Posts Tagged “Stimulus”

From Reverent & Free:

The Party of No
CNN has a list of stimulus proposals deemed “wasteful” by GOP leadership. Some of my favorites:

-$1.4 billion for rural waste disposal programs.

-$500 million for flood reduction projects on the Mississippi River.

-$10 million to inspect canals in urban areas.

-$1.2 billion for “youth activities,” including youth summer job programs.

-$500 million for state and local fire stations.

At least we know what the priorities of the national GOP don’t involve. Their priorities don’t involve protecting farmlands from pollution or flood prevention. Their priorities don’t include helping out our nation’s young. The GOP apparently considers it wasteful to fund local fire stations.

None of the above programs are going to stimulate the economy or create any worthwhile or long-term employment.

In traditional leftard fashion, Mr. Skinner hand picked a few items from the article, and left out the balance. Here’s the entire 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 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 installations.

Funny, when the GOP acts with intelligence and responsibility and outs the Democrats for being the wasteful spend-free liberals we all remember, the lefties get up in arms.

According to the democrats we need to help the hollywood left buy motion picture film, buy furniture for Homeland Security headquarters, buy hybrid vehicles for federal employees, spend $125 million for the Washington sewer system, (why not give Fort Wayne the money they need??), and among the most stupid, $160 million for “paid volunteers” at the Corporation for National and Community Service?

Sorry, that’s quite oxymoronic. “Paid volunteers?”

If you want to stimulate the economy, stimulate it by creating wealth and jobs, not social programs and more federal spending on the kingdom.

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

AWB

Tags: Bailout, Barack Hussein Obama, fort wayne sewage, Obamassiah, Radical Left, Stimulus, Wealth redistribution

Obama and the democrats are bragging about the $825 billion stimulus package that will give hope, and make change. It’s loaded with pork, here’s a few highlights.

$50 million for the National Endowment for the Arts

A quarter billion dollars to fix State Department computers

$200 million to spruce up the National Mall

$670 million to rebuild restrooms and other buildings in national parks

$8 billion for renewable energies

$6 billion for mass transit

$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

How will any of the above items stimulate the economy? They won’t.

$50 million might seem like a drop in the hat when you’re talking about $825 billion, but if people want the arts to succeed, donate and patronize.

How is the $8 billion going to be spent on renewable energies? 1/2 billion of it is set aside solely for expense of implementing the program. Read: more government jobs. $800 million is set aside to advance the storage output of batteries. One would think the battery industry is already working on that. $4.5 billion is to be set aside for grants, that’s nothing but pure pork.

$4 billion for community activist programs? What the hell is that?? $2 billion for child care? That’s not going to create any jobs. $400 million for Al Gore and company? Screw global warming. It’s been proven time and again, it’s not happening. Over 31,000 scientists and climatologists have publicly signed a petition stating they do not agree with Al Gore & company.

And Pelosi’s pet pork project, $335 million for STD prevention. Maybe that will create a few jobs for the homeless. They can go around and handout free condoms.

According to Pelosi, “if we reduce the number of STDs, we reduce our aggregate health care expenses, which in turn stimulates the economy”. Maybe what she means is there won’t be so many people stuck up at home with the clap, gonorrhea and syphilis and they’ll jackupoff the economy by being able to get out of the house and spend their stimulus checks.

This is not the time for Republicans to sit down and shut up.

If you’re really bored, you can read the entire bill here.

Tags: Barack Hussein Obama, democrat corruption, Nancy Pelosi, Obamassiah, Pork, Pro-life, Radical Left, Stimulus