Missourians’ Taxes Pay for Donuts and Bras

When Missouri members of the National Taxpayers Union (NTU) looked closely at their state's online database of government expenditures, they found that from 2000 to 2008, the State of Missouri had spent more than $1.6 million at coffee shops, $387,210.14 at picture framing stores, $278,053.46 at florists and nurseries, $70,849.02 at donut bakeries and $15,482.57 at Ann's Bra Shop for "professional services" and "clothing supplies."

In a press release, NTU Director of Government Affairs Kristina Rasmussen said, "Taxpayers should never be forced to finance bureaucrats' 'I love me' walls of framed awards and photos, nor should residents be shelling out for floral bouquets, beauty treatments, or caffeine fixes."

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