Government Waste
- 1,200 private airplanes with pilots, airfields, and mechanics. There are 100 different varieties of aircraft. Purpose: to fly government executives of various departments around the country. Cost of the aircraft was $2 billion, depreciation of $200 million per year, annual upkeep of $800 million. In addition, government agencies lease another 5,000 planes at a cost of $100 million per year.