Government Spending: $1 billion embassy in London

Via Ron Paul:
Instead, the State Department is building a $1 billion embassy in London, the most expensive ever built.  The plans even include surrounding it with a moat!  I asked the Secretary of State about this massive expenditure, and she claimed the funds for this were coming from the sale of other properties.  If money can be saved, then save it!  Don’t spend it on such an extravagant structure overseas when people back home can’t find jobs or pay bills.  Not only that, but the administration has committed to doubling foreign aid.  That is one promise that is likely to be kept, despite our economic crisis.

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