Categories: Money & The Economy

To Boldly Go . . .and Waste Taxpayer Money

Your tax dollars at work.

Made in 2010 but just coming into the public eye is a Star Trek spoof video made by the IRS for a training and leadership session. At $60,000 this sad parody was supposed to share helpful information with IRS employees. Instead it’s just an embarrassment. The IRS last week apologized for the misuse of funds.
Even Captain Kirk is appalled at the waste of taxpayer money.

IRS Spends Thousands On Star Trek Video; Shatner ‘Appalled’ | NewsBreaker | OraTv

You can watch the whole video here. But be warned, most high school kids could have done better with less…

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