Government Waste

We've all heard about the government wasting money studying the effects of cow farts on the environment.  Here are some other interesting projects our Federal Government has funded:

The U.S. government is spending $750,000 on a new soccer field for detainees held at Guantanamo Bay.

The Obama administration plans to spend between 16 and 20 million dollars helping students from Indonesia get master’s degrees.

the U.S. government has spent $175,587 “to determine if cocaine makes Japanese quail engage in sexually risky behavior”.

The U.S. government spent $200,000 on “a tattoo removal program” in Mission Hills, California.

A total of $615,000 was given to the University of California at Santa Cruz to digitize photos, T-shirts and concert tickets belonging to the Grateful Dead.

And the list goes on, and on...  Post any government waste stories you find in the comments section below!