As long as the Western powers persist in willfully deluding themselves about the true nature and direction of Russia, they will not only persist in squandering large amounts of taxpayer funds on Moscow and continue to ignore the fact that the undisciplined transfers of billions in financial aid to that country, particularly since the early 1990s, has contributed to its present crisis.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center For Security Policy

The claw back contracts mean the taxpayer will share in any large increase in the price of the land due to planning decisions.

BBC: Wales politics

Starting in 2014, only large businesses who have employees receiving taxpayer-funded health assistance will pay an assessment to help offset the cost of those subsidies to the American taxpayer.

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The prior policy resulted in IRS demands for very large compromise payments even when the taxpayer had few assets.

FORBES: New IRS Offer In Compromise Policies

In order to ensure we have the experienced and talented managers we need to oversee these large, complex IT investments and maximize the return on taxpayer dollars at every step in the process, we created a new role for IT program managers with more rigorous requirements.

WHITEHOUSE: A Year of Change in Federal IT