{"product_id":"the-pig-book-citizens-against-government-waste-9780312343576","title":"The Pig Book: How Government Wastes Your Money","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe federal government wastes your tax dollars worse than a drunken sailor on shore leave. The 1984 Grace Commission uncovered that the Department of Defense spent $640 for a toilet seat and $436 for a hammer. Twenty years later things weren't much better. In 2004, Congress spent a record-breaking $22.9 billion dollars of your money on 10,656 of their pork-barrel projects. The war on terror has a lot to do with the record $413 billion in deficit spending, but it's also the result of pork over the last 18 years the likes of: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- $50 million for an indoor rain forest in Iowa\u003cbr\u003e- $102 million to study screwworms which were long ago eradicated from American soil\u003cbr\u003e- $273,000 to combat goth culture in Missouri\u003cbr\u003e- $2.2 million to renovate the North Pole (Lucky for Santa!)\u003cbr\u003e- $50,000 for a tattoo removal program in California\u003cbr\u003e- $1 million for ornamental fish research \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFunny in some instances and jaw-droppingly stupid and wasteful in others, \u003ci\u003eThe Pig Book\u003c\/i\u003e proves one thing about Capitol Hill: pork is king!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Citizens Against Government Waste\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0312343574\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312343576\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martins Press-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/06\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 187\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.53h x 5.51w x 0.54d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIngram Advance\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2005 pg. 123","brand":"Citizens Against Government Waste","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44119554425087,"sku":"9780312343576","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5d64c930-9002-4e87-b5e6-625d1e5760ae.jpg?v=1687409911","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-pig-book-citizens-against-government-waste-9780312343576","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}