Federal investigators discovered fraud and waste to be so rampant in one segment of the health industry that today it constitutes a top United States Department of Justice priority.

What may come as a surprise to you is that over the last 30 years, hundreds of billions of dollars have been appropriated by federal, state and local governments to fund the psychiatric industry in hopes that these funds would improve troubled areas in society.

Do the billions in tax dollars given to the psychiatric industry qualify as an example of government waste? By comparison, a $600 toilet seat is frugal indeed. At least it has a legitimate use.

In this edition, Freedom Magazine probes the subject of psychiatric waste of government funds.

Another area wherein government waste persists is the unsuccessful and highly expensive efforts to eradicate the drug problem. As part of Freedom’s continuing investigation into this subject, we invited the presidential candidates to present their ideas on what they feel should be done about it.