You can now search over $12 Trillion of federal spending for free

FedSpending.org ^ | 10-10-2006 | FedSpending.org

[soccer_maniac]

FedSpending.org, a new transparency website created by OMB Watch, lets you search over $12 Trillion of federal spending for free.

[soccer_maniac]

You have a right to know how the federal government spends its money.

[soccer_maniac]

Take a look at this:

http://www.fedspending.org/faads/faads.php?reptype=r&detail=0&datype=T&principal_place_state_code=36&sortby=f&database=faads&asst_cat_type=d&fiscal_year=2004

Why are colleges getting so much of my tax dollars?

[Enterprise]

Now they need to offer monetary percentage rewqrds to people who discover fraud and clearly negligent wasteful spending.

[kinoxi]

Good link. A bit infuriating at the waste I see, but definitely good so far.

[Enterprise]

rewqrds = rewards (sorry)

[gotribe]

I gotta get me some of that.

[zarf]

10.551: Food Stamps $1,730,259,007

The California Department of Social Services gets a trillion seven for food stamps?

Did somone lose a comma?

[kinoxi]

Did somone lose a comma?

If they do I hope it ends up on an income tax return addressed to me. I don't think you lost a comma.

[Doe Eyes]

Did someone lose a comma?

I think that's a billion seven.

[SideoutFred]

10.551: Food Stamps $1,730,259,007

The California Department of Social Services gets a trillion seven for food stamps?

Did somone lose a comma?

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That would be 1.7 BILLION with a B.

:)

[A message]

The number #3 recipient is just "Texas Dept of"

3 TEXAS DEPT OF $2,050,926,847 0.14%

Is that Dept of bring in the pork?

I'm bookmarking this, great post.

I'm sure there will be days when I'm far too happy that a good scouring of this site will bring me to tears.

[soccer_maniac]

Texas got almost $2 BILLION --- $1,969,714,592 to be exact

http://www.fedspending.org/faads/faads.php?database=faads&reptype=r&detail=1&sortby=a&datype=T&recip_id=761744&fiscal_year=2005

[zarf]

That would be 1.7 BILLION with a B.

Whew! I automatically assume the worst...:0

[soccer_maniac]

Top 100 Recipients of Federal Contract Awards for FY 2005

http://www.fedspending.org/fpds/tables.php?tabtype=t2&subtype=t&year=2005

[Pikamax]

68 CANADA, GOVERNMENT OF $649,872,969 0.17%


I knew it! We do own Canada ;)

[p[adre29]

I will not read that, too much pork has been shown to clog arteries.....

[Recovering_Democrat]

bump! the numbers are staggering.

[MadIvan]

This number caught my attention:

$900 million in student loans? What?

Regards, Ivan

[MadIvan]

Sorry, the link was accidentally left out:

TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY