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The WasteWatcherPublic Utility Model Doesn’t Hold Traction for Broadband
On November 4, 2013, a study released by Reason Foundation found that government-owned broadband networks (GONs) do not provide the value that cities and towns hope to achieve.
The WasteWatcherThose Pesky Obamacare Grandfather Regs and Why We’re All Doomed
Certainly the latest news about Obamacare is how millions of people across the country are losing their health insurance in spite of numerous ass
The WasteWatcherDepartment of Veterans Affairs Conferences: Where Government Employees' Dreams Come True
On October 30, 2013, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a hearing regarding wasteful spending at two conferences by the Department of Veterans
The WasteWatcherI Take Responsibility - Sort Of
Fireworks flew today during the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s hearing as Members of Congress grilled Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius about the disastrous roll-out of Obamacare. Much of it was a repeat from the hearing...
The WasteWatcherWe Will Have Those Numbers in November
Oh, and that Obamacare really is working too, in spite of the website’s problems.
The WasteWatcherMassive Glitches and Monkey Courts
There were fireworks today at the House Committee on Energy and Commerce hearing on the roll out of the Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare.
The WasteWatcherHappy 35th Anniversary, Airline Deregulation!
As a hard-nosed researcher of low fares (in other words, I am a cheap flier), I am appreciative of the fact that, thirty five years ago today, President Jimmy Carter signed the Air Transportation Regulatory Reform Act into law, on October 24, 1978.
The WasteWatcherRun Away Run Away!
It is no secret that the Obamacare roll out for its on-line portal to the healthcare exchanges has been a disaster. Taxpayers are shocked to learn they have paid $394 million (according to a Government Accountability Office report) for a sys
The WasteWatcherAnd Here’s To You, Mrs. Lautenberg!
The recent action by Congress to provide a death gratuity to the widow of the late Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) has raised a few eyebrows.
The WasteWatcherReality is Starting to Set In
Now that Washington has a temporary reprieve on budget and debt ceiling issues, perhaps the media will focus more on the continuing Obamacare slow-motion train wreck. It has been largely ignored by the main stream media but the news about the...
The WasteWatcherConn Artist?
This week, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs lead by Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) released an investigati
The WasteWatcherThis Is Another Nice Mess You've Gotten Us Into
The New York Times had an interesting story yesterday, which also raised some ques
