You've heard about congressional earmarks and that infamous "Bridge To Nowhere".
Now, what has largely been hidden from taxpayers is being made public with thanks to some enterprising advocates of government transparency through technology and Google.
Using GoogleEarth, you can now look them up and pinpoint them.
Just click > here(you will need GoogleEarth installed. If you don't have it, download it at earth.google.com. It's free, easy, and fun to use for just recreational purposes as well.)
What you will see is a satellite view of the good ol' USofA, with a thousand or more 'stick pins' highlighting the various earmarks. All these are tucked away just within the latest House Defense Bill.
Click on a stick pin, and you can get further details of that particular earmark. Including such information as to how much the receiver of the largess has invested in government lobbyists (according to opensecrets.com, whose links are also included within the project's highlights)
Cool stuff,eh?
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4 comments:
I don't think blogger likes the way you linked to that. I can't get it to work.
And that music is just hateful.
i just fixed it.
Heh... kind of like a reversal on Big Brother, isn't it?
Jade: i have a google earth fetish.
sometimes, i'll spend hours on vacation without ever leaving the computer.
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