So, rather than admit the department could run efficiently on fewer taxpayer dollars, federal agencies embark on a shopping spree. Yes, agencies spent taxpayer dollars to convince taxpayers to shovel even more taxpayer money into the federal government next year. – Despite the fact that 2019 was a very difficult year (think 737 Max), Boeing was the top recipient of year-end spending. Last summer, Ernst introduced S.1238, the Year-End Fiscal Responsibility Act – a reasonable bill that would stop the wasteful practice. Last year, the year-end spending decreased slightly from $97 billion (2018) to $91 billion (2019).

Source: Forbes August 25, 2020 12:33 UTC