$54,000,000
Get Stimulated with Malt Liquor and Weed – The Post Standard (New York)
Almost $1 million in stimulus money is being used to pay malt liquor and weed users to call a telephone number and talk about their daily habits.
Iowa Wasting Money on Historic Poop – The Des Moines Register
Iowa bureaucrats are forcing Iowa cities to spend tens of thousands of dollars to determine whether sewers should be considered historic and preserved. These actions are also delaying millions of stimulus dollars from being pumped into the local economy.
More Bike Tales – Finance and Commerce
Minnesota is planning on building a $1.5 million bike trail to the Minnesota Twins stadium.
Shiny Wheels From Australia – Whittier Daily News
A transit company spent $250,000 of stimulus money on wheel polishers…from Australia.
Buses to Nowhere – The Union Leader (New Hampshire)
$2 million of stimulus money is being spent on four buses, creating four or five jobs at most.
High Speed Rail Boondoggle – Janesville Gazette (Wisconsin)
A high speed rail line will be implemented between Madison and Milwaukee, but some question its practicality.





