STUDY: WASTE COULD FUND UP TO 45,000 YEARS OF WHITE HOUSE TOURS

A study from the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) shows the federal government's needless spending and costly regulations waste over $42 billion dollars–enough to fund up to 45,000 years of White House tours.

After the White House announced that its public tours would be one of the first government functions to be shut down due to the budget sequester's slowdown of spending increases, conservatives have highlighted government spending on inconsequential projects ranging anywhere from puppet research to snail sex.

The NRCC has compiled a "waste list" totaling $42,642,721,597 from its findings. Some of its expenditures include:
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