8 Unbelievable Ways Government Wastes Your Money

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4. Crystal Wine Glasses and Barware for the State Department

While this one may pale in cost to some items on this list, it is easily the most ostentation display by government officials. The State Department spent $5 million dollars on crystal wine glasses and barware. The State Department claims it needs to be able to entertain wealthy diplomats and royalty as part of its purview. Fair enough. But their standards of the crystal seem a bit beyond reasonable. The crystal has to be “free of imperfection” and is expected to produce the right tone when struck with a fork. It’s hard to believe a foreign diplomat would be inspecting their wine glass for imperfections.

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