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Here is a list of my personal worst of the worst in federal waste. According to 26 percent of respondents wasteful government spending means salaries and perks for government employees especially Congress members and the president. Eliminating Waste And Controlling Government Spending The Heritage Foundation This is an obscenely high number. Government wasteful spending . In a three-year span from 2014 to 2016 the Government Accountability Office GAO found that the federal government paid a total of 31 billion to employees placed on administrative leave. National debt is approaching 18 trillion. Thats not even an exhaustive figure for the federal government nor does it account for the vast levels of waste by state and local governments. These payments include an international scheme to defraud the federal government out of 12 billion by charging Medicare orthopedic braces doctors prescribed either without any patient interaction or with only a brief telephonic conversation...