By Rob Janicki
Your tax dollars at work....for a price. Can taxpayers, those who actually pay the taxes, be expected to continue paying for a government gone wild on a continuing spending binge? Liberals think so and they will do whatever it takes to see that taxpayers continue funding their projects. All one has to do is view the Solyndra scandal where Obama supporters managed to gain federal loans and guarantees of over $500 million dollars, only to have the project collapse within two years while taxpayers were on the hook for the entire $500 million dollars. Meanwhile, Obama's cronies came away with bonuses and no personal liability for the bankruptcy. This is only one example of government waste and corruption in the Obama administration. Here's the latest.
[...] The State Department awarded a $16.5 million contract to Amazon to stock designated libraries and U.S.-friendly educational centers around the world with 2,500 Kindle e-Readers, procurement databases show. … The devices will aid those seeking to study English and learn about America. [...]
Do the math. That comes out to $6,600 per Kindle e-Reader. Kindle e-Readers retail for $189. So why the huge differential in cost? Here's one story. Believe it at your own risk, or not.
[...] Amazon is responsible for shipping the Kindles overseas, providing 24/7 customer service, … sharing data on how the Kindles are used to access content and pushing serialized content to the Kindles regularly. Amazon is also responsible for disabling “standard features, as requested by DoS, for the device such as individual purchasing ability.” [...]
Now that is what I call one sweet deal for Amazon or who ever is actually responsible for executing this contract and receiving the contract proceeds. Is it any wonder why government is so ripe for corruption? Further, is it any wonder why taxpayers are so disillusioned with government?
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