Obama Ignores 85,933 Ideas to Save Money
President Obama asked federal workers to suggest ways for the federal
government to save money, and American citizens responded – with 86,000
suggestions.
But his administration picked only 67 of those ideas, most of which are
either minute or simply take credit for savings that have already been
implemented, according to Washington Post reporter David
A. Fahrenthold.
The Obama administration created the online comment box in 2009. Sixteen
ideas have been given a presidential SAVE award, and 51 ideas have
been included in past Obama budget proposals.
Not one savings idea has been included this year, because Obama’s 2013 budget
is
still late.
The Post found that 20 – nearly a third – of the 67 ideas were actually old
savings plans that were already being acted upon by the government.
For instance, Obama claimed the SAVE award program reduced drug costs at the
National Institutes of Health. “But that actually started in 2008, under
President George W. Bush,” writes Fahrenthold. “The White House also cited the
SAVE program for an effort to digitize the X-rays of federal prisoners. That
began in 2004, during Bush’s first term.”
In all, these are the results of Obama’s budget crowd source:
- 86,000 ideas submitted since 2009.
- 67 ideas chosen by the Obama administration.
- 20 of these ideas had already been implemented in some form before 2009.
- 15 ideas have not been implemented or had no details available.
- Four ideas have been implemented but were watered down to generate less
savings. - 28 actual savings ideas have implemented since 2009.
Looking for ways to save tax dollars is always worthwhile. Heritage has
highlighted ways that the Department
of Education, Transportation
Security Administration, and Environmental
Protection Agency can save taxpayers’ money. Heritage also outlined, in
detail, $150
billion in cuts Congress should enact.
But in the end, the President should reform the main drivers of spending:
entitlements. Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security together drain 44 percent
of the budget each year, and that share will grow. There are six
bipartisan proposals that would achieve substantial savings through
entitlement reform – if they were championed with presidential leadership.
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2013-03-28 19:35:25
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