Taxpayer Dollars

$266,000 In Taxpayer Dollars Unaccounted For By Shuttered Charter School

Posted 01.15.2012

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More than $266,000 in public funds are unaccounted for in an audit of a now-defunct Cleveland, Ohio charter school. The findings for recovery have bee...

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Tax Credits For The Poor Got To Luxury Hotels, Big Banks

The Huffington Post | William Alden | Posted 05.25.2011

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This post has been corrected. Taxpayer dollars that were intended to help poor communities are instead being used to finance luxury hotels, according...

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Lawmakers Spending Taxpayer Dollars On Expensive Cars

Politico | Jake Sherman | Posted 05.25.2011

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The economy is still limping along, but some members of Congress are nevertheless riding in style: At least 10 House members are spending more than $1...

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Paulson Cuts Goldman Sachs a Sweetheart Deal

Marco Trbovich | Posted 05.25.2011

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Marco Trbovich

An analysis of the bailout deals Paulson has been cutting with taxpayer dollars reveals he's giving the culprits who created the nation's credit crisis what amount to sweetheart deals.

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