More of Your Federal Tax Dollars Down the Rathole
This time it’s the Legal Services Corporation, which Congress set-up to provide legal services for the poor. That may be their mission, but they manage to take very good care of themselves, including their “leased lavish offices on the Georgetown waterfront at $8 more per square foot than any other tenant,” perhaps overpaying almost $2 million, according to the National Review Online. But that wasn’t enough because LSC employees spent $55,000 for conference accommodations in Puerto Rico.
Much of this wasteful spending was uncovered by the agency’s Inspector General, but unfortunately, agency management is trying to show him the door. And while Congress should be looking for ways to cut the LSC budget, appropriators in Congress are looking to increase the agency’s budget. Sheesh!