9. Maintaining a Self-Cleaning Toilet

The public transportation system in Washington, D.C., has long been a source of frustration for many commuters. If you live in this state, get ready to find out how some of your tax dollars were spent.

In 2019, the Office of the Inspector General issued a report on the activities conducted by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. It was found that between 2003 and 2017, WMATA spent around $500,000 maintaining a self-cleaning toilet located at one of its metro stations. But it gets even worse: The 2019 report also found that the toilet didn’t even work, as it had been out of service since 2017.