The Waste List > Total Value of Government Waste: $57,322,568,479
$400,000 To Promote “Pickleball”  - $400,000

Carteret County, North Carolina, shared a four-year $400,000 CTG grant funded by the health care law. Some of the county’s grant funding was used to promote Pickleball – a combination of tennis, badminton, and ping pong. More on the “sports craze” Pickleball here.


Source: House Energy & Commerce Committee, “Obama Administration Prioritizes Millions of Dollars for Pickleball, Massage Therapy, Zumba, and Free Pet Neutering Over Helping Cancer Patients and Vulnerable Americans,” 4/24/13