Read The Stimulus
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More drunken spending on Stimulus bill 2.0
Earmark reform? 2009 spending bill contains 9,000 of them
Text of New $410 Billion Stimulus: Link
Some of the pork:
* $200,000 for “Tattoo Removal Violence Prevention Outreach Program,†pg. 283;
*Maine lobster earmark in the omnibus, pg. 173;
*$5.8 million earmark for the “Ted Kennedy Institute for the Senate…for the planning and design of a building & an endowment,†pg. 232;
*and National Council of La Raza, $473,000 earmark from Sens. Bingaman and Menendez, pg. 212.
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Earmark reform? 2009 spending bill contains 9,000 of them
Text of New $410 Billion Stimulus: Link
Some of the pork:
* $200,000 for “Tattoo Removal Violence Prevention Outreach Program,†pg. 283;
*Maine lobster earmark in the omnibus, pg. 173;
*$5.8 million earmark for the “Ted Kennedy Institute for the Senate…for the planning and design of a building & an endowment,†pg. 232;
*and National Council of La Raza, $473,000 earmark from Sens. Bingaman and Menendez, pg. 212.
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Gilding the Lily
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I reviewed your link and was unable to find the "Ted Kennedy Institute" or the "National Council of La Raza" on the page numbers you indicated. Did you give us the wrong page numbers? Those are the two I am more interested in reviewing.
southwind
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How many zeros in a billion? 
The next time you hear a politician use the word 'billion' in a casual manner, think about whether you want the 'politicians' spending YOUR tax money.
A billion is a difficult number to comprehend, but one advertising agency did a good job of
putting that figure into some perspective in
one of its releases..
A.
A billion seconds ago it was 1959.
B.
A billion minutes ago Jesus was alive.
C.
A billion hours ago our ancestors were
living in the Stone Age.
D.
A billion days ago no-one walked on the earth .
E.
A billion dollars ago was only
8 hours and 20 minutes,
at the rate our government
is spending it.
While this thought is still fresh in our brain, let's take a look at New Orleans It's amazing what you can learn with some simple division
Louisiana Senator,
Mary Landrieu (D),
is presently asking the Congress for
$250 BILLION
to rebuild New Orleans . Interesting number,
what does it mean?
A.
Well, if you are one of
484,674 residents of
New Orleans
(every man, woman, child),
you each get $516,528.
B.
Or, if you have one of the 188,251 homes in
New Orleans , your home gets $1,329,787.
C.
Or, if you are a family of four, your family gets
$2,066,012.
Washington, D. C
< HELLO! >
Are all your calculators broken??
Accounts Receivable Tax
Building Permit Tax
CDL License Tax
Cigarette Tax
Corporate Income Tax
Dog License Tax
Federal Income Tax
Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA)
Fishing License Tax
Food License Tax
Fuel Permit Tax
Gasoline Tax
Hunting License Tax
Inheritance Tax
Inventory Tax
IRS Interest Charges (tax on top of tax),
IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax),
Liquor Tax,
Luxury Tax,
Marriage License Tax,
Medicare Tax,
Property Tax,
Real Estate Tax,
Service charge taxes,
Social Security Tax,
Road Usage Tax (Truckers),
Sales Taxes,
Recreational Vehicle Tax,
School Tax,
State Income Tax,
State Unemployment Tax (SUTA),
Telephone Federal Excise Tax,
Telephone Federal Universal Service Fee Tax,
Telephone Federal, State and Local Surcharge Tax,
Telephone Minimum Us age Surcharge Tax,
Telephone Recurring and Non-recurring Charges Tax,
Telephone State and Local Tax,
Telephone Usage Charge Tax,
Utility Tax,
Vehicle License Registration Tax,
Vehicle Sales Tax,
Watercraft Registration Tax,
Well Permit Tax,
Workers Compensation Tax.
STILL THINK THIS IS FUNNY?
Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago,
and our nation was the most prosperous in the world.
We had absolutely no national debt, had the largest middle class in the world, and Mom stayed home to raise the kids.
What happened?
Can you spell 'politicians?'
And I still have to
'press 1'
for English.
The next time you hear a politician use the word 'billion' in a casual manner, think about whether you want the 'politicians' spending YOUR tax money.
A billion is a difficult number to comprehend, but one advertising agency did a good job of
putting that figure into some perspective in
one of its releases..
A.
A billion seconds ago it was 1959.
B.
A billion minutes ago Jesus was alive.
C.
A billion hours ago our ancestors were
living in the Stone Age.
D.
A billion days ago no-one walked on the earth .
E.
A billion dollars ago was only
8 hours and 20 minutes,
at the rate our government
is spending it.
While this thought is still fresh in our brain, let's take a look at New Orleans It's amazing what you can learn with some simple division
Louisiana Senator,
Mary Landrieu (D),
is presently asking the Congress for
$250 BILLION
to rebuild New Orleans . Interesting number,
what does it mean?
A.
Well, if you are one of
484,674 residents of
New Orleans
(every man, woman, child),
you each get $516,528.
B.
Or, if you have one of the 188,251 homes in
New Orleans , your home gets $1,329,787.
C.
Or, if you are a family of four, your family gets
$2,066,012.
Washington, D. C
< HELLO! >
Are all your calculators broken??
Accounts Receivable Tax
Building Permit Tax
CDL License Tax
Cigarette Tax
Corporate Income Tax
Dog License Tax
Federal Income Tax
Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA)
Fishing License Tax
Food License Tax
Fuel Permit Tax
Gasoline Tax
Hunting License Tax
Inheritance Tax
Inventory Tax
IRS Interest Charges (tax on top of tax),
IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax),
Liquor Tax,
Luxury Tax,
Marriage License Tax,
Medicare Tax,
Property Tax,
Real Estate Tax,
Service charge taxes,
Social Security Tax,
Road Usage Tax (Truckers),
Sales Taxes,
Recreational Vehicle Tax,
School Tax,
State Income Tax,
State Unemployment Tax (SUTA),
Telephone Federal Excise Tax,
Telephone Federal Universal Service Fee Tax,
Telephone Federal, State and Local Surcharge Tax,
Telephone Minimum Us age Surcharge Tax,
Telephone Recurring and Non-recurring Charges Tax,
Telephone State and Local Tax,
Telephone Usage Charge Tax,
Utility Tax,
Vehicle License Registration Tax,
Vehicle Sales Tax,
Watercraft Registration Tax,
Well Permit Tax,
Workers Compensation Tax.
STILL THINK THIS IS FUNNY?
Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago,
and our nation was the most prosperous in the world.
We had absolutely no national debt, had the largest middle class in the world, and Mom stayed home to raise the kids.
What happened?
Can you spell 'politicians?'
And I still have to
'press 1'
for English.
southwind
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And From our Presidents mouth, as I watch his speech tonight, "We................have just passed a stimulus package....................that has "NO PORK" !
Is he kidding or does he really believe the American people are really that stupid..................err, the majority of American people ? :down:
Is he kidding or does he really believe the American people are really that stupid..................err, the majority of American people ? :down:
He's feeding the Street some crap so the market hopefully will start to gain......
Hear the mantra of the 'crisis is over by years end'.....'no bank nationalization'....all smoke and mirrors and it will be bought...for a while...
NewHampshire Black Bears
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Can anyone tell me WHY you guys NEVER talk about some of the area's of GOOD spending, on justified, or make that......"fullfilling LEGAL debts", that the FEDS owe ??????????????
NewHampshire Black Bears
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dapoes,
Take ALL the time you need, to tell us WHY the FEDS shouldn't pay out over $8B to the Native American Indian tribes for Adequate Schools and Heath care(think IHS)(Indian health service), that was DUE via many Treaty's, that for the most part NEVER fulfilled !
I CAN'T "WAIT" to see how you'll SPIN "this one" !!!!!
OP
dapoes
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There is no spin, its common sense. If it is due to them, then it should go through thru the normal appropriations process. Its not something that should be considered for emergency funding in order to "stimulate the economy".
NewHampshire Black Bears
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Good job remembering your history PINEY, as far as the Red Cloud quote goes.
Having lived 5 miles from the MEGA casino's in Connecticut, I can tell you from experience, of having friends that live in SD, where they have NO Casino's on most of the reservations.
I've seen with my own eyes, schools that you wouldnt walk into because of Fear that the so-called building would collapse around you, or "clinics" that you wouldn't take your DOG to !!
