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    LA HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS 2019-2020

    Forbes: Mapping Los Angeles’ Homeless Encampment Challenge – Nearly 100,000 Cases Reported Since 2019

    Los Angeles is in trouble, and tourists should be advised to avoid some neighborhoods...

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    Forbes: Where’s The Pork? U.S. Taxpayers Funded A Lot Of Wasteful Spending (2017-2019)

    Sep 30, 2020

    Just how much federal waste, duplication, and weird or unnecessary spending are your...

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    City of Los Angeles 2019-2020 Homeless Encampments

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    Forbes: Why New York City Is In Trouble – 114,041 Public Employees With $100,000 Paychecks Cost Taxpayers $14.6 Billion

    Sep 24, 2020

    Mayor Bill de Blasio is aggressively pushing for a $12.4 billion federal bailout.​

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    Forbes: California Leads All States In Taking Advantage Of Military Surplus War-Gear Under Program 1033

    Sep 17, 2020

    Local law enforcement agencies have since 1993 received billions of dollars’ worth...

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    Program 1033: $1.8 Billion in Military Gear Transferred to 8,200 Local Police Agencies | OpenTheBooks Oversight Report

    Sep 17, 2020

    Approximately 8,200 federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies from 49 states...

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    Forbes: Why San Francisco Is In Trouble – 19,000 Highly Compensated City Employees Earned $150,000 In Pay & Perks

    Sep 01, 2020

    San Francisco is in trouble! Whenever we open the books, San Francisco consistently...

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    C-SPAN: Adam Andrzejewski Discusses Use-It-Or-Lose-It Spending

    Aug 31, 2020

    Our recent Use-It-Or-Lose-It oversight report details late fiscal year federal spending...

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    RealClearPolitics: HEROES Act: Democrats' Wasteful Bailout

    Aug 28, 2020

    Taxpayers of America, you may soon be funding a $500 billion bailout of the 50 states,...

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    Corruption: Does It Really Matter?

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    Forbes: Ten Ways Binge-Buying Bureaucrats Spent $91 Billion In A Year-End 2019 Shopping Spree

    Aug 25, 2020

    Christmas comes in September, not December, for federal contractors.

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    The Federal Government's Use-It-Or-Lose-It Spending Spree | OpenTheBooks Oversight Report

    Aug 20, 2020

    Christmas comes in September, not December, for federal contractors.

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    Forbes: The City Manager In Laredo, Texas Received A $880,486 Golden Parachute Last Year

    Aug 13, 2020

    In 2019, the city manager in Laredo, Texas, made $880,486. It doubled the earnings...

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    Forbes: $14.8 Billion In Federal Funding Flows Into Just Five Major U.S. Cities Where Civil Unrest Looms & Police Stand Down

    Aug 08, 2020

    The U.S. taxpayer pours billions into Portland, Seattle, San Francisco, New York,...

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    The Books are Open... Now What?

    "Transparency is great, but where's the impact?"​

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    Forbes: Why Texas Is In Trouble - 78,064 Public Employees With $100,000 Paychecks Cost Taxpayers $12 Billion

    Jul 29, 2020

    Everything is bigger in Texas—including the supersized salaries of its city managers,...

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