I disagree with this premise

[scooterbug44]

I don't care what fraction of a percent it is - it is still hundreds of millions of my tax dollars being wasted and a symptom of all that is wrong w/ how these companies do business.

Yes, compared to things like the $300+ million we spend a day in Iraq or the Omnibus Bill or no-bid contracts it is a small amount, but that doesn't mean we don't have a legitimate right to be pissed about it.

 

[Danny Burns]

I don't care what fraction of a percent it is - it is still hundreds of millions of my tax dollars being wasted and a symptom of all that is wrong w/ how these companies do business.

Yes, compared to things like the $300+ million we spend a day in Iraq or the Omnibus Bill or no-bid contracts it is a small amount, but that doesn't mean we don't have a legitimate right to be pissed about it.

Agreed, just doing math. I can't help myself. I think all of the things you mentioned in this post need a serious trimming, along with hundreds of others. Politics as usual is what's killing us.

We all need to watch more closely what the people we elect do, and vote accordingly, for this to end.

 

[scooterbug44]

I view it more as it being the straw that broke the camel's back - it's not the most costly, it's not the worst thing, it's just what has gotten all the voters REALLY pissed off.

We just can't let this one slide ........................ but since it's making us take a good look at just how things are being done I have high hopes that it will affect both little and big ticket items in the future.