View Government Spending Online
More Bad News For The Democrats and some Republicans.Bush Signs Bill to Allow Taxpayers to View Government Spending Online
President Bush said Tuesday that Americans will now be able to "Google their tax dollars," as he signed a law to create an online database for tracking about $1 trillion in government spending on grants and contracts.
The law is aimed preventing wasteful spending by opening the federal budget to greater scrutiny. The information is already available, but the Web site would make it easier for those who aren't experts on the process to see how taxpayer dollars are being spent.
The law calls for the Web site to go online by Jan. 1, 2008. It will list federal grants and contracts greater than $25,000, except for those classified for national security reasons. More
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I think this a great idea.
Anything that brings some accountability to officials when it comes to government spending is a good thing.
It's our money. We should know how it's being spent.
Yes it is a great idea.
Even though the tax and spend Democrats say they are for it, they hate it.
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