YOUR TAX DOLLARS AT WORK: 2010 IRS conference featured ‘happiness expert,’ $17K art session. “One of the speakers received a $25,000 fee in addition to a $2,500 first-class airline ticket to fly the speaker to the conference, according to the report. The contracts for the presenters were awarded as sole source contracts, meaning no competition occurred, and taxpayers cannot be assured to have received the best price for the speakers.”

Zero out their conference budget. Make them feel the pain.