I'm glad this country is in such good financial shape, and that the taxpayers are so happy to ante up the funds to perpetrate boondoggles like this!

There used to be a time when the voted/hired 'leaders' were operated by the People of the country. Now, it's the other way around.

Our country doesn't have enough money to pay the bills. So how about we have our 'leaders' provide a complete list of what our money is spent on, and to whom. And I mean EVERYTHING. Publish the list just like the Los Angeles Times Sunday edition (it used to be quite large) except with no advertising or editorials, just the lists. Charge the Sunday Times price for it.

Then have all the taxpayers go through the list and draw a line through everything they think is extraneous. Then eliminate the most 'popular' ones until the USA can meet its spending limit.

Sue