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ClayTrainor
02-18-2009, 06:05 PM
Is there a list of all the ridiculous Pork that was included in the stimulus?
I hear people talking about the ridiculous pork in the bill including, endangered mice, elderly nutrition etc.
Where can i find a list of all these things, or can you guys list off some of the worst ones?
dude58677
02-18-2009, 06:26 PM
Is there a list of all the ridiculous Pork that was included in the stimulus?
I hear people talking about the ridiculous pork in the bill including, endangered mice, elderly nutrition etc.
Where can i find a list of all these things, or can you guys list off some of the worst ones?
A $787 billion stimulus is enough to be against it without even reading it.
nate895
02-18-2009, 06:30 PM
It's all pork (AKA "internal improvements") if it isn't "tax relief."
A $787 billion stimulus is enough to be against it without even reading it.
A $.01 "stimulus" is enough to be against it from my POV.
ClayTrainor
02-18-2009, 06:37 PM
It's all pork (AKA "internal improvements") if it isn't "tax relief."
A $.01 "stimulus" is enough to be against it from my POV.
Yea, i hear ya but, i want a list of some of the more ridiculous things that any body can realize has nothing to do with 'Economic Stimulus'...
i need them for a video :cool:
dude58677
02-18-2009, 06:40 PM
It's all pork (AKA "internal improvements") if it isn't "tax relief."
A $.01 "stimulus" is enough to be against it from my POV.
Yep!
ClayTrainor
02-18-2009, 06:48 PM
no... don't preach to the choir and say 'The Stimulus is Bad', I need a LIST OF PORK!!!
:p
Can anyone help me out?
I obviously agree that the bailout is ridiculous and full of pork.. i'm interested in finding out some more of the ridiculous wastes of money, like those damn mice in cali :cool:
SLSteven
02-18-2009, 06:50 PM
The list would be over 1000 pages.
ClayTrainor
02-18-2009, 06:52 PM
The list would be over 1000 pages.
Well... where can i find it?
dude58677
02-18-2009, 06:54 PM
Well... where can i find it?
http://www.findlaw.com
There is everything on here that relates to law such as the US Code, etc.
Pork?
What's wrong with pork? :D
dude58677
02-18-2009, 06:57 PM
Pork?
What's wrong with pork? :D
It can lead to a heart attack.
Danke
02-18-2009, 06:58 PM
Pork?
What's wrong with pork? :D
Yeah, and what is wrong with a pack of cigarettes?
If I promise to eat that pig, with you go back to cigarettes?
Yeah, and what is wrong with a pack of cigarettes?
If I promise to eat that pig, with you go back to cigarettes?
Nope. I like the pig. And I smoke, too :D
dude58677
02-18-2009, 07:04 PM
Here is another link:
http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/
good lord can't anyone just name a few things?
heres a few that i have found... i would like to have a list myself to print out and put on the window at work... ill do some looking and post what i find here but a little help would be nice :)
NBC broke down some of the bigger numbers in the bill, for example: $275 billion in tax relief , $90 billion for infrastructure, $79 billion for school funding, etc. Sounds good, right? But in the fine print, there's a lot of proposed spending that may raise a few eyebrows. In an interview with President Barack Obama, CBS' Katie Couric called him on some of the more unusual proposals:
- $6.2 billion for home weatherization
- $50 million for port modernization and water and wastewater infrastructure needs in Guam
-$100 million for children to learn green construction
Obama defended the weatherization spending by emphasizing the long-term effects:
"We're going to weatherize homes, that immediately puts people back to work and we're going to train people who are out of work, including young people , to do the weatherization. As a consequence of weatherization, our energy bills go down and we reduce our dependence on foreign oil. What would be a more effective stimulus package than that?"
Fair enough. But what about the $800 million for Amtrak? Or the $150 million for the Smithsonian Institute? And there's more: So much more, in fact, that the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank, has set up a website that allows users to comb through the more than 900-page-long bill. You decide: Economic stimulus or wasteful spending?
- $198 million for U.S. military benefits for Filipinos who fought for the U.S. during WWII
- $75 million for "smoking cessation activities"
- $87 million for the "design of a new polar icebreaker"
- $335 million for HIV/STD screening
- $600 million to buy hybrid vehicles for federal employees
Whole story here...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/ynews_pl238
also found this graph (which i think was posted before here)
http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2009/01/15/business/economy/stimpackage.jpg
ClayTrainor
02-18-2009, 07:20 PM
Roxic... you gave me more than what i wanted... You rock :cool:
and heres the GOP's list:
• $2 billion earmark to re-start FutureGen, a near-zero emissions coal power plant in Illinois that the Department of Energy defunded last year because it said the project was inefficient.
• A $246 million tax break for Hollywood movie producers to buy motion picture film.
• $650 million for the digital television converter box coupon program.
• $88 million for the Coast Guard to design a new polar icebreaker (arctic ship).
• $448 million for constructing the Department of Homeland Security headquarters.
• $248 million for furniture at the new Homeland Security headquarters.
• $600 million to buy hybrid vehicles for federal employees.
• $400 million for the Centers for Disease Control to screen and prevent STD's.
• $1.4 billion for rural waste disposal programs.
• $125 million for the Washington sewer system.
• $150 million for Smithsonian museum facilities.
• $1 billion for the 2010 Census, which has a projected cost overrun of $3 billion.
• $75 million for "smoking cessation activities."
• $200 million for public computer centers at community colleges.
• $75 million for salaries of employees at the FBI.
• $25 million for tribal alcohol and substance abuse reduction.
• $500 million for flood reduction projects on the Mississippi River.
• $10 million to inspect canals in urban areas.
• $6 billion to turn federal buildings into "green" buildings.
• $500 million for state and local fire stations.
• $650 million for wild land fire management on forest service lands.
• $1.2 billion for "youth activities," including youth summer job programs.
• $88 million for renovating the headquarters of the Public Health Service.
• $412 million for CDC buildings and property.
• $500 million for building and repairing National Institutes of Health facilities in Bethesda, Maryland.
• $160 million for "paid volunteers" at the Corporation for National and Community Service.
• $5.5 million for "energy efficiency initiatives" at the Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration.
• $850 million for Amtrak.
• $100 million for reducing the hazard of lead-based paint.
• $75 million to construct a "security training" facility for State Department Security officers when they can be trained at existing facilities of other agencies.
• $110 million to the Farm Service Agency to upgrade computer systems.
• $200 million in funding for the lease of alternative energy vehicles for use on military installations.
edit: also found this
"a proposed $20 million minor league baseball museum in Durham, North Carolina;
$6.1 million for corporate jet hangars at the Fayetteville, Arkansas, airport;
$20 million for renovations at the Philadelphia Zoo;
$1.5 million program to reduce prostitution in Dayton, Ohio."
edit: and this list (may be some duplicates)
$544 billion in new spending
$125 billion for public education including $20 billion for school renovations and $79 billion to avoid education related layoffs
$87 billion for Medicaid
$30 billion goes to road projects
$27 billion to continue unemployment insurance benefits
$20 billion for food stamps
$8 billion for renewable energies
$7 billion for modernizing federal buildings
$6 billion for mass transit
$5 billion for for the construction and repair of public housing
$4 billion for community activist programs such as ACORN
$2 billion for child care subsidies
$650 million for coupons for digital TV conversions
$400 million for global warming research
$335 million for STD prevention
$50 million for National Endowment of the Arts
* Republicans pushed the Democrats into dropping money for family planning and restoration of the National Mall
* The WSJ estimates that just 12% of the package could be considered a growth stimulus
$275 billion in new tax cuts
$145 billion: Tax cuts for 95% of working Americans, $500 for individuals, $1000 for couples and small business for 2 years
$23 billion: $1000 per child tax credit
$20 billion for company equipment write offs
$16 billion in “green” tax credits
$10 billion: $2500 credit for college
$6.9 billion for homeowner tax credits
• $2 billion earmark to re-start FutureGen, a near-zero emissions coal power plant in Illinois that the Department of Energy defunded last year because it said the project was inefficient.
• A $246 million tax break for Hollywood movie producers to buy motion picture film.
• $650 million for the digital television converter box coupon program.
• $88 million for the Coast Guard to design a new polar icebreaker (arctic ship).
• $448 million for constructing the Department of Homeland Security headquarters.
• $248 million for furniture at the new Homeland Security headquarters.
• $600 million to buy hybrid vehicles for federal employees.
• $400 million for the Centers for Disease Control to screen and prevent STD's.
• $1.4 billion for rural waste disposal programs.
Don't Miss
* GOP senators draft stimulus alternative
• $125 million for the Washington sewer system.
• $150 million for Smithsonian museum facilities.
• $1 billion for the 2010 Census, which has a projected cost overrun of $3 billion.
• $75 million for "smoking cessation activities."
• $200 million for public computer centers at community colleges.
• $75 million for salaries of employees at the FBI.
• $25 million for tribal alcohol and substance abuse reduction.
• $500 million for flood reduction projects on the Mississippi River.
• $10 million to inspect canals in urban areas.
• $6 billion to turn federal buildings into "green" buildings.
• $500 million for state and local fire stations.
• $650 million for wildland fire management on forest service lands.
• $1.2 billion for "youth activities," including youth summer job programs.
• $88 million for renovating the headquarters of the Public Health Service.
• $412 million for CDC buildings and property.
• $500 million for building and repairing National Institutes of Health facilities in Bethesda, Maryland.
• $160 million for "paid volunteers" at the Corporation for National and Community Service.
• $5.5 million for "energy efficiency initiatives" at the Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration.
• $850 million for Amtrak.
• $100 million for reducing the hazard of lead-based paint.
• $75 million to construct a "security training" facility for State Department Security officers when they can be trained at existing facilities of other agencies.
• $110 million to the Farm Service Agency to upgrade computer systems.
• $200 million in funding for the lease of alternative energy vehicles for use on military installation
and heres the whole bill : hthttp://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:H.R.1:
ClayTrainor
02-18-2009, 07:23 PM
Perfect!
Exactly what i need :cheers:
tangent4ronpaul
02-18-2009, 08:42 PM
Summer Jazz concert program in DC.
-t
Danke
02-18-2009, 08:48 PM
Reminds me of the parade they have in St. Paul called the Grand Old Day Parade. Check out this years theme;
All participants (floats, walkers, bands, etc.) must incorporate the parade theme – IT’S GRAND BEING GREEN - in their music, float design and/or costumes. Use your imagination: use recyclable materials to build your float, have recycled or re-used products on your float, walk or bike instead of riding, find costumes at a second hand store, emphasize your organization’s environmentally friendly efforts – use your creativity! All floats or units are encouraged to have an entertaining and crowd pleasing float.
tropicangela
02-18-2009, 11:00 PM
He told reporters at his transition office that his package will set a "new higher standard of accountability, transparency and oversight. We are going to ban all earmarks, the process by which individual members insert projects without review." http://www.newsobserver.com/business/story/1357260.html
CNN: Pelosi to Wolf Blitzer: I promise no pork in the stimulus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaDtkG6afBc
slacker921
02-18-2009, 11:12 PM
. . Stimulus Watch (http://www.stimuluswatch.org/) - and you get the fun of voting on stuff (not that they're going to listen to you)
Roxic... you gave me more than what i wanted... You rock :cool:
thanks! have fun making the vid! can't wait to see it.
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