10.02.08
Those Darned Evil Earmarks!
Posted in Economy, Local, National, Politics tagged Barack Obama, bear DNA, Bridge to Nowhere, budget, Congress, Earmark mapping, Earmarks, Joe Biden, John McCain, Pennsylvania, pork, Sarah Palin, school funding, spending, YMCA at 3:26 pm by xantica
2007 Earmarks map. What were earmarks used for in your neck of the woods? Bear DNA? Bridges to nowhere? Maybe it went to schools and hospitals.. YMCA’s and streetwork. Here’s what I found in my town and surrounding areas:
Lancaster, PA:
-$300,000 to Bright Side Opportunities Corporation, for the operation of a Community Technology Center for disadvantaged youth
-$250,000 to EDC Finance Corporation of Lancaster, Pennsylvania ; For: the demolition and remediation of the decommissioned Armstrong World Industries plant.
-$100,000 to Lancaster County Career and Technology Foundation for the Lancaster County Career and Technology Center’s Collision Repair Technology program
York, PA:
-$350,000 to Harrisburg Area Community College, for facilities and equipment for the Health Careers Center
-$100,000 to YMCA of York and York County for facilities and equipment
Coatesville, PA:
-$50,000 to Brandywine YMCA, for therapy/ rehabilitation facilities and equipment
Ephrata, PA:
-$250,000 to Brandywine YMCA, for therapy/ rehabilitation facilities and equipment
I don’t know about you, but if I pushed for any of those earmarks, or “pork” as it were, I would be damned proud to have John McCain make me famous with that old pen of his and have everyone know my name.
By the way, it’s my understanding that earmarks are requests for more money to be created out of thin air (like certain bailout proposals *ahem*), but that they are just appropriations of funds which are already budgeted. Your congresspeople just request that x amount of the budget for roadwork and bridges be sent to their town where it is needed to fix bridges before they collapse, instead of used on some bridge that will hardly be used. Doesn’t sound all that wasteful to me.
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09.20.08
Budget Managment
Posted in General, International, National, Politics tagged Afghanistan, bankruptcy, banks, budget, crisis, Economy, Iraq, opinion, Politics, war, wasteful spending at 6:38 pm by xantica
Does anyone else think that maybe now we could really (desperately?) use that $10 billion dollars a month being spent on some wars with no clear, specific end-game?
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