Have you ever wondered where your federal tax dollars go? If you have, then the information below is for you. The federal government disbursed $2.45 trillion in domestic spending in 2006, according to two reports published by the U.S. Census Bureau. That represented a 7.5 percent increase in federal spending over 2005. The first of [...]
Find Out Where Your Tax Dollars Went
April 23rd, 2008 · 2 Comments
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Northrop Grumman Attempts to Set Record Straight
March 10th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Northrop Grumman issued a news release this morning in an attempt to “set the record straight” concerning what the company calls “the U.S. Air Force KC-45A misinformation.” What the defense contractor conveniently overlooked in its effort to “spin” the news is the point I raised in a March 1 post, Medal of Honor Recipient Right [...]
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Medal of Honor Recipient Right on Boeing Snub
March 1st, 2008 · 4 Comments
Yesterday, the Pentagon announced it has chosen a bid from Northrop Grumman and the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company, which is based in France, instead of the KC-767 Advanced Tanker from Boeing, which is based in Chicago. One man, Hershel “Woody” Williams, thinks it was a terrible decision, and I agree. Williams, West Virginia’s [...]
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