June 22, 2013: Gophers line the city sidewalks in Calgary, Alberta. (Reuters)
Military Spending Millions To Protect Gophers, While Workers Go On Furlough -- FOX News
A total of 650,000 civilian employees are now being furloughed at U.S. military bases in response to sequester cuts -- but the Department of Defense is still spending millions to protect fuzzy critters.
Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) in Washington state just received a $3.5 million department grant to purchase land around the base in an effort to protect the Mazama pocket gopher, a species that has not even been listed as endangered or threatened.
The expense is not sitting well with furloughed workers.
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My Comment: Talk about priorities being completely out of whack.
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