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- Founded in 1984
- Founder: J. Peter Grace
- President: Thomas A. Schatz
- President's Salary: $267,472 (2006)
- Net Assets: $1,666,253
- Requested by only one chamber of CongressCAGW: 2007 Pig Book Summary
- Greatly exceeds the President's budget request or the previous year's funding
- Not the subject of congressional hearingsCAGW: 2007 Pig Book Summary
- Serves only a local or special interestCAGW: 2007 Pig Book Summary
- 2008 edition lists over $17 Billion in "pork"PA Pundits: 2008 Congressional Pig Book...(March 29, 2008)
- Lobbying arm Council for Citizens Against Government Waste supported John McCain in the 2004 presidential election and in 2008Seattle Times: Nonprofits Role in Defending McCain Raises Questions (June 1, 2008)
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Citizens Against Government Waste is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. As stated, their goal is "to eliminate waste, mismanagement and inefficiency in the federal government."Official Site: Citizens Against Government Waste About
While this organization itself is a non-profit and cannot therefore lobby congress, it is actually associated with the Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, which is a lobbying organization, organized under chapter 501(c)(4) of the IRS tax code.Official Site: Citizens Against Government Waste About This has caused some controversy over the years, and accusations have abounded that the organization is not truly a "grass roots" movement as it claims.O'Reilly XML BlogYou know "CAGW" is a corporate front group, right?
CAGW Controversy
Many of their detractors point to the fact that they repeatedly side with corporate interests in high profile cases, such as the Microsoft anti-trust lawsuit, and discourage users and producers of the open source movement.O'Reilly XML BlogYou know "CAGW" is a corporate front group, right?Pig Book
Each spring the organization puts out its Pig Book, highlighting the excessive earmark spending of congress for special interest groups and local congressional districts. It also grades each member of congress on how they vote on various bills that contain this type of "pork barrel" spending, giving them a rating between 'hostile' and 'taxpayer superhero'. The group also puts out a press release each month highlighting one lawmaker as the "Porker of The Month". This person qualifies according to the group, by showing "a blatant disregard for the interests of taxpayers."CAGW: Introduction-
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Citizens Against Government Waste Questions
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What is the biggest waste of funds sponsored by the U.S. Government? 9 Answersi feel the government is spending way to much money on wasting time. Not that things aren't and don't get done, but we have spent a huge deal of money on the h... read more -
What kind of abuses are committed by the Chinese government against members of the Falun Gong? 1 AnswerThe Chinese government classify Falun Gong as an religious extremist..the pactiontioner were arrest ,execute without trail ,forced labour and .tortured psychi... read more -
Should two senior citizen home residents be allowed to be intimate if their families are against such relations? 7 AnswersTell the family to pound sand. I can't believe there is any other possible answer to this question. read more -
Should the government allow non-tribal citizens to register as Native Americans if they can prove heritage or have the DNA? 4 AnswersYes, They should. Some of us were adopted, to non tribal people, and would have truely loved to have our tribal heritage and connections. I am Irish, Dutch, Che... read more
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