Taxpayer Cash Down The Drain: The EPAs Posh Office Furniture As if the mere existence of most of the Environmental Protection Agency wasnt enough of a tax money rathole now that the worst of the early twentieth century pollution and industrial mess has been at least identified and the clean-up at least started, and now that they have moved on to terrorizing law abiding citizens, it turns out that the bete noire of the federal government collectively has a thing for expensive office furniture: And where did our wayward federal agency acquire these lovely furnishings? Steelcase? Oh, no. No drab and cold manufacturer for these public servants. Try Knoll and Herman Miller, well-known high end office furniture makers. To the tune of over $92 million dollars. The furniture shopping sprees equaled about $6,000 for every one of theagencys 15,492 employees, according to federal spending data made public by the government watchdog OpenTheBooks.com. Six grand a person for furnishings? For six grand yours truly could clearance rack shop and fill the closets of fifteen needy people. While private companies and citizens face more and more hardship from government regulation, the EPA literally sits in the easy chair, said Adam Andrzejewski, founder of OpenTheBooks.com. The EPA cant relate to the financial hardships regular Americans face. Its Herman Miller furniture for the bureaucrats, but Ikea for the taxpayers. Ikea? Try garage sales and Craigs List. For this fleecing, The Washington Times gives the Environmental Protection Agency a Golden Hammer award for waste in Washington despite spending over $70,000 to have furniture moved just to replace carpeting in an office. EPA takes its fiscal responsibility seriously. As a result of GSA leases expiring, numerous EPA offices were required to move or consolidate space between 2000 and 2014. New furniture purchases provided the agency the opportunity to obtain space efficiencies, the agency said. And buy designer office furniture all at the same time. Yeah. 