During 2002, two hundred thousand dollars were approved to be spent in Georgia to build a “group shelter” at Jefferson Davis Historic Site.
Dumb Facts » Dumb Spending
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In the Amended Georgia FY 2002 Budget, 8.7 million dollars was alotted to the Georgia Technology Authority for “portal development”.
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The H-4, more commonly known as the “Spruce Goose”, was the largest airplane ever to be built, and first lifted off on November 2,1947. The unexpected flight lasted for approximately a minute and stunned onlookers who had never seen a plane so massive (the Spruce Goose’s wingspan was 320 feet). Designed, constructed, and flown by Howard Hughes at the first trial run, the plane would never fly again. Final cost: 22 million dollars paid by the federal government and 18 million dollars paid by Hughes personally (numbers not adjusted for inflation).
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In 2002, three and a half million dollars were approved to be spent in Georgia for the construction of a “fishing area” in Ocmulgee Wildlife Management Area.
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The Amended Georgia FY 2002 Budget gives 4.7 million dollars to the department of human resources for postage alone!
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In the Amended Georgia FY 2002 Budget, $65,000 was spent to buy a new cooler for the Georgia School for the Deaf.