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Dennis

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5-9-19

Ernst cited an analysis by Open The Books, an Illinois-based nonprofit government spending watchdog, that found the $97 billion in year-end spending for 2018. Open The Books seeks to make public spending at all levels of government, not just in Washington.

The $97 billion represented a 16 percent increase over 2017 and a 39 percent hike over 2015. Examples included in the Open The Books study in addition to those cited above were these:

  • $2.1 million on games, toys, and wheeled goods
  • $308,994 on beer and booze
  • $201 million on advertising
  • $40,379 on clocks
  • $24,993 for candy and candy bars
  • $17,900 for five tons of tater tots, 10 tons of dry pinto beans, and five tons of dry pasta
  • $11,816 on a commercial foosball table
  • $9,341 on a Wexford leather club chair
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