Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Bush’s Legacy Of Squandering Taxpayer Money

If you go to the site you will see a list for each category of mismanagement. Who would be surprised he unashamedly asks for another $700 billion.
clipped from thinkprogress.org

Bush is demanding unprecedented control over billions of dollars — with no oversight. His history of mismanaging taxpayer dollars should make Americans skeptical of his buyout plan:

IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION

KATRINA

DEFENSE CONTRACTS

Given Bush’s history of gross fiscal mismanagement — including an unprecedented number of no-bid contracts and Bush’s resistance to closing fraud loopholes or increasing oversight of contracts — why should Americans trust another $700 billion to his care? Paul Krugman writes, “Let’s not be railroaded into accepting an enormously expensive plan that doesn’t seem to address the real problem.”

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