/r/YourTaxDollarsAtWork
YTDAW is a place for articles about wasteful government spending. If you have a personal experience with wasted tax dollars, please create a self.post and share it!
YTDAW is a place for articles about wasteful government spending. If you have a personal experience with wasted tax dollars, please create a self.post and share it!
We understand that you could point to virtually any activity by the government as a waste of taxpayer dollars, but to keep things more focused and entertaining, please keep your posts about egregious, amusing, or quantifiable cases.
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It is balloon!! Well it was a balloon now it’s flotsam & jetsam or balloonsam.
We were hanging out on the patio when the 2023 Spy Balloon flew over Myrtle Beach.
It was swiftly & safely dispatched after it was out over open water.
16:59 UTC
NASA thinks a bag, socket wrench and some tethers cost $100k
https://www.usatoday.com/story/graphics/2023/12/02/astronaut-lost-tool-bag/71719486007/
Complete socket wrench set - $20
tethers - $10
tool helpers - $20
Fancy Bag - $50
Actual value - $100
05:30 UTC
didn't think ffcra tax credits for self employed were legit - filed with adesso360 and it was super easy
Hey r/personalfinance! Long time lurker first time poster here. Thanks for all the help w my personal finance journey. Just wanted to pay it back.. have you all heard of the FFCRA tax credit (literally free money lol) for self employed from the CARES Act? I just got back around $6k from missed work opportunities during COVID. You can do it yourself but a lot of companies offer streamlined processes. I used Adesso360 it was super easy. Check it out to see if you're eligible. Anyway, thanks again!
23:54 UTC
Indiana Public Library spends $300K in taxpayer dollars to "review" and remove swaths of youth non-Fiction topics including books about the Holocaust, Riots, Any War (ever), Plus Books About Dogs and Chickens.
" In what has been the second story to report the financial costs associated with the ongoing book ban frenzy across America^, Hamilton East Public Library in Noblesville, Indiana, has spent over $300,000 in taxpayer money to review books in their teen collection. This review, pushed by the library board, impacts over 18,000 items and staff suspect half the books in the teen section will be either moved to another area of the library or
banned“weeded” all together." Full Article
15:58 UTC
Tax the Rich
TurboTax and H&R Block spend millions each year lobbying against an affordable tax filing system while simultaneously opening the door for the obscenely wealthy to covet tax breaks. Capitalism is the root of this inequity—the rich and privileged should not be getting special treatment here or anywhere. The broken system of government we have manifested in America must be held accountable. https://www.instagram.com/p/CrMC6RwumL6/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
02:13 UTC