Cut The CRAP - Funding for Museum Where Neon Signs Go to Die - (Las Vegas, NV) - $1.8 Million

Bill Smith, Editor: The following is taken from Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) annual “Wastebook” Monday, discussing 100 spending projects that squandered $11.5 billion of public money this year. The following is part of series of articles where that will be run drawing on Coburn's 2010 Wastebook and other sources to identify government funded waste. We are going to call the series Cut the CRAP which represents depending on the situation (Congress' Reckless Addiction to Pork) or (Congress' Reckless Allowance of Piss-Poor-Performance).

Previous Reports:

• Cut The CRAP - Upkeep of Unused VA Monkey House - $175 Million
• Cut The CRAP - Sprucing Up Mold Ridden Apartments Before They Are Torn Down - $1.5 Million

If you are angry with the waste, leave a comment, but most of all forward the example to your congressional representative and Senators and tell them to "Cut the CRAP." Let your friends know about the waste. And get involved with organizations opposing government fraud, waste, and abuse. However, if you are happy with the pork project, share with us why you believe the government should be taxing others and in-debting our even grandchildren for the project.

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Museum Where Neon Signs Go to Die -
(Las Vegas, NV) $1.8 Million

Did you ever wonder where the flashy and colorful signs in Las Vegas go when they die? The city of Las Vegas has received a $5.2 million federal grant to build the Neon Boneyard Park and Museum, including $1.8 million in 2010. Over the last decade, Museum supporters have gathered and displayed over 150 old Las Vegas neon signs, such as those from the Golden Nugget and Silver Slipper casinos.

In 2004, then-Secretary of Interior Gale Norton11 approved the federal money for this graveyard of glitter. In December 2010, the ― Boneyard plans to unveil its open-air museum with an adjacent park with benches, picnic tables, and a stage. Huge glittery letters from old signs spelling out the word ― neon in LED lighting will welcome visitors to the park. When asked, Bill Marion, Neon Museum president, glowed about the park, ― Where else could you have a neon museum except in Las Vegas?

Museum supporters say the Museum is a popular place for film shoots, fashion shows, and weddings. With Nevada‘s high unemployment rates, would it be more popular to figure out a better place in the state to spend the money?

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