{"product_id":"the-pig-book-how-government-wastes-your-money-paperback","title":"The Pig Book: How Government Wastes Your Money - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCitizens Against Government Waste\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe federal government wastes your tax dollars worse than a drunken sailor on shore leave. The 1984 Grace Commission uncovered that the Department of Defense spent $640 for a toilet seat and $436 for a hammer. Twenty years later things weren't much better. In 2004, Congress spent a record-breaking $22.9 billion dollars of your money on 10,656 of their pork-barrel projects. The war on terror has a lot to do with the record $413 billion in deficit spending, but it's also the result of pork over the last 18 years the likes of: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- $50 million for an indoor rain forest in Iowa\u003cbr\u003e- $102 million to study screwworms which were long ago eradicated from American soil\u003cbr\u003e- $273,000 to combat goth culture in Missouri\u003cbr\u003e- $2.2 million to renovate the North Pole (Lucky for Santa!)\u003cbr\u003e- $50,000 for a tattoo removal program in California\u003cbr\u003e- $1 million for ornamental fish research \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFunny in some instances and jaw-droppingly stupid and wasteful in others, \u003ci\u003eThe Pig Book\u003c\/i\u003e proves one thing about Capitol Hill: pork is king!\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCitizens Against Government Waste\u003c\/b\u003e (CAGW) is a private, non-partisan, nonprofit organization whose mission is to eliminate waste, mismanagement, and inefficiency in federal government. Founded in 1984 by the late industrialist J. Peter Grace and syndicated columnist Jack Anderson, CAGW produces numerous publications including their official newspaper \u003ci\u003eGovernment WasteWatch\u003c\/i\u003e and the annual \u003ci\u003eCongressional Pig Book\u003c\/i\u003e out of which \u003ci\u003eThe Pig Book\u003c\/i\u003e grew. They are based in Washington, D.C.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 187\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.54 x 8.53 x 5.51 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 06, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45328228417638,"sku":"9780312343576","price":27.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/ZkJGUEUxd09OczE3aEJYMS9KWVBOZz09.webp?v=1774367359","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-pig-book-how-government-wastes-your-money-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}