9 August 2010, 8:48 am
21. Quit Smoking, Get a New Phone (Washington, D.C.) - $497,893 : Whether they use the patch, the gum, or go cold turkey, millions of Americans try to quit smoking every year for their own health. Now, Uncle Sam will give them an additional reason to quit: a taxpayer- funded smartphone. 22. Streetscaping Project Costs Jobs, Threatens Local Businesses (Twin Lakes, WI) - $899,853 23. Helping Siberians Lobby Russian Policymakers (San Francisco, CA) - $199,862 24. Ship Museum Averaging 30 Visitors A Day (Toledo, OH) - $200,000 25. Weather Predictions for Other Planets (San Antonio, TX) - $298,543 26. Shoddy Weatherization Contractor Promises Changes (Houston, TX) - $11.2 million 27. Army Corps of Engineers Gets Its Due With Museum Exhibits (St. Louis, MO) - $430,695 28. Monkeys Get High for Science (Winston-Salem, NC) - $144,541 29. Field Trip Reimbursements and Inflated Job Numbers (Oakland, CA) - $3.1 million 30. Two Riders an Hour Get Brand New Buses (Winter Haven, FL) - $2.4 million230 31. Studying the Effect of Local Populations on the Environment...in the Himalayas (Ann Arbor, MI) - $529,648 32. Public Relations Firm Wins Big Stimulus Bucks (New York, NY) - $25.8 million 33. Contractor Convicted of Public Corruption Gets Public Money for Sidewalk Contract (Monroe, LA) - $211,468 34. Youth Center Awarded Grant May Not Get Built (Glendale, CA) - $131,000 35. ”Aqua City” Water Park Makes a Splash (Dunkirk, NY) - $153,52 36. Scientist Attempts to Create Joke Machine (Evanston, IL) - $712,883264 37. Eighth Rock From the Sun (Berkeley, CA) - $456,663 38. Reducing Menopausal Hot Flashes Through Yoga (Winston-Salem, NC) - $294,958 39. Research: Marketing Video Games to the Elderly (Raleigh, NC and Atlanta, GA) - $1.2 million 40. Contractor Gets Millions In Stimulus Funds Despite Lawsuits and Numerous Federal Probes ($6.5 million) Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/mccain-100-wasteful-stimulus-projects-2010-8#31-40-13#ixzz0w7lRLr6Y @Reality has a liberal bias. Did you forget that democrats voted on the Iraq war to? YOU FAIL TRY AGAIN... Read More »
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