Since another "stimulus" is on the way......A Reminder..

President Obama is on a tear.

His last two speeches, (mostly to the audience of union members.....surprise!) the President assailed the Republican Party and the minority House leader, John Boehner. (Speeches here & here)

He is also misleading his audience.

Republicans have no ideas? Boehner, Cantor, Sessions and others have put forth many ideas and entire platforms to counter the Presidents proposals over the past 18 months and they were ignored. The fact is that the President doesn't want to listen to any other ideas. He wants to go forth with his agenda full speed ahead and damn the icebergs. Which is fine. Let him and his administration and Congress own it, lock stock and barrel. But stop with the whining. You had a majority in the House AND Senate for going on 19 months.

(I say a majority in the Senate since He and Reid only needed 51 votes to pass any bill in the Senate using reconciliation like they did with ObamaCare.)

EVERY Republican could have stayed home watching Fox News and sipping puppy blood and the President could have passed anything he wanted if not for.....................Democrats. "Blue-Blood" Democrats.

But, everything is the fault of the Republicans. They are the party of NO. He states they said no to the extension of unemployment benefits. He states they will say no to this "new stimulus" for infrastructure, etc. He DOESN'T explain they are not saying no, but "how"?

HOW TO PAY FOR IT.

Or how not to pay for it TWICE since $98,325,000,000 was allocated for "Transportation and Infrastructure" costs in the last "stimulus"! That's right: 98 BILLION+ was already allocated for what the President wants to throw another 50 Billion at without paying for it. Did you even know this information? (look at the infrastructure monies doled out in the last stimulus in the listing below (in BOLD)

The President could have cut government spending in other programs and found the money to pay for these new proposals. We are still sitting on unspent stimulus monies from the last bill. Why not pay for these projects and proposals using those funds. Or by cutting other not so crucial programs?

Why add to our already monstrous National Debt?

Just in case, back when the 1st "Stimulus" was passed, you were unaware of what it included.

Here it it is all it's magnificence:

Accountability $323,500,000

Department of Agriculture - Office of Inspector General $22,500,000

Department of Commerce - Office of Inspector General $10,000,000

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Office of Inspector General $6,000,000

Department of Justice - Office of Inspector General $2,000,000

NASA - Office of Inspector General $2,000,000

Defense Department - Office of Inspector General $15,000,000

Department of Energy - Office of Inspector General $15,000,000

Department of the Treasury - Inspector General for Tax Administration $7,000,000

General Services Administration - Office of Inspector General $7,000,000

Recovery Act Accountability and Transparency Board $84,000,000

Small Business Administration - Office of Inspector General $10,000,000

Department of Homeland Security - Office of Inspector General $5,000,000

Bureau of Indian Affairs - Office of Inspector General $15,000,000

Environmental Protection Agency - Office of Inspector General $20,000,000

Department of Labor - Office of Inspector General $6,000,000

Department of Health and Human Services - Office of Inspector General related to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology $17,000,000

Department of Education - Office of Inspector General $14,000,000

Corporation for National and Community Service - Office of Inspector General $1,000,000

Social Security Administration - Office of Inspector General $2,000,000

Government Accountability Office salaries and expenses $25,000,000

Veterans Affairs - Office of Inspector General $1,000,000

State Department - Office of Inspector General $2,000,000

Department of Transportation - Office of Inspector General $20,000,000

Department of Housing and Urban Development - Office of Inspector General $15,000,000

Aid to People Affected by Economic Downturn $36,910,807,000

Rural Housing Service insurance fund program account - direct loans and unsubsidized guaranteed loans $11,672,000,000

Rural community facilities program account $130,000,000

Special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants and children (WIC) $500,000,000

School lunch programs for schools in which at least 50% of students are eligible for free or reduced price meals $100,000,000

Food bank commodity assistance program $150,000,000

Temporary increase in benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (food stamps) $19,900,000,000

Food distribution program on Indian reservations $5,000,000

Agricultural disaster assistance transition - Federal Crop Insurance Act

Farm operating loans $173,367,000

Direct farm operating loans $20,440,000

IRS health insurance tax credit administration $80,000,000

Emergency food and shelter $100,000,000

Bureau of Indian Affairs job training and housing improvement programs $40,000,000

Indian guaranteed loan program $10,000,000

Community service employment for older Americans $120,000,000

Extra funding for state unemployment insurance $150,000,000

State re-employment services for the jobless $250,000,000

Child care assistance for low-income families $1,651,227,000

Child care assistance for low-income families through state programs $255,186,000

Child care assistance for low-income families to improve infant and toddler care $93,587,000

Community Service Block Grant Program $1,000,000,000

Social Security Act funding 50,000,000

Social Security Administration processing of disability and retirement workloads $460,000,000

Aid to State and Local Governments $58,355,000,000

State administrative expenses to carry out increase in food stamp program $295,000,000

Economic development assistance programs $150,000,000

Violence against women prevention and prosecution programs $225,000,000

Office of Justice Programs state and local law enforcement assistance (Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants) $2,000,000,000

State and local law enforcement assistance grants to improve criminal justice systems, assist crime victims and mentor youth $225,000,000

Southern border and high-intensity drug trafficking areas $30,000,000

ATF Project Gunrunner $10,000,000

State and local law enforcement assistance to Indian tribes $225,000,000

Crime victim assistance $100,000,000

Rural drug crime program $125,000,000

Internet crimes against children initiatives $50,000,000

Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grants $1,000,000,000

Justice Department salaries and expenses for administration of police grant programs $10,000,000

Community Development Financial Institutions Fund for financial assistance, training and outreach to Native American, Hawaiian and Alaskan native communities $100,000,000

Local and state fire station upgrades and construction $210,000,000

Disaster assistance direct loans may exceed $5,000,000 and may be equal to not more than 50% of local government annual budget if the government lost 25% or more in tax revenues

State Fiscal Stabilization Fund to avoid cutbacks and layoffs (82% must be used for education while 18% may be used for public safety and other government services. The latter part may be used for repairs and modernization of K-12 schools and college and university buildings.) $53,600,000,000

Business $870,000,000

Rural Business - Cooperative Service: rural business program account $150,000,000

Small Business Administration salaries and expenses, microloan program and improvements to technology systems $69,000,000

Surety bond guarantees revolving fund $15,000,000

Small business loans $636,000,000

Education $48,420,000,000

State grants for adult job training $500,000,000

State grants for youth job training and summer employment opportunities $1,200,000,000

Dislocated worker job training $1,250,000,000

YouthBuild program for high school dropouts who re-enroll in other schools $50,000,000

Job training in emerging industries $250,000,000

Job training in the renewable energy field $500,000,000

Head Start programs $1,000,000,000

Early Head Start program expansion $1,100,000,000

Education for the disadvantaged - elementary and secondary education 10,000,000,000

Education for the disadvantaged - school improvement grants $3,000,000,000

Education impact aid $100,000,000

School improvement programs $650,000,000

Innovation and improvement of elementary and secondary schools $200,000,000

Special education funding under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act $12,200,000,000

Pell grants for higher education $15,840,000,000

Institute of Education data systems $245,000,000

Institute of Education state data coordinators $5,000,000

Dislocated worker assistance national reserve $200,000,000

School improvement grants awarded based on the number of homeless students identified in a state $70,000,000

Student aid administrative costs $60,000,000

Energy $41,400,000,000

Energy efficiency and conservation block grants $3,200,000,000

Weatherization Assistance Program (increases maximum income level and maximum assistance) $5,000,000,000

State energy program $3,100,000,000

Advanced batteries manufacturing, including lithium ion batteries, hybrid electrical systems, component manufacturers and software designers $2,000,000,000

Modernize electricity grid $4,400,000,000

Electricity grid worker training $100,000,000

Fossil energy research and development $3,400,000,000

Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund $390,000,000

Department of Energy science programs $1,600,000,000

Advanced Research Projects Agency $400,000,000

Innovative technology loan guarantee program $6,000,000,000

Western Area Power Administration construction and maintenance $10,000,000

Bonneville Power Administration borrowing authority $3,250,000,000

Western Area Power Administration borrowing authority $3,250,000,000

Leading edge biofuel projects $500,000,000

Federal building conversion to "high-performance green buildings" $4,500,000,000

Energy efficiency federal vehicle fleet procurement $300,000,000

Health Care $18,830,000,000

Indian Health Service information technology and telehealth services $85,000,000

Indian health facilities $415,000,000

Grants for public health centers $500,000,000

Construction, renovation, equipment and information technology for health centers $1,500,000,000

National Health Service Corps funding $75,000,000

Addressing health professions workforce shortage $425,000,000

National Institutes of Health grants and contracts to renovate non-federal research facilities $1,000,000,000

National Institute of Health grants and contracts for shared resources and equipment for grantees $300,000,000

National Institutes of Health fund to support scientific research $7,400,000,000

National Institutes of Health Common Fund $800,000,000

National Institutes of Health renovations of high-priority buildings at the Bethesda, Md., campus, and at other locations $500,000,000

Comparative effectiveness research $300,000,000

Comparative effectiveness research by the National Institutes of Health 400,000,000

Comparative effectiveness research by the Department of Health and Human Services $400,000,000

Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology $1,680,000,000

National Coordinator for Health Information Technology's regional or subnational efforts $300,000,000

Department of Commerce health care information enterprise integration activities related to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology $20,000,000

Department of Health and Human Services computer and information technology security $50,000,000

Department of Health and Human Services Prevention and Wellness Fund $1,000,000,000

Prevention and Wellness Fund immunization program $300,000,000

Prevention and Wellness Fund evidence-based clinical and community-based prevention strategies $650,000,000

Prevention and Wellness Fund reduction in incidence of health-care-associated infections $50,000,000

Rehabilitation services and disability research 540,000,000

State grants for rehabilitation services and disability research $18,200,000

Rehabilitation services in independent living centers $87,500,000

Rehabilitation services for older blind individuals $34,300,000

Other $2,147,000,000

Census Bureau programs $1,000,000,000

Digital-to-analog television converter box program $650,000,000

President shall establish arbitration panel under FEMA public assistance program to expedite recovery efforts from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita

Requirement that Department of Homeland Security uniforms be manufactured and sewn together by U.S. fabric and apparel companies

National Endowment for the Arts grants $50,000,000

Department of Labor salaries and expenses $80,000,000

Additional awards to existing AmeriCorps grantees $83,000,000

AmeriCorps program salaries and expenses $5,200,000

AmeriCorps program administrative costs of expansion $800,000

National security trust appropriation $40,000,000

Social Security Administration health information technology research $40,000,000

Filipino World War II veterans compensation $198,000,000

Science and Technology $13,142,000,000

Farm Service Agency salaries and expenses to maintain and modernize the information technology system $50,000,000

Distance learning, telemedicine and broadband program $2,500,000,000

National Telecommunications and Information Administration - broadband technology opportunities program $4,690,000,000

National Institute of Standards and Technology scientific and technical research and services $220,000,000

National Institute of Standards and Technology construction of research facilities $360,000,000

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration operations, research and facilities $230,000,000

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration procurement, acquisition and construction $600,000,000

NASA science $400,000,000

NASA aeronautics $150,000,000

NASA exploration $400,000,000

NASA cross agency support $50,000,000

National Science Foundation research and related activities $2,500,000,000

National Science Foundation education and human resources $100,000,000

National Science Foundation major research equipment and facilities construction $400,000,000

National Science Foundation - Office of Inspector General $2,000,000

Veterans Affairs for hiring and training of claims processors $150,000,000

Veterans Affairs information technology systems $50,000,000

State Department technology security upgrades $252,000,000

U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) technology $38,000,000

Transportation and Infrastructure $98,325,000,000

Agriculture buildings and facilities and rental payments $24,000,000

Agricultural Research Service buildings and facilities $176,000,000

Natural Resources Conservation Service watershed and flood prevention programs $290,000,000

Watershed rehabilitation program $50,000,000

Rural Utilities Service water and waste disposal program account $1,380,000,000

Defense Department facilities operation and maintenance, Army $1,474,525,000

Defense Department facilities operation and maintenance, Navy $657,051,000

Defense Department facilities operation and maintenance, Marine Corps $113,865,000

Defense Department facilities operation and maintenance, Air Force $1,095,959,000

Defense Department facilities operation and maintenance, Army Reserve $98,269,000

Defense Department facilities operation and maintenance, Navy $55,083,000

Defense Department facilities operation and maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve $39,909,000

Defense Department facilities operation and maintenance, Air Force Reserve $13,187,000

Defense Department facilities operation and maintenance, Army National Guard $266,304,000

Defense Department facilities operation and maintenance, Air National Guard $25,848,000

Army research development, test and evaluation $75,000,000

Navy research development, test and evaluation $75,000,000

Air Force research development, test and evaluation $75,000,000

Defense-wide research development, test and evaluation $75,000,000

Defense Department medical facilities repair and modernization including energy efficiency $400,000,000

Corps of Engineers investigations $25,000,000

Corps of Engineers construction $2,000,000,000

Corps of Engineers - Mississippi River and tributaries $375,000,000

Corps of Engineers operations and maintenance $2,075,000,000

Corps of Engineers regulatory program $25,000,000

Corps of Engineers formerly utilized sites remedial action program $100,000,000

Bureau of Reclamation water and related resources, including inspection of canals in urbanized areas $900,000,000

Central Utah Project water programs $50,000,000

California Bay-Delta restoration $50,000,000

Non-Defense environmental cleanup $483,000,000

Defense environmental cleanup $5,127,000,000

Federal buildings and courthouses $750,000,000

Border stations and land ports of entry $300,000,000

Department of Homeland Security headquarters consolidation $200,000,000

Customs and Border Protection non-intrusive inspection systems $100,000,000

Customs and Border Protection tactical communications equipment and radios $60,000,000

Border security fencing, infrastructure and technology $100,000,000

Land border ports of entry construction $420,000,000

Immigration and Customs Enforcement tactical communications equipment and radios $20,000,000

Transportation Security Administration checked baggage and checkpoint explosives detection machines $1,000,000,000

Coast Guard shore facilities and aids to navigation facilities $98,000,000

Coast Guard alteration of bridges $142,000,000

FEMA public transportation and railroad security $150,000,000

FEMA port security grants $150,000,000

Bureau of Land Management maintenance and restoration of facilities, trails, lands, abandoned mines and wells $125,000,000

Bureau of Land Management construction of roads, bridges, trails and facilities, including energy efficient retrofits $180,000,000

Wildland fire management and hazardous fuels reduction $15,000,000

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service maintenance and construction on wildlife refuges and fish hatcheries and for habitat restoration $165,000,000

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service roads, bridges and facilities, including energy efficient retrofits $115,000,000

National Park Service facilities and trails $146,000,000

Historically black colleges and universities preservation $15,000,000

National Park Service road construction, cleanup of abandoned mines on parkland and other infrastructure $589,000,000

U.S. Geological Survey facilities and equipment, including stream gages, seismic and volcano monitoring systems and national map activities $140,000,000

Bureau of Indian Affairs construction of roads, schools and detention centers $450,000,000

Superfund site cleanup $600,000,000

Leaking underground storage tank cleanup $200,000,000

Clean water state revolving fund grants $4,000,000,000

Safe drinking water capitalization grants $2,000,000,000

Brownfields projects $100,000,000

Diesel emission reduction grants and loans $300,000,000

Forest Service road, bridge and trail maintenance; watershed restoration; facilities improvement; remediation of abandoned mines; and support costs $650,000,000

Wildfire mitigation $500,000,000

Smithsonian Institution repairs $25,000,000

Construction, renovation and acquisition of Job Corps Centers $250,000,000

Social Security Administration's National Computer Center replacement $500,000,000

Military construction, Army - child development centers and warrior transition complexes $180,000,000

Military construction, Navy and Marine Corps - child development centers and warrior transition complexes $280,000,000

Military construction, Air Force - child development centers and warrior transition complexes $180,000,000

Military hospital construction and energy conservation investments $1,450,000,000

Military construction, Army National Guard $50,000,000

Military construction, Air National Guard $50,000,000

Family housing construction, Army $34,507,000

Family housing operation and maintenance, Army $3,932,000

Family housing construction, Air Force $80,100,000

Family housing operation and maintenance, Air Force $16,461,000

Temporary expansion of military homeowner assistance program to respond to mortgage foreclosure and credit crisis, including acquisition of property at or near military bases that have been ordered closed. $555,000,000

Veterans Affairs hospital maintenance $1,000,000,000

National Cemetery Administration for monument and memorial repairs $50,000,000

State extended care facilities, such as nursing homes $150,000,000

State Department diplomatic and consular programs for domestic passport and training facilities $90,000,000

International Boundary and Water Commission - Rio Grande levee repairs $220,000,000

Additional capital investments in surface transportation including highways, bridges, and road repairs $1,298,500,000

Administrative costs for additional capital investments in surface transportation $200,000,000

Capital investments in surface transportation grants to be awarded by other administration $1,500,000

Federal Aviation Administration infrastructure $200,000,000

Grants-in-aid for airports $1,100,000,000

Highway infrastructure investment $26,725,000,000

Highway infrastructure investment in Puerto Rico $105,000,000

Highway infrastructure funds distributed by states $60,000,000

Highway infrastructure funds for the Indian Reservation Roads program $550,000,000

Highway infrastructure funds for surface transportation technology training $20,000,000

Highway infrastructure to fund oversight and management of projects $40,000,000

High speed rail capital assistance $8,000,000,000

National Railroad passenger corporation capital grants $850,000,000

National Railroad passenger corporation capital grants for security $450,000,000

Federal Transit Administration capital assistance $6,800,000,000

Public transportation discretionary grants $100,000,000

Fixed guideway infrastructure investment $750,000,000

Capital investment grants $750,000,000

Shipyard grants $100,000,000

Public housing capital improvements $3,000,000,000

Public housing renovations and energy conservation investments $1,000,000,000

Native American housing block grants $510,000,000

Community development funding $1,000,000,000

Emergency assistance for the redevelopment of abandoned and foreclosed homes $2,000,000,000

Additional capital investments in low-income housing tax credit projects $2,250,000,000

Homelessness prevention and re-housing $1,500,000,000

Assistance to owners of properties receiving section 8 assistance $2,000,000,000

Grants and loans for green investment in section 8 properties $250,000,000

Lead hazard reduction $100,000,000

WHEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And here are some notes:

$2 billion earmark to re-start FutureGen, a near-zero emissions coal power plant in Illinois that the Dept. of Energy defunded last year because the project was inefficient.

(It has been called 'prohibitively expensive' by the Washington Post and is not supported by scientists at MIT...a waste of your money )

A $246 million tax break for Hollywood movie producers to buy motion picture film

(I don't really have to explain why this should be paid for by your kids (and mine) with the 30 year T-Bills being sold to pay for for this bill...do I?) http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bdf4ee70-f2e4-11dd-abe6-0000779fd2ac.html?nclick_check=1)

$650 million for the digital television (DTV) converter box coupon program

(You know...those boxes for those t.v'.s with "rabbit ears" that receive "free t.v." .....(that is the last hundred of those in use), and for those who after being warned FOUR YEARS AGO to get their FREE converter courtesy of your tax dollars, are still are pounding their sets to get better reception so they can watch "Cops")

$88 million for the Coast Guard to design a new polar icebreaker (arctic ship)

(look, I'm all for the a new ice-breaker for our boys in the Coast Guard, but isn't this supposed to be in a military spending appropriations bill? Oh and...don't those ships hurt the polar bears and won't they be useless in 10 years as per AL Goreleone since all the ice will be melted?)

$448 million for constructing the Dept. of Homeland Security headquarters

(Again...you want funding for the Military or the DHS?....draft a separate spending bill, include it in an omnibus bill or include it in the spending budget for the Military....don't slip it in a "stimulus bill". How come the anti-war left isn't screaming to "Olby-Man" to rant on this during his nightly "Special Komment"?)

$248 million for furniture at the new Dept. of Homeland Security headquarters

(Let's say you bought your house for 200K. Do you have 100K of furniture in it.... half the price of your house? They want MORE than half the price of the building for furniture costs. I'm getting dizzy. PORK PORK PORK)

$600 million to buy hybrid vehicles for federal employees

(Notice there is no description of what federal employees? hmmmm...chances that they are all in the Beltway and have already picked out the color for their Prius's...100%. You...the guy in the back office filing papers for some Federal agency at a G3 pay level...you don't get one...sorry) PORK PORK PORK

$400 million for the CDC to screen and prevent STD's

(wanna stop STD"s? Use a condom. Don't have bareback sex with crack addicted intravenous drug users) Savings....400 Million. PORK PORK PORK)

$1.4 billion for a rural waste disposal programs

( I'm split on this. Rural folks might need this and it might create jobs and would help the environment...then again....should this be in an omnibus or regular spending bill or perhaps, I don't know...be funded by the States involved?)

$150 million for Smithsonian museum facilities

(Come on....we all love the Smithsonian...nice try. Shouldn't be in a "stimulus" bill PORK PORK PORK)

$1 billion for the 2010 Census, which has a projected cost overrun of $3 billion

(Let me steady myself.....OK. I'm alright.......So, it has a "projected cost overrun of $3 billion "...so LETS GIVE THEM ONE BILLION MORE! More PORK than a Texas Bar-B-Que cook-off!)

$75 million for "smoking cessation activities"

(This is already going to be accomplished via the passage of the new and improved SCHIP Bill...you know....the one that will be paid for by an increase of a tax on cigars and cigarettes. 61 cents a pack. That will make a pack around 7 bucks and will result in mass ""smoking cessation activities". PORK PORK PORK)

$200 million for public computer centers at community colleges

("Community Colleges are by their very definition............. State Schools. Your taxes, including Property Taxes are supposed to pay for this. This is State Welfare and sucking of the Federal tit shouldn't be in a stimulus bill.... PORK PORK PORK)

$75 million for salaries of employees at the FBI

(This is nuts, plain & simple. FBI salaries are paid through agency funding via the Science, State, Justice, Commerce and related agencies and the Office of Management and Budget Spending Bills. This is a ruse to bypass the channels in which the FBI is funded. It isn't even PORK, it's theft and whoever included it should be publicly flogged) (UPDATE: Patty Murray the Congresswoman here in my State of Washington along with Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., chairwoman of the appropriations subcommittee and Vice President Joe Biden included it (big surprise)....Let the flogging begin!)

$25 million for tribal alcohol and substance abuse reduction

(Sure, it's needed...ever been on an reservation? But first casinos should fund this instead of making the Chiefs of these tribes uber-wealthy and it shouldn't be in this "stimulus" bill)

$10 million to inspect canals in urban areas

( I need a beer...to go with this tender pulled PORK PORK PORK)

$6 billion to turn federal buildings into "green" buildings

(They are already green. Paid for with your hard-earned GREENBACKS. Shouldn't this have been done a decade ago, when they were getting on us about changing our light bulbs and trading in our SUV's for Corollas? PORK PORK PORK)

$500 million for state and local fire stations

(Q: shouldn't this be in an omnibus or regular spending bill or perhaps or I don't know...be funded by the States involved? A: YES)

$650 million for wildland fire management on Forest Service lands

(This isn't a "spending bill"...right?. OK, I'm straight now...JEEZ!)

$1.2 billion for "youth activities," including youth summer job programs

(I think I'm OK with this. Funny thing....It has the term JOB in it....way to go! You might want to repeat this over and over again in this bill)

$88 million for renovating the headquarters of the Public Health Service

(What? no description of what kind or type of "renovations"? Why should they? Your kids will be paying for this by the time they hit the workforce, (scrubbing bird remains off all those windmill farms)...PORK PORK PORK )

$412 million for CDC buildings and property

(PORK PORK PORK PORK PORK)

$500 million for building and repairing NIH facilities in Bethesda, MD

(Is it me or is there tons of "stimulus" in this bill to be spent real close or in the beltway to make things more new and shiny and comfortable for the "public servants" we already pay for with our tax dollars? PORK PORK PORK!

$160 million for "paid volunteers" at the Corporation for National and Community Service

(You want to get a microcosm of Big Government? Just look at that term. "paid volunteers". This is ACORN money and they are run by volunteers and then they pay them for volunteering...get it? Boy.... you taxpayers are dumber than paint! Even Clinton wouldn't try this language bending term. "it depends on what "Volunteer" means...HA!)

$5.5 million for "energy efficiency initiatives" at the VA "National Cemetery Administration"

(another ruse to use emotions to inject spending into this bill....who would be against the Vets? PORK PORK PORK)

$850 million for Amtrak

( In case you don't know, the fed's have told us EVERY DECADE FOR YEARS that AMTRAK will be profitable. Still waiting....Funny thing....CSX and Union Pacific that are privately run, are very profitable...and you want Government run health-care? No thanks.)

$100 million for reducing the hazard of lead-based paint

( Hey...here's a way...don't eat lead paint chips...or...don't use lead paint. How about reducing spending in a "stimulus" bill? PORK PORK PORK)

$75M to construct a new "security training" facility for State Dept Security officers

(Good try, Slick....but, they are ALREADY being trained at existing facilities of other agencies......... but what the hell........ give them a new building....DHS got new furniture!)

$110 million to the Farm Service Agency to upgrade computer systems

(Hey.....Stupid Taxpayer... remember that HUGE "Farm Bill" that recently passed? Apparently.. they forgot to put this in there, along with all that other PORK PORK PORK)

$200 million in funding for the lease of alternative energy vehicles for use on military installations.

(Gotta' love love these "stimulus" bills! Do these have heat & massage power seats along with GPS? Just asking...word from the State Dept Security Office is that DHS got some really fancy furniture!...)

State Medicaid Bailout: $87.7 billion Through 3 different mechanisms, the bill would provide additional federal funds to state Medicaid programs over the next 3 years.

(This is nearly $70 billion more than the States Governors asked President Obama for in December, and should be a loan to be repaid by the states... PORK PORK PORK)

Questionable Policy included in this "Stimulus" Bill:

Eliminates fees on loans from the Small Business Administration, thus pushing private capital toward unproductive businesses and away from productive businesses.

Increases the definition of "youth" for certain summer job programs from age 21 to age 24.
$160 million to the Job Corps program at the Dept. of Labor, but not for job programs - rather, to construct, alter or repair buildings.

Requires a government study on the impact of minimum wage laws on the Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa.

$79 billion State Fiscal Stabilization (slush) Fund to bailout the States by providing billions of dollars for "education" costs of any kind.

$47.843 billion is appropriated for a variety of energy programs that are primarily focused on renewable energy development and energy conservation/efficiency. Not one dollar is appropriated to make fossil fuels more affordable in the near future. More than $6 billion of these funds go to environmental clean ups.

Increases eligibility for "weatherization" assistance to households 200 percent above the poverty level.

The "Making Work Pay" credit of $500 to every individual making less than $75,000 (or $1000 to couples making $150,000 or less) would pay people whether they are productive or not - akin to welfare.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP - food stamps) would temporarily suspend the 3-month limit for non-working adults to receive SNAP benefits, thus giving incentives not to find a job.

Installs government as the creator of broadband deployment regardless of whether the specific local/regional market can sustain it.

Funds new "green jobs" job-training program without eliminating inefficient job-training programs or consolidating duplicative job-training programs.

$890 million to the Social Security Administration without any provisions to reduce improper payments, or any plan to increase solvency of the trust fund.

Nothing requires the products that are purchased with these funds be here in America. Lithium ion batteries, for instance, are primarily made in Asia.

And a closing note:

The stimulus had a proposed cost of $787 Billion.

The CBO reevaluated the total cost in January to be $862 Billion.

And all the money isn't spent yet, so like the "Big Dig" in Massachusetts, be on the lookout for another higher cost to be revealed in the future.

BTW.....if you make it to this point and care to comment, take note: If you want to simply rant and call me names, first click here and go through the actual original stimulus bill (of which the costs of still keeps rising), then type in "infrastructure" in the "find" feature at the top of the ADOBE toolbar and try (and fail) to counter the FACT that we have already allocated 98+ BILLION to "infrastructure & transportation" and defend the President's notion that this "new" $50 billion "stimulus" is a brand new idea that the EVIL Republicans are going to say NO to simply to hurt Americans.

Hey Obama....do me a favor and inform us dolts how that 98+ billion for infrastructure worked out since my commute times here in BLUE TOWN Seattle have gone UP!

I would surely appreciate it!

CHEERS!

Posted by chekflow at September 08, 2010 04:09 PM | Email This