According to Recovery.gov, the website issupposed to “foster greater accountability and transparency in the use of fundsmade available” through the $787 billion stimulus act. But a disturbing new reportfrom ABCNews shows quite the opposite.
A number of inaccuracies exist within the site that falselyclaim to have spent stimulus money creating or saving jobs in nonexistentcongressional districts. That’s right – the government is spending your tax dollarsto create jobs in places that don’t exist.
The site’s imaginary districts exist in a number of states. Hereare the ones in Texas that the Foundation found after a quick look:
Congressional District
Jobs Saved or Created
Money Spent
52nd
0
$ 8,937,289
58th
45
$ 3,659,694
86th
6
$ 943,326
00
11
$ 752,292
68th
1
$ 310,963
91st
30
$ 57,367
85th
5
$ 56,661
TOTAL
98
$ 14,717,592
Though these inaccuracies were reportedly linked to humanerror, dispensing fictional data-particularly on a site dedicated totransparency-is simply inexcusable. If the purpose of Recovery.gov is really to”foster greater accountability,” then someone needs to be held accountable.
– James Quintero