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$50 million for flacking

<![CDATA[ Your Tax Dollars at Work – Center for Media and Democracy: Along with doubling spending on external PR contracts, the Bush administration has increased PR positions inside government agencies, called public affairs. Public affairs staffs grew by 9 percent since 2000, “even faster than the federal work force,” for a cost increase of more […]

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Your Tax Dollars at Work – Center for Media and Democracy:

Along with doubling spending on external PR contracts, the Bush administration has increased PR positions inside government agencies, called public affairs. Public affairs staffs grew by 9 percent since 2000, “even faster than the federal work force,” for a cost increase of more than $50 million.

Talk about your wasted tax dollars. Only the Republicans can simultaneously cut funding for health and human services programs while increasing PR spending.

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