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Washington's addiction to spending has placed our nation on the same perilous road as Greece. In fact, the United States recently joined Greece on the short list of seven nations with debt exceeding total economic output. Our national debt went from $10 trillion in 2008 to $15.6 trillion today and is projected to reach $26 trillion in 10 years.



It seems that Washington never runs out of ways to waste taxpayers' money in breathtaking fashion. Consider the following:
 
        - It was disclosed last week that a federal agency (the General Services Administration) held an $800,000 five-day conference at a resort in Las Vegas that included a mind reader, a clown and $147,000 in catering fees. The mind reader was paid $3,200. The clown's fee was not reported. 

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