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    1. mrjarrell

      8.8 BILLION Man Hours Worth Of Red Tape

      That's what Bush and Obama have saddled American business with, according to the OMB. Guess that's the cost of doing business in the American "free market". Think how business would explode if we could get government out of it. Unfortunately, that's unlikely as the American voters continue to...
    2. Prometheus

      DOJ pays $16 per muffin, $10 per cookie and $8 per cup of coffee.

      http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-buzz/post/a-16-muffin-not-at-dc-area-bakeries/2011/09/21/gIQAaWCNlK_blog.html?wprss=the-buzz Honestly, what sort of idiot could sign off on this? Routinely? I keep telling you people that they give all our money away to over seas countries and banks and...
    3. rambone

      Man's Federal sentence includes ban from hunting, worldwide

      The Federal Government thinks it can impose its will worldwide. NC Man Banned From Hunting Worldwide In Plea Deal
    4. Hemingway

      Small Government

      I see all these candidates calling for small government as they simultaneously sell their soul to become part of the government they so vehemently criticize. It got me thinking: Has there been any instance in our history (or that of another first-world country) where government has made itself...
    5. Westside

      City Cooling Sites.

      Indy has created sites where people without ac can go and "cool off" until the heat wave passes. City has plan to deal with extreme heat - 13 WTHR I'm not sure how I feel about this. part of me thinks i grew up without AC and we never had them. part of me thinks why is my tax dollars paying...
    6. Magneto

      So this is what all this government spending is on

      This REALLY matters right? http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/07/18/nih-backed-study-examined-effects-penis-size-in-gay-community/
    7. Magneto

      Colorado moves to regulate the race of dolls at daycare

      I would ask how is this the governments business, but EVERYTHING is the governments business.:rolleyes: Colorado's Proposed Day Care Rules Would Dictate Race of Dolls, Time Between Meals - FoxNews.com
    8. sloughfoot

      6th Day of State shutdown in Minnesota

      Out of 36,000 state employees, 20,000 have been laid off. One revelation is that there are over 1,000 state employees on the payroll at Canterbury Downs, the horse racing track. Does this mean that there are only 16,000 essential employees? If the people of Minesota don't wake up over this...
    9. rambone

      White House Rural Council to control U.S. farms

      Barack Obama has issued Royal Decree 13575 which orders the establishment of a Federal council to oversee the nation's farm usage. The heads of all major Federal departments are now going to formulate a centralized plan for controlling the use of private farms across America. Does The New...
    10. rambone

      Who was the worst U.S. president?

      Who was the worst? I did my best to pick the top 9 that I think would be the most popular answers here. If you choose "Other" then you should really do a job convincing me that your choice is worse than all of these SOBs. Feel free to point out other grievances that I have overlooked. I'll...
    11. rambone

      U.S. Postal Service Nears Collapse

      Bloomberg says that the USPS is nearing insolvency. The service passed a milestone of delivering more junk mail than actual First Class mail. Another big part of the problem is the size of their retiree pension plan. It will have to reinvent itself or possibly collapse. The U.S. Postal...
    12. ElsiePeaRN

      Tax $ funded Antarctic Jello Wrestling???

      Jello wrestling in the Antarctic --OK, this one may be a weak case :) -- shrimp on treadmills, laundry-folding robots, YouTube rap video-- all paid for with tax dollars. Tax dollars fund shrimp on treadmills, Jell-O wrestling in Antarctica - Washington Times "When I'm president, I will go...
    13. hoosieridentity

      Government vs. Production

      Government vs. Production "More Americans work for the government than work in construction, farming, fishing, forestry, manufacturing, mining and utilities combined," explained Moore. Even Michigan, at one time the auto capital of the world, and Pennsylvania, once the steel capital,"...
    14. mrjarrell

      More People Working For Government Than All Other Industries

      Stephen Moore, at the WSJ points out a serious problem. More people are working for the .gov than all other industries. Combined. (Indiana and Wisconsin are notable state exceptions). The tax feeders outnumber the productive class and that is unsustainable in the long run. Especially, since they...
    15. D

      Federal Budget Cut and Big Brothers Big Sisters

      Big Brothers Big Sisters is an organization that has been operating since 100 years and has been working for the upliftment of children. It is a mentoring network that is being supported by donors and volunteers. Big Brothers Big Sisters of America and its 371 agencies receive 15% of their...
    16. Fletch

      Top 10 Agencies You'd Dismantle

      Inspired by the raw milk thread. What are the top 10 agencies you would destroy if you had the magic wand? 1. FDA 2. DEA 3. IRS 4. DHS 5. BLM 6. BATFE 7. EPA 8. FCC 9. FAA 10. CIA
    17. rambone

      New government agency will develop pharmaceutical drugs

      The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will be spawning a new agency (read: government run corporation) called the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences. The center will receive $1 Billion in funding and will research new compounds which will be given to huge pharmaceutical...
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