1.   Bonus payments to top officials cost the taxpayer millions of pounds each year.

2.   And how much did it cost taxpayers?

3.   Beyond the inconvenience, there is the prospect that the shutdown, far from saving money, could actually cost the taxpayers millions of dollars.

4.   All these proposals make the tax code more complex, adding to the billions it already costs taxpayers simply to prepare their forms.

5.   But he worried that the ruling will encourage unwinnable lawsuits against schools, costing taxpayers.

6.   But the Mariners new demands are going to cost taxpayers more than expected, although no tax increases are called for.

7.   Children of stay-at-home moms are happier, do better in school and are less likely to cost taxpayers in the future.

8.   Critics say voters who approved the measure will gag once they understand how much it will cost taxpayers to finance elections.

9.   Consumers by the millions have cut back on red meat or given it up entirely, forcing a dramatic shakeout in the beef industry that will cost taxpayers dearly.

10.   Defenders of the program say it has kept peanut farmers solvent, provided a steady supply of quality peanuts and has cost the taxpayers little.