2004 Pork

Citizens Against Government Waste has published its 2004 Pig Book. Some examples of waste include:

$4,860,000 for the Jamie Whitten Delta States Research Center in Stoneville; $1,400,000 for the Delta Conservation Demonstration Center; $900,000 for cattle and nutrient management in stream crossings; $885,000 for advanced spatial technologies; $524,000 for aquaculture; and $134,000 for an extension specialist.

This is just a small sample, if you want to know more you should click on the link and read. Some of the things that taxpayer's money is wasted on is just shocking.