HOW can we stop the WASTEFUL spending of OUR GOVERNMENT?
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I think a "Cafeteria Government" would be good ... when we file our taxes, we check boxes on where we want the tax money to go to.\n\nCorporations/Institutions would send surveys out to the employees and then fill out an allocation of expenditures for governmental spending.
1100557
becuase they can. It's much easier spending money when it's not yours. the only time they are concerned about our needs is when it comes time for re-election. other than that, it's a total waste of our time.
691453
Governments are too corrupt.  The money does not go where it is supposed to go.
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Stop spending so much on crap like the rare species of maggot, stop teaching absintenance only programs, stop affirmative action, do something about illegal immigrants (i'm all for immigrants AS LONG AS THEY ARE LEGAL), stop sticking America into other countries business.\n\nFlint is retarded.\n\nNo, I know white trash.  I am not white trash because I am white.  White trash is trash because they are racist and ignorant.  Nobody could mistake me for either one.\n\nTeachers shouldn't have to do more than they already do.  It is the parents responsibility for their children's psychological behavior.  Parent's need to stop whinning that teachers need to do it.  It is the parent's job.\n\nI think welfare system should change too.  They should stp paying for every crack whore that has a baby.  Everyone else that is trying to get work and support themselves I commend you.  And you shouldn't have to pay it back like a loan.  That is why you pay taxes.\n\nAnd I agree with Prince and Rascal.
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How about all the money we spend on foreign aid?\nHow about home-aid, for more Kool-aid.\nPersonally, I'm broke.
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Conservatives do not want to spend the money.
429533
Becasue the government is greedy and wants all your money.
945643
the biggest problem is waste, separating it and paying to have it taken away.\nthe next is health and safety, policy / legislation.\nworkers rights, with personal protctive equipment.\nlocal government taxes with waste produced and controlled
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Actually, military spending is an extremely inefficient way of spending money (which I believe was your point).\n\nI was talking to an economist who argues that if the money the United States had put into the military since 1945 had been spent in the civilian sector instead, the GDP would have grown 32-fold over what it is now... a $350 trillion economy. There would be "cruises to Mars and Jupiter" under the "Travel" section of Answers.
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No, your not.  The government is absolutely dreadful at distributing money.  Particularly this administration, which also has yet to figure out that you can't increase spending and decrease income at the same time.  I figure that one out when I was like five.
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Spend some of the money, give some to the church and save the rest.  1/3 of each\n\n\nLC
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we need to limit spending to bare minimums askall federal employees in these tough times totake a temporary pay cut till we balance the budget and get things under control .--like they do with airlines and auto manufactureres union members take pay cut in order that the company can make it thru hard times all federal and state employees should have to give back a little in tuff times .after all its the working man who pays the taxes and dont give me that crap about big co.paying taxes they just collect it from working people in inflated prises. its time 1/3 of this country ease up a bit on what there getting i doubt many government workers are without health care our retirement 20 yrs and 80% retirement then go work for a government contractor. still on the government payroll and good pay and more retirement.the backs of the workers in america cant afford this much longer.--so i suggest some pay cuts and reduced benifits the government is not the place to work and get rich its a place to serve.its a start local taxes pay for all services localy. no federal matching funds or grants to cover bad government by local communittys federal highways only and military  all other programs paid with income tax ended make it optional to pay additional taxes for nasa or cancer research all the places tax dollars go  we need to cut government to the bone.most congressmen are rich no salaries for life or benifits   in and out with a check like  a painter or carpenter would do   --when the job is over so is the money find more work .as some one who works for a living i am ticked off at the benifits we have to pay to people in pulic service lets put service back in it and take the self service out of it .
632439
Looking to sponge off the govt, eh??
1024176
Stop giving them money and aid. Foreign aid gives those likely to be corrupt an object to their corruption.
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Quit buying and selling so many disposable items (ie: no paper towels, plastic wrap, disposable cleaning things).\nUse energy efficient appliances and don't use electric gadgets.\nDon't buy things that need batteries if there is a perfectly good non-battery alternative.\nUnplug transformers even when not in use (they still drain small amounts wastefully when gadget is not on).\nReduce packaging, buy some things in bulk.\nBuy products produced locally (less gasoline wasted).\nCarpool and drive less.\nTurn the ac/heater 2 degrees warmer/cooler.\nDon't buy something new if the old one is still good.\nTurn off lights and gadgets when not in use.\nUse canvas reusable grocery bags and decline plastic bags.\nDon't throw something away that can be given to Goodwill.\nRecycle everything.
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when we waste anything it should be use to help people that are below poverty\nfor example,\n\nNow we find out that FEMA, the lead federal agency, wasted about $1 billion — money that could have gone to hurricane victims who really needed it.\n\nNeed me to say more?\nread link below
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Get rid of the politicians