"Overlapping Programs Need To Be Eliminated". I TOTALLY AGREE!
Overlapping programs need to be eliminated
By the Daily News
For too long, taxpayers have watched the out-of-control, wasteful spending in our nation’s capital and a new study recently released is further proof our money has often been spent carelessly.
The study, released by the federal Government Accountability Office, revealed that duplicative federal programs waste billions of dollars each year.
The 345-page report from the nonpartisan group said there were dozens of overlapping programs in areas like defense and transportation that could be consolidated to save taxpayers money.
The U.S. government has 15 different agencies overseeing food safety laws, 20 separate programs to help the homeless, 56 programs to help people understand finances and 47 programs for job training and employment.
Talk about bureaucracy. There is no reason for this many programs and it is quite obvious some of these need to be coordinated, consolidated or eliminated.
For example, 53 of the 82 teacher quality programs have budgets of less than $50 million, but many of them have separate administrative processes that could be consolidated to squeeze savings from the $4 billion devoted to the programs.
The study by the GAO shouldn’t come as a surprise. Taxpayers have suspected for years that this type of wasteful spending existed, but the information does highlight how extensive the problem is.
It was encouraging to hear that House and Senate leaders of both parties promised to rein in government spending after seeing the report.
Majority Leader U.S. Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., said he believes there are duplicative programs that can be eliminated.
U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., said estimated potential reductions would save between $100 billion and $200 billion a year.
The Treasury Department has projected the government could hit the $14.29 trillion debt ceiling as early as April 15, 10 days later than it was projected a few weeks ago.
Reducing or consolidating these programs is an obvious step Congress could take toward working down this deficit.
Talk can be cheap in politics, but we are hopeful for the sake of the country and its taxpayers that both sides of the aisle can agree that waste resulting from duplication and overlap must be addressed.
It’s the right action to take and Congress should get this effort under way without delay.
By the Daily News
For too long, taxpayers have watched the out-of-control, wasteful spending in our nation’s capital and a new study recently released is further proof our money has often been spent carelessly.
The study, released by the federal Government Accountability Office, revealed that duplicative federal programs waste billions of dollars each year.
The 345-page report from the nonpartisan group said there were dozens of overlapping programs in areas like defense and transportation that could be consolidated to save taxpayers money.
The U.S. government has 15 different agencies overseeing food safety laws, 20 separate programs to help the homeless, 56 programs to help people understand finances and 47 programs for job training and employment.
Talk about bureaucracy. There is no reason for this many programs and it is quite obvious some of these need to be coordinated, consolidated or eliminated.
For example, 53 of the 82 teacher quality programs have budgets of less than $50 million, but many of them have separate administrative processes that could be consolidated to squeeze savings from the $4 billion devoted to the programs.
The study by the GAO shouldn’t come as a surprise. Taxpayers have suspected for years that this type of wasteful spending existed, but the information does highlight how extensive the problem is.
It was encouraging to hear that House and Senate leaders of both parties promised to rein in government spending after seeing the report.
Majority Leader U.S. Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., said he believes there are duplicative programs that can be eliminated.
U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., said estimated potential reductions would save between $100 billion and $200 billion a year.
The Treasury Department has projected the government could hit the $14.29 trillion debt ceiling as early as April 15, 10 days later than it was projected a few weeks ago.
Reducing or consolidating these programs is an obvious step Congress could take toward working down this deficit.
Talk can be cheap in politics, but we are hopeful for the sake of the country and its taxpayers that both sides of the aisle can agree that waste resulting from duplication and overlap must be addressed.
It’s the right action to take and Congress should get this effort under way without delay.
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