Waste 101: Nos. 9 - 1

" Where package -- number one but first check out numbers nine through two. People in Arizona are apparently confused about where they're going. -- donor list is a project to convert signs in interstate ninety south of Tucson. Back into miles -- in the 1980s so I have converted to kilometers. In anticipation of a national shift to the metric system for us. I your stimulus money is going to pay to fix the number eight provoke a fight between Senator John McCain. Robert Bennett of Utah it's an earmark for more than a million dollars to pay for the removal of home Mormon crickets in Utah. Number seven takes us back to Montana again where the city of Billings has asked the major stimulus money to improve the landscaping. In front of the crown plaza hotel. I was there any reason at all why the hotel just can't pay for themselves. In Portland Oregon number six is a plan to spend another million dollars on car garages for people bicycles. Presumably the -- Verizon's part to protect and fight for -- People are going to be riding their bike to work by the way. We stay in the Pacific northwest for number 5 AM this morning has built big smiling. The city of Redmond Washington wants to spend eleven million dollars to build a bridge connecting to education portions of Microsoft's headquarters and how come on ladies and gentlemen Microsoft and Bill Gates can't afford to -- about themselves. They'll perform created quite a bit of controversy when it was proposed. -- of 200000 dollars for gang tattoo removal of Southern California. And one critic in the United States senate says quote. If you're responsible for getting the attention put on the -- be responsible for taking it off. That's rather well set. Number three might be might favorite this state of Illinois is spending their stimulus money on the road signs to announce the drivers. -- construction -- passing is being paid for with you guessed it -- stimulus money. And finally number two on our list of the 101. -- that -- Senator Tom Harkin's nearly two million dollar earmark reports why -- voter research in Iowa. Now what is the at a research senator kids think bacon tastes good considers an important."

" And finally Ainsley Earhardt is -- the palm city Florida with a report on our number one --"

" Number one -- we -- Paul city the -- city ridges behind that's good Xbox city to Stuart Florida on the other side guest traffic can be terrible here especially at 5 o'clock that's like. Decades ago the folks in this community talked about building a new bridge and now other getting their wish thanks to the stimulus package but never to be built about three miles down the road price fact. 128. Million dollars a lot of money -- isn't -- that -- supporters say yes it will ease commutes it will help with hurricane evacuations it will create jobs opponents say it's wasteful spending it's not needed we already have a bridge and there are environmental concerns endangered species are involved with all of us. That's why we're here in south Florida we talked to some folks in the community and here's what they had to say."

" We're all pretty upset we don't want I think most of my neighbors are in favor of all the neighbors I've spoken to are against it why. Mainly the traffic issues and the noise the noise is probably the biggest I think get sun it'll give the area lot of jobs as well. Then on it's a big project that gets some needed to -- is going to be you right here almost where we stand. -- going directly across over to those who -- piling. So obviously we don't want to hear it'll ease the traffic on palm city bridge get through and one life now it takes two or three sometimes. On the busiest of days when I come across prompted a bridge -- I have to wait three stoplights. To get across versus spending a 140 million. You know. Don't feel it's justified at all."

" Well if you spend stimulus money there are some stipulations and have to -- shovel -- this project not ready -- to be complete in three years this -- between them again for another two years and here's why the government is only purchased about -- necessary so that -- according to the folks in this community -- been talking about it for decades should -- be the one raising the money or should you the taxpayer living in California. In New York in the heartland -- Spending the money should your tax dollars being spent to build this bridge when they're starting Monday -- I don't know I report you decide."

" Thank you Ainsley and that completes our countdown of the 101. The worst government waste -- go here is a final look at our map of waste and where all of your hard earned money is going."

" And there it is your grand total at 1234631672. Tax dollars."

" And by the way."

" There's -- won't waste from the bills' hopes it is for."