(Archived document, may contain errors) No. 105 May 31, 1996 HOW GOVERNMENT WASTES YOUR MONEY: REPORT NO. I Compiled by Ronald D. Utt, Ph.D. Visiting Fellow Defenders of big government would have us believe that Congress and the President have shown tremendous fiscal restraint in recent years and that this Congress's efforts to reduce spending further can be achieved only by cutting muscle and bone. But waste, fraud, and abuse still abound in many government programs. Consider the following recently revealed examples: