Government Waste
About the Golden Fleece Award
Oregonians are constantly being told by the politicians that government simply does not have enough money. This is hard to believe when year after year the government rakes in more of our tax dollars, and yet still claims it does not have enough money. When is enough, enough?
The trick the politicians try to use to justify their excessive spending is by claiming that “there is not enough money to maintain current service levels”. The assumption in this bold statement made by the politicians is that “current service levels” are justified, or are in the public’s best interests. The fact of the matter is that Oregon has a significant amount of waste and excessive spending in our State budget. The problem is that the politicians have made the budget process in Oregon so difficult to understand, so convoluted, and so unintelligible that ordinary Oregonians who have to work 40 plus hours a week in order to put food on their table, a roof over their heads, and cloths on their back simply do not have the time to do the research necessary to weed out government mismanagement.
Common Sense For Oregon is organized, in part, to help you better understand how your tax dollars are being spent. Check back here for more information on how the government is spending your money, the ways which your tax dollar are being misspent, and on those rare occasions, how government is getting the most bang for your tax dollar.
Once a month, Common Sense For Oregon will present a Gold Fleece Award to a politician, program, or other spend thrifts that waste your hard earned tax dollars on foolish items that ordinary Oregonians would never support.
January 2010 Golden Fleece Award Winner
October 2009 Golden Fleece Award Winner
June 2009 Golden Fleece Award Winner
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