The Waste List > Total Value of Government Waste: $57,322,568,479
$1 Million For Empty Bank Accounts  - $890,000

The federal government will spend at least $890,000 on service fees for bank accounts that have nothing in them. Currently, the government has 13,712 accounts with no money in them.


Source: David A. Farenthold, "Feds spend at least $890,000 on fees for empty accounts," Washington Post, 4/24/13