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Allison Stanger – Your Tax Dollars at Work, If You Can Find Them – washingtonpost.com

May 20, 2008 in Uncategorized | No comments

Allison Stanger – Your Tax Dollars at Work, If You Can Find Them: washingtonpost.com: “It was something everyone could agree on: a user-friendly Web site showing how much money the government spends — a very literal display of ‘your tax dollars at work.’ The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) even partnered with one of its banes, the nonprofit watchdog OMB Watch, to devise the software. But something appears to be clouding all this much-trumpeted transparency: The numbers don’t add up.

“The new site, known as USASpending.gov, was unveiled ahead of schedule last December, and its basic design is true to its mandate. Its welcome screen boasts: ‘Where Americans Can See Where Their Money Goes.’

“Well, not really. …”