Mudgeon's Musings: $24 BILLION A YEAR JOKE IS ON US . . . Courtesy of Our Government

Saturday, August 9, 2008

$24 BILLION A YEAR JOKE IS ON US . . . Courtesy of Our Government

What was the stated reason for establishing the multi billion dollar Department of Energy during the Carter administration?

It was very simple.

THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY WAS INSTITUTED TO LESSEN OUR DEPENDENCE ON FOREIGN OIL.

NOTE: IN 2008 THE BUDGET FOR THIS DEPARTMENT IS $24.2 BILLION. IT HAS 16,000 FEDERAL EMPLOYEES AND APPROXIMATELY 100,000 CONTRACT EMPLOYEES.

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