Originally Posted by DateDoc

2.5 million doesn't sound like much to the govt but they bought a Super Bowl ad for the 2010 Census. That same $2.5m could have bought 50 cheap $50,000 homes and housed 50 homeless families. I am sure they waste more each day but I doubt they will ever get their shit together.

If the waste were only $2.5m per day they could house 18,250 new families per year in $50,00 homes. Give them the home and a chance to make a go of it.

With the same $2.5m per day they could feed 833,333 people which is over 3 billion meals/yr.

I'd rather see them feed the 833,333 people than buy a Super Bowl ad.