Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 54 duplicative 50 wasteful 49 nonproductive 48 wasteful spending 46 counterproductive 46 boondoggles 46 inefficiencies 45 inefficiency 45 unfunded mandates 45 unnecessary 45 defunding 44 inefficient 44 victimless crimes 44 unneeded 44 unconscionable 44 bloated bureaucracy 43 taxpayer dollars 43 underfunding 43 Eric Cantor R Va 43 eliminating duplication 43 fiscally irresponsible 43 wasteful expenditure 43 bureaucracies 43 overspending 43 unproductive 42 piecemeal approach 42 bureaucratic inertia 42 pork barrel 42 federalizing 42 misallocation 42 wrongheaded 42 misallocated 42 supplementals 42 accounting gimmicks 42 bankrupting 42 shortsighted 41 unfunded mandate 41 earmarks 41 pork barreling 41 congressional earmarks 41 micromanagement 41 woefully underfunded 41 paygo 41 busywork 41 unfunded 41 grandstanding 41 Levin D Mich 41 bureaucracy 41 indefensible 41 privatizing Social Security 41 egregious 41 CAGW 40 fiscal irresponsibility 40 PAYGO 40 perverse incentives 40 partisan gridlock 40 ideologically driven 40 misplaced priorities 40 profligate spending 40 HIDTA 40 diverts attention 40 WMD proliferation 40 overregulation 40 ill conceived 40 rescissions 40 legislatively 40 budget deficits 40 supplemental appropriations 40 drunken sailors 39 partisan rancor 39 petty bickering 39 unelected bureaucrats 39 unaccountable 39 unnecessary duplication 39 irresponsible 39 sheer incompetence 39 inefficiently 39 overreaching 39 nondiscretionary 39 defund 39 procedural maneuvers 39 fiscally responsible 39 unsupportable 39 ineffective 39 runway incursions 39 bureaucratic 39 frivolous 39 eliminating 39 nondefense 39 homeland security 39 misguided 39 appropriations bills 38 counter productive 38 operational inefficiencies 38 diverting 38 short sighted 38 partisan bickering 38 budgetary shortfalls 38 structural imbalance 38 inexcusable 38 legislating