- $1 billion for Amtrak, the federal railroad that hasn't turned a profit in 40 years
- $2 billion for child-care subsidies
- $50 million for that great engine of job creation, the National Endowment for the Arts
- $400 million for global-warming research
- $2.4 billion for carbon-capture demonstration projects
- $650 million on top of the billions already doled out to pay for digital TV conversion coupons
- $54 billion will go to federal programs that the Office of Management and Budget or the Government Accountability Office have already criticized as "ineffective" or unable to pass basic financial audits
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