Gov't Wastes $98B in Taxpayer Dollars in 2009 - FOXNews.com

Gov't Wastes $98B in Taxpayer Dollars in 2009 - FOXNews.com: "In all, about 5 percent of spending in federal programs in fiscal year 2009 was improper, according to new details of a government financial report that were released Tuesday. Saying the overall error rate was similar in 2008, officials attributed the $26 billion jump to some changes in how to define improper spending as well as an increase in overall spending due to the recession."