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VIDEO: “BOOMTOWN 2: THE BUSINESS OF FOOD STAMPS”

  Don’t miss the Hannity one-hour special “Boomtown 2: The Business of Food Stamps” featuring the Government Accountability Institute?   Watch the video clips below:   Full Video on Fox.com Large corporations benefit from the food stamp program. Peter Schweizer: “No one is representing the taxpayers in the food stamp program.” How big companies make

FOX News 1-Hour Special Featuring GAI–“Boomtown 2: The Business of Food Stamps”

A “Sean Hannity Special—Boomtown 2: The Business of Food Stamps” with Government Accountability Institute’s Peter Schweizer and Breitbart’s Stephen K. Bannon is scheduled to air on Friday, April 5th at 9pm EDT. With nearly 50 million Americans now living below the poverty line, “Sean Hannity Special—Boomtown 2: The Business of Food Stamps” reveals how the

FORBES: Wall Street, Political Insiders Nervous About Political Intelligence Firm Expose

Wall Street and Capitol Hill insiders are quaking in their Gucci loafers about a forthcoming government exposé slated to drop April 4th of this year. That is when the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) will issue a report on so-called “political intelligence firms”— shadowy companies that hire former members of Congress, staffers, and other federal

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: OFA Vulnerable To Foreign Donations

The Government Accountability Institute (GAI), a watchdog group, released a report in September 2012 that stated the campaign was vulnerable to illegal donations from foreigners. The report criticized the Obama campaign’s lax security features on its donation web page… To Read the Full Article, Click Here.      

FORBES: Oscar Nominated Hollywood Moguls Bag Taxpayer Dollars

Consider a few of this year’s Oscar nominated films. According to a new report by the Government Accountability Institute, Quentin Tarantino’s controversial spaghetti Western, Django Unchained, featuring Jamie Foxx and Leonardo DiCaprio has applied to receive an estimated $8.4 million in film tax credits from the State of Louisiana. Actor-director Ben Affleck and producer George

GAI Report: “Let the Credits Roll: An Examination of the Tax Film Subsidy System”

The Government Accountability Institute is pleased to announce the release of its new report: Let the Credits Roll: Inside a Film Tax Credit System Built to Enrich Politicians, Lobbyists, Bureaucrats, and Other Insiders. Click here to read the full report: Let the Credits Roll.      

IRS Audits Of Charities Up 79% Under Obama

Under President Obama, IRS audits for tax-exempt organizations have jumped 79% over what they were under President George W. Bush. According to Internal Revenue Service data, the IRS audited an average of 6,205 returns of tax-exempt organizations per year from 2001 to 2008. From 2009 to 2011, however, the number of audited returns spiked to

One-Hour FOX News Special Featuring GAI President To Air Friday, Jan. 25th at 9PM ET

America is drowning in debt, but D.C. is swimming in money! GAI reveals how you’re paying the price for the booming business of government. Sean Hannity gets real insight from political insiders on Boomtown: Washington, the Imperial City! Watch a sneak peek here and don’t miss this Hannity special, Friday at 9p/12a ET.    

FORBES: How To Save Taxpayers $124 Billion & Cut Cronyism

With America hurtling toward the fiscal cliff’s edge, Democrats and Republicans continue jockeying for position on whether to boost taxes on the rich, slash wasteful spending, or both. Common ground might be found in the $3.7 trillion municipal bond market. President Barack Obama has proposed limiting or ending the tax-exempt interest on municipal bonds for

FOX News: The Cronies That Got Away In 2012

When businesses and big government politicians go into “business” with one another, taxpayers lose—big time. It’s called cronyism. A “crony” is an individual or organization that colludes with politicians to gain unfair treatment, taxpyer-funded benefits, or regulations that the rest of us don’t enjoy. Cronyism occurs because politicians rely on wealthy interests to fund their