The USPS Rate Hike Hustle

January 1999 33¢ January 2001 34¢ June 2002 37¢ January 2006 39¢ May 2007 41¢ May 2008 42¢ May 2009 44¢ That’s 11¢ in the past 10 years. That’s a 33% increase!!! And that’s just on the basic first class stamp. We’re paying much more, and I can’t tell you how many people have commented…

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When is enough enough?

$30,000 for a research report on prairie dogs? http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=47282 Must be for the vast suburban development going on in Montana. In the grand scheme of things, $30,000 out of the federal budget doesn’t seem like a lot of money, but I want accountability! Is this expense REALLY necessary? Montana is just about as rustic and…

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Almost a million dollars for potato research!

No wonder our economy is in trouble. This kind of thing just makes me shake my head. $900,000 to fund potato research. Last I heard potatoes were farmed for profit… so why is the government paying for the research? http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=46134

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