On November 20, 2013 Rep. Reid Ribble of Wisconsin asked for and was granted permission to address the United States House of Representatives for a few minutes regarding the cost of government, particularly the cost of shutdowns and continuing resolutions. “The government shutdown is caused by the broken budget process. Funding our government with continuing […]
DHS employees costing taxpayers millions by using offline reservations systems for travel
Buried within the hundreds of pages of a 2014 Senate Appropriations Bill for the Department for Homeland Security (DHS) is mention of “excessive costs” associated with travel of DHS personnel around the country. Apparently DHS personnel are booking flights using offline reservations, even though its much cheaper to use online booking. The reasons why DHS […]
Fighting Arab Nations Are Costing You Hundreds at the Gas Pump
You know, gasoline prices are supposed to climb as we head into summer, but things are getting a bit ridiculous! Gasoline prices are up nearly $1.06 a gallon from last year, and it’s not even summer yet. Why is this happening? Well, the Arab nations of OPEC are fighting… OPEC decided not to […]
Three strikes and your broke: How crime policies are costing Americans more money in hard times
As we consider the law enforcement policies like the “three strikes laws” created to, “get tough on crime,” in the past decade, there are some serious financial consequences that should be evaluated. First, as more and more offenders of varying degrees of crimes are put in prison for longer periods of time, the cost […]
Top 5 Group Chat Apps for Business in 2020
Texting via chat has become the new way people talk and literally the main communication channel used worldwide over the last decade. Every social network and most commercial websites have a chat functionality. We all have at least one chat app on our phone, while most use a few in parallel: for sharing pictures with […]
4 Situations That Make Your Speeding Ticket Even More Expensive
Speeding tickets are expensive. In addition to the fine, you pay a time cost during the traffic stop. If you go to court, you incur another time cost — not to mention court and attorney fees. The steepest cost of a speeding ticket, though, could be how it affects your insurance premiums. Although a speeding […]
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