jDt5RHnO4X4CLOaFL#ixzz0iGN1JwZc
  31. Use it or taxpayers lose it: http://www.sptimes.com/2004/06/09/Business/Unused_seats_cost_Def.shtml
  32. Crops? They’re, uh, rotating.: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/01/AR2006070100962.html
  33. Headin’ down the wrong track: http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=55638
  34. You know we have digital cameras now, right?: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/20/AR2008102003627.html
  35. Honey, that’s not exactly the role-play I had in mind…: http://www.bradenton.com/2010/03/04/2104192/poor-for-a-day-simulates-areas.html
  36. I’m not even mad. That’s amazing.: http://cbs4.com/local/florida.government.building.2.1298697.html
  37. The wheels (of waste) keep on turning: http://www.newschief.com/article/20100715/NEWS/7155050/0/APP&tc=omni?p=1&tc=pg&tc=ar
  38. At least the turtles will have jobs: http://www.wcjb.com/news/4125/3-4-million-of-federal-stimulus-money-to-pay-for-turtle-tunnel
  39. The government throws the best parties!: http://www.staugustine.com/stories/102809/opinions_102809_021.shtml
  40. It’s as if we’re just dumping money into a river: http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2009/sep/01/federal-stimulus-money-equals-4m-clams-in-st/
  41. Government is already pretty good at trapping taxpayers: http://www.cagw.org/reports/pig-book/2010/
  42. Not exactly Avatar…: http://www.nyconvergence.com/2009/12/new-york-worlds-fair-to-be-recreated-online-in-3d.html
  43. It ain’t exactly South of the Border: http://articles.latimes.com/2009/nov/15/nation/na-hometown-plains15
  44. How ’bout a study on how to spend less?: http://www.11alive.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=140988&catid=3
  45. How does waste impact the mental health of taxpayers?: http://www.ajc.com/news/stimulus-funds-boost-research-301488.html
  46. Livin’ large, but you get the charge: http://www.wsbtv.com/news/22420829/detail.html
  47. Sounds fishy: http://stimuluswatch.org/2.0/awards/view/52303/this-phase-i-project-will-expand-open-ocean-aquaculture-by-developing-technology-for-mobile-drifting-fish-pens-to-be-entrained
  48. You know what we need? More astronauts…from Hawaii: http://www.cagw.org/reports/pig-book/2009/
  49. Wouldn’t it cost less to hire Samuel L. Jackson?: http://www.cagw.org/reports/pig-book/2009/
  50. Who knew Idaho had so much stimulating history?: http://www.accountability.idaho.gov/requests/Historical.pdf
  51. Weeds slow plant growth…not economic growth: http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2010/jul/21/goats-help-park-nip-problem-in-the-bud/
  52. Leading taxpayers down the wrong trail: http://www.cagw.org/reports/pig-book/2010/
  53. Wining and dining, government style: http://www.cagw.org/assets/state-piglet-books/2010/porkreport_lq.pdf
  54. Something doesn’t add up: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100707/ap_on_re_us/us_illinois_governor_raises
  55. Humans just aren’t funny enough any more: http://www.research.northwestern.edu/stimulus/hammond.html
  56. Planting the wrong seed: http://www.cagw.org/reports/pig-book/2010/
  57. Runway to nowhere: http://www.suntimes.com/news/transportation/2087375,CST-NWS-airport07.article
  58. The other bridge to nowhere: http://www.indy.com/posts/104270
  59. New cars to replace new cars: http://www.cagw.org/reports/pig-book/2010/
  60. An exhibition of wasteful spending: http://www.cagw.org/reports/pig-book/2010/
  61. Wasn’t the stimulus supposed to create jobs?: http://stimuluswatch.org/2.0/awards/view/41242/replace-motor-on-goverment-owned-boat
  62. Can we cut off the wasteful spending?: http://www.wichita.gov/Government/Stimulus/Me/
  63. Not heating up the economy: http://www.kentucky.com/2010/07/20/1356958/historic-iron-furnace-on-the-mend.html
  64. Let’s pray for fiscal responsibility: http://www.cagw.org/reports/pig-book/2010/
  65. Common sense is out-of-season: http://www.cagw.org/reports/pig-book/2010/
  66. The powerful looking out for the wealthy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFQ8MjzuAOk&feature=player_embedded#!
  67. Looking out for the next generation of basketmakers: http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:H4isWP0TnQ8J:mainearts.maine.gov/arts_communications/macMagazine/2009-fall/maine-arts-recovery.html+Maine+Indian+Basketmakers+Alliance+stimulus&cd=9&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=safari
  68. Don’t we already know what to do with lobsters?: http://www.cagw.org/reports/pig-book/2010/
  69. You take the lobster, Fluffy. I’ll eat SPAM.: http://www.cagw.org/reports/pig-book/2008/#II_Commerce_Justice_Science
  70. This project is a pretty telling “real life” story: https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&tab=core&id=4ae030a23d55cdcd220787bf2c5943d2&_cview=0
  71. Don’t we already know what to do with blue crabs?: http://www.cagw.org/reports/pig-book/2009/
  72. Washington dances around promises of fiscal responsibility: http://www.berkshireeagle.com/ci_14672120
  73. First Spygate. Now Tailgate.: http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/articles/2009/11/07/stimulus_funds_could_fun d_foxborough_pedestrian_bridge/
  74. Nothing angers terrorists like a booze cruise: http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2009/11/19/stimulus_funds_flow_but_not_all_projects_seem_to_aid_economy/
  75. The gift that keeps on giving: http://reason.com/brickbat/2010/08/03/the-dead-deserve-some-care-too
  76. Don’t those memories of the Tigers losing mean anything to you?: http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/14/earmarks/index.html
  77. My flight’s delayed?! GREAT: http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2009-12-13-airports-side_N.htm
  78. In all fairness, anybody would need help finding Beaver Island: http://www.petoskeynews.com/news/article_bf1f8737-fca1-572c-a0ff-185af92bd1c1.html
  79. “Do not like”: http://www.statenews.com/index.php/article/2009/12/msu_professors_study_different_uses_of_social_networking_sites
  80. At least the puppets have jobs: http://kstp.com/news/stories/S1302475.shtml?cat=206
  81. Because you go to a wildlife refuge for its visitor’s center: http://www.cagw.org/reports/pig-book/2010/
  82. Archive our jobs while you’re at it: http://www.cagw.org/reports/pig-book/2010/
  83. Paying for friends: http://recovery.nih.gov/stories/facebookforscientists.php
  84. Steak and martinis for all (taxpayers’ bills): http://www.cagw.org/reports/pig-book/2010/
  85. Unemployed but your serve has never been better!: http://www.bigskyblog.com/index.php/2010/01/26/courting-controversy-in-bozeman/
  86. Now only if Helena got any good bands: http://helenair.com/news/local/article_d7dd1676-e2ff-11de-b64c-001cc4c03286.html
  87. Clearly helping our economy recover: http://www.montana.edu/cpa/news/nwiprint.php?article=8062
  88. $7 million to cut 30 seconds off my commute? Sold!: http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/business/2010/01/28/am.romans.stimulus.bridge.cnn
  89. Apparently no one wanted to be responsible for this: http://www.cagw.org/reports/pig-book/2010/
  90. Where else would it be so easy to waste so much money?: http://www.thestar.com/travel/northamerica/article/760097–vegas-glittery-graveyard
  91. It’s true. No one is aware of Nevada’s urban trees.: http://www.dcnr.nv.gov/2010/03/economic-stimulus-funding-available-for-spanish-language-tree-care-training-in-clark-county/
  92. Our kids can’t read or write, but they have the fastest thumbs in the world.: http://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100127/GJNEWS_01/701279921
  93. Not music to taxpayers’ ears: http://www.cagw.org/reports/pig-book/2010/
  94. Let’s turn something that no one goes to, into something else no one will go to!: http://www.thewhitonline.com/2010/04/28/glassboro-renovates-an-old-train-depot-for-1-2-million/
  95. A dizzying circle of spending: http://www.newjerseynewsroom.com/state/nj-collegesuniversities-spend-145-million-lobbying
  96. And you thought Atlantic City was just a playground for adults: http://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/press/atlantic_city/article_dead51d8-07c0-11df-9e85-001cc4c002e0.html
  97. Demolishing hopes for responsible governing: http://www.kob.com/article/stories/S1269149.shtml
  98. Who would question that NY’s Corrections Dept works overtime?: http://www.nysenate.gov/press-release/nys-corrections-costing-state-millions-waste
  99. They just don’t make them like they used to: http://www.leaderherald.com/page/content.detail/id/511030.html

100.  I’m so mad I could squish a $2 million grape!: http://www.cagw.org/reports/pig-book/2009/

101.  Worst news since T.O. signed with the Bills: http://www.buffalonews.com/incoming/article20560.ece

102.  If I qualify as “low-income” can I have a $300K house?: http://www.13wham.com/news/local/story/300-000-a-House-in-Low-Income-Project/krkLTC2IgEabfMZ8KuqcEw.cspx?rss=509

103.  Next thing you know we’ll be paying for teachers of teachers of teachers: http://www.northraleighnews.com/2009/09/23/1372/wake-defends-how-its-spending.html

104.  Dancing around fiscal responsibility: http://www.wcnc.com/news/Dancing-Stimulus-Project-Has-Critics-97677354.html

105.  Insects need jobs too: http://www.recovery.gov/Transparency/RecipientReportedData/Pages/RecipientProjectSummary508.aspx?AwardIDSUR=4163&AwardType=Grants

106.  This just in: cocaine is bad for you, 15 million still unemployed: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2010/03/08/89974/stimulus-funds-pay-for-monkey.html

107.  Next show: interpretative dance of a fledgling economy: http://www.ncdance.org/News.asp

108.  Nothing like the good ole’ days: http://www.nea.gov/grants/recent/10grants/10AAE2.php?CAT=Access&DIS=Folk%20and%20Traditional%20Arts

109.  Not music to taxpayers’ ears: http://gotriad.news-record.com/content/2009/07/09/article/greensboro_symphony_to_get_stimulus_money

110.  Because everybody goes to a wildlife refuge for the visitor’s center: http://recovery.doi.gov/press/2009/06/secretary-salazar-announces-61-million-for-construction-of-new-visitor-center-at-audubon-national-wildlife-refuge/

111.  No joke: OH unemp went from 9.1 to 10.5% since the stimulus passed: http://www.vindy.com/news/2010/jun/17/diving-right-in/

112.  The S.S. apparently doesn’t stand for “stop spending”: http://www.foxtoledo.com/dpp/news/local/Boyer-ship-museum-receiving-stimulus

113.  Microchips in recyclying bins? Really?: http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/dayton-news/microchips-in-bins-will-track-recycling-in-dayton-542478.html

114.  There’s a river in Oklahoma?: http://www.newson6.com/Global/story.asp?S=11411642

115.  A walk on the wasteful side: http://www.newson6.com/Global/story.asp?S=12299475

116.  That kid is so naïve: http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2010/08/portland_lemonade_stand_runs_i.html

117.  Pork for pork: http://gazettetimes.com/news/local/article_876fc59c-0d6d-11df-976e-001cc4c03286.html

118.  All that waste and no one will see it: http://tdn.com/business/local/article_33111d51-2911-5fa5-97db-6aa709977295.html

119.  Taxpayers are left out in the cold.: http://citizensvoice.com/leighton-penguins-will-manage-new-ice-rink-1.667021

120.  The wheels on the waste go round and round: http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2010/06/stimulus_money_helps_pennsylva.html

121.  Maybe they’ll dig up the secret to responsible government?: http://live.psu.edu/story/42549/rss30

122.  Dude, where’s my tax dollars?: http://www.pawtuckettimes.com/content/view/72798/27/

123.  Should have gone to FedEx: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aY5OQ5xv9HR8

124.  Can we improve our habitat first?: http://www2.wspa.com/news/2009/apr/19/officials_hope_to_restore_oyster_habitat-ar-17440/

125.  Stimulating something. Not the economy, but definitely something.: http://www.yankton.net/articles/2009/06/09/community/doc4a2dfb5c4ff02892112180.txt

126.  Wasn’t the stimulus supposed to create jobs?: http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/may/11/economic-stimulus-turns-into-hindrance/?print=1

127.  Protection against the downpour of spending?: http://www.texaswatchdog.org/2010/01/–hed-47-homes-retrofitted-37-mill-spent-under-texas/1264958630.story

128.  Does anyone actually use water taxis?: http://www.hcnonline.com/articles/2010/07/14/conroe_courier/news/parkride07151.txt

129.  This won’t be a distraction.: http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=11453718

130.  When will irresponsibility go extinct?: http://www.fox13now.com/news/kstu-ap-work-to-begin-dinosaur-visitor-center,0,3754480.story

131.  Wait, do I spend that much on food per year?: http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9HBDHPG0.htm

132.  If you bring them back, just remember what happened in Con Air, OK?: http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9HBDHPG0.htm

133.  You probably don’t need a tour to find your way around Boydton: http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1855948_1863903_1863884,00.html

134.  Does the dollar store accept food stamps?: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008775541_apwafoodstampchecks.html

135.  Blowing money: http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/03/14/1108950/grant-keeps-museum-of-glass-worker.html

136.  Smells fishy: http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2009/08/15/v-print/681931/sculptures-to-swim-up-canal-drive.html

137.  The other bridge to nowhere: http://blogs.dailymail.com/donsurber/archives/3055

138.  A stream of wasteful spending: http://www.cagw.org/reports/pig-book/2010/

139.  Not music to taxpayers’ ears: http://www.cagw.org/reports/pig-book/2010/

140.  How about money for common sense enhancement research?: http://www.cagw.org/reports/pig-book/2010/

141.  A guiding light of fiscal irresponsibility: http://www.cagw.org/reports/pig-book/2010/

142.  Can we put this project on trial?: http://www.cagw.org/reports/pig-book/2010/

143.  City gets money. City says it won’t help.: http://www.wyomingnews.com/articles/2009/04/14/news/19local_04-14-09.txt

144.  Fleecing America: http://www.cagw.org/reports/pig-book/2009/

145.  Meanwhile, MI has the 2nd highest unemp rate in the country: http://prognosis.med.wayne.edu/article/grant-allows-research-to-study-link-between-alcohol-abuse-and-spread-of-hiv

146.  They didn’t even want the $$$: http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/46555547.html

State Budget Breakdowns

Budget Shortfall: http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=711 (Last Updated: July 15, 2010)
Budget Shortfall: http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=711 (Last Updated: July 15, 2010)
Unemployment: http://www.bls.gov/lau/ (Last Updated: August 20, 2010)
Jobs Lost: http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/surveymost?sm (Last Updated: August 20, 2010)
Foreclosures: http://www.realtytrac.com/trendcenter (Last Updated: August 12, 2010)