02-07-2009, 04:56 AM
Here's some of your economy saving stimulus, taken directly from the Senate version of the bill. Hey, if you read this, you've done more than most of your representatives. And keep in mind, this is only from a few pages:
- $300 million for the modernization of the Department of Agriculture’s many facilities.
- $5 million more for oversight of the spending of this money.
-$100 million for grants to be doled out by the Agricultural Department in the form of educational grants.
-$171 million for “Farm Service Agency” salaries and expenses.
- $400 million for the Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund Program account.
- $275 million for “Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations”.
- $120 million for the “Watershed Rehabilitation Program”.
- $110 million for “Rural Development” salary and expenses.
- $11 billion for the “rural housing insurance program account.” These are government guaranteed housing loans. Isn’t this a bad business to be getting into right now?
- $127 million for the “Rural Community Facilities Program Account”
-* $150 million for the “Rural Business Cooperative Service Account”. This looks to be for rural business loans. Is this our first glimpse of something that is akin to stimulus?
- *$200 million “Biorefinery Assistance”. Looks to be for loans to ethanol plants and ethanol research. We’ll put this under stimulus, but considering that ethanol was diverting our food crops, I’m not sure of the wisdom of spending money on this.
-$50 million in loans and grants for agricultural research.
-$1.375 billion in loans and grants for rural water, waste water, waster disposal, and solid waste management programs. Isn’t this a local matter?
-$200 million for online learning in rural areas.
- $198 million for “National School Lunch” assistance.
- $500 million for WIC.
- $150 million to buy “commodities” to be given away during emergencies (free food)
-$150 million more for free food programs. This comes under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008.
-$228 million in subsidies for farmers.
-$100 million for assistance for “aquacultural” producers due to high feed costs in 2008. Fish farms?
Title 11
-$20 million for operating funds for the Department of Commerce.
-*$150 million for Public Works.
-$100 million for the Census. I’ve got an idea, everyone just call Uncle Sam and say “present.”
- $9 billion to buy computers and broadband access for schools, libraries, colleges.
-$650 million for the digital to analog converter box program. Buy your own damn tv!
- $218 million for “Scientific and Technical Research and Services”
-$357 million for construction of research facilities.
-$1.2 billion for NOAA.
-$200 million for wireless internet access for federal law officers.
-$50 million salaries for Federal Marshals. What is this doing in a stimulus package?
-$125 million for construction. Not very specific here, are they?
-$75 million for salaries at the FBI. Once again, what is this doing in a stimulus program?
-$400 million for construction. I’m guessing for the FBI. Once again, not very specific, are they?
-$1 billion for upkeep and construction for the Federal Prison system. Nice, but does it belong in this stimulus bill?
-$300 million for “Violence Against Women Prevention and Prosecution Programs.” Once again, what is this doing here?
-$1.5 billion for assistance to state and local law enforcement. This has no place in a stimulus bill.
-$440 million in additional grants to local law enforcement agencies.
-$100 million to combat drug trafficking along our southern border. I’m all for it, but it doesn’t belong here.
-$300 million for Indian tribe law enforcement agencies.
-$100 million for victims of crimes.
-$150 million for rural law enforcement agencies.
-$50 million for “Internet Crimes Against Children”.
-$1 billion for community oriented policing.
-$1.25 billion for NASA.
-$250 million for “Cross Agency support.” You tell me.
-$1.2 billion for the National Science foundation.
-$150 million for equipment and facilities construction for the NSF.
-$50 million for “Education and Human Resources.”
-$1.17 for the Army. What is this doing in a stimulus bill?
-$571 million for the Navy. What is this doing here?
-$112 million for the Marine Corps.
-$927 million for the Air Force.
-$80 million for the Army Reserves.
-$44 million for the Navy Reserves.
-$32 million for the Marine Reserves.
-$10 million for the Air Force Reserves.
-$21 million for the Air National Guard.
-$100 million for “Defense Production Act Purchases.”
-$200 million for DOD research.
-$250 million for DOD health care. All well and fine, but what does any of this have to do with our original stimulus bill?
-$25 million for the Army Corps of Engineers.
-*$2 billion for the construction of river and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction….
-*$2.4 billion for flood reduction programs along the nation’s rivers.
-$100 million to clean up nuclear power sites.
-$50 million more for flood control and coastal emergencies.
-$1.4 billion to the Department of the Interior for land reclamation.
-$14.4 billion for “Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy” at the Energy Department. Looking at the stipulations of this clause, there is a lot of green wishful thinking, rather than say money going for a specific, tangible energy source of the future.
-$390 million for “uranium enrichment decontamination and decommissioning fund.”
-$430 million just labeled “Science.” Assuming it is energy related. Maybe a car that will run on good wishes.
-$1 billion for nuclear weapons. Great, but what is it doing here?
-$5.5 billion for the “Defense Environmental Cleanup.”
-*$10 billion for renewable energy systems and electrical power transmissions systems. If I’m reading this right, some of this might actually go to improving our electrical grid. But if you have no nuclear or coal plants to produce energy….
-$250 million for native Americans for community banking.
-*$125 million to Washington, D.C., to fix its sewers.
-$9 billion to upgrade Federal buildings throughout America.
-$600 million to buy “green” cars for the Federal auto fleet, including golf carts.
-$84 million to pay for salaries at the SBA.
-$248 million to update the Homeland Security Administration building.
-$198 million to improve border and port security.
-$200 million for the southern border.
-$800 million to build or remodel U.S. Customs and Border facilities.
-$27 million for ICE for phones and radios.
-$1.2 billion for aviation security.
-$572 million for Coast Guard infrastructure.
-*$240 million for the alteration or removal of obstructive bridges.
-$100 million for transportation security other than aviation.
-$250 million for upgrading or constructing emergency operations centers.
-$500 million to upgrade “critical infrastructure”.
-$500 million to upgrade or build local fire stations. Should the federal government be building our local firehouse?
-$100 million to carry out the emergency food and shelter program.
- $300 million for the modernization of the Department of Agriculture’s many facilities.
- $5 million more for oversight of the spending of this money.
-$100 million for grants to be doled out by the Agricultural Department in the form of educational grants.
-$171 million for “Farm Service Agency” salaries and expenses.
- $400 million for the Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund Program account.
- $275 million for “Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations”.
- $120 million for the “Watershed Rehabilitation Program”.
- $110 million for “Rural Development” salary and expenses.
- $11 billion for the “rural housing insurance program account.” These are government guaranteed housing loans. Isn’t this a bad business to be getting into right now?
- $127 million for the “Rural Community Facilities Program Account”
-* $150 million for the “Rural Business Cooperative Service Account”. This looks to be for rural business loans. Is this our first glimpse of something that is akin to stimulus?
- *$200 million “Biorefinery Assistance”. Looks to be for loans to ethanol plants and ethanol research. We’ll put this under stimulus, but considering that ethanol was diverting our food crops, I’m not sure of the wisdom of spending money on this.
-$50 million in loans and grants for agricultural research.
-$1.375 billion in loans and grants for rural water, waste water, waster disposal, and solid waste management programs. Isn’t this a local matter?
-$200 million for online learning in rural areas.
- $198 million for “National School Lunch” assistance.
- $500 million for WIC.
- $150 million to buy “commodities” to be given away during emergencies (free food)
-$150 million more for free food programs. This comes under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008.
-$228 million in subsidies for farmers.
-$100 million for assistance for “aquacultural” producers due to high feed costs in 2008. Fish farms?
Title 11
-$20 million for operating funds for the Department of Commerce.
-*$150 million for Public Works.
-$100 million for the Census. I’ve got an idea, everyone just call Uncle Sam and say “present.”
- $9 billion to buy computers and broadband access for schools, libraries, colleges.
-$650 million for the digital to analog converter box program. Buy your own damn tv!
- $218 million for “Scientific and Technical Research and Services”
-$357 million for construction of research facilities.
-$1.2 billion for NOAA.
-$200 million for wireless internet access for federal law officers.
-$50 million salaries for Federal Marshals. What is this doing in a stimulus package?
-$125 million for construction. Not very specific here, are they?
-$75 million for salaries at the FBI. Once again, what is this doing in a stimulus program?
-$400 million for construction. I’m guessing for the FBI. Once again, not very specific, are they?
-$1 billion for upkeep and construction for the Federal Prison system. Nice, but does it belong in this stimulus bill?
-$300 million for “Violence Against Women Prevention and Prosecution Programs.” Once again, what is this doing here?
-$1.5 billion for assistance to state and local law enforcement. This has no place in a stimulus bill.
-$440 million in additional grants to local law enforcement agencies.
-$100 million to combat drug trafficking along our southern border. I’m all for it, but it doesn’t belong here.
-$300 million for Indian tribe law enforcement agencies.
-$100 million for victims of crimes.
-$150 million for rural law enforcement agencies.
-$50 million for “Internet Crimes Against Children”.
-$1 billion for community oriented policing.
-$1.25 billion for NASA.
-$250 million for “Cross Agency support.” You tell me.
-$1.2 billion for the National Science foundation.
-$150 million for equipment and facilities construction for the NSF.
-$50 million for “Education and Human Resources.”
-$1.17 for the Army. What is this doing in a stimulus bill?
-$571 million for the Navy. What is this doing here?
-$112 million for the Marine Corps.
-$927 million for the Air Force.
-$80 million for the Army Reserves.
-$44 million for the Navy Reserves.
-$32 million for the Marine Reserves.
-$10 million for the Air Force Reserves.
-$21 million for the Air National Guard.
-$100 million for “Defense Production Act Purchases.”
-$200 million for DOD research.
-$250 million for DOD health care. All well and fine, but what does any of this have to do with our original stimulus bill?
-$25 million for the Army Corps of Engineers.
-*$2 billion for the construction of river and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction….
-*$2.4 billion for flood reduction programs along the nation’s rivers.
-$100 million to clean up nuclear power sites.
-$50 million more for flood control and coastal emergencies.
-$1.4 billion to the Department of the Interior for land reclamation.
-$14.4 billion for “Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy” at the Energy Department. Looking at the stipulations of this clause, there is a lot of green wishful thinking, rather than say money going for a specific, tangible energy source of the future.
-$390 million for “uranium enrichment decontamination and decommissioning fund.”
-$430 million just labeled “Science.” Assuming it is energy related. Maybe a car that will run on good wishes.
-$1 billion for nuclear weapons. Great, but what is it doing here?
-$5.5 billion for the “Defense Environmental Cleanup.”
-*$10 billion for renewable energy systems and electrical power transmissions systems. If I’m reading this right, some of this might actually go to improving our electrical grid. But if you have no nuclear or coal plants to produce energy….
-$250 million for native Americans for community banking.
-*$125 million to Washington, D.C., to fix its sewers.
-$9 billion to upgrade Federal buildings throughout America.
-$600 million to buy “green” cars for the Federal auto fleet, including golf carts.
-$84 million to pay for salaries at the SBA.
-$248 million to update the Homeland Security Administration building.
-$198 million to improve border and port security.
-$200 million for the southern border.
-$800 million to build or remodel U.S. Customs and Border facilities.
-$27 million for ICE for phones and radios.
-$1.2 billion for aviation security.
-$572 million for Coast Guard infrastructure.
-*$240 million for the alteration or removal of obstructive bridges.
-$100 million for transportation security other than aviation.
-$250 million for upgrading or constructing emergency operations centers.
-$500 million to upgrade “critical infrastructure”.
-$500 million to upgrade or build local fire stations. Should the federal government be building our local firehouse?
-$100 million to carry out the emergency food and shelter program.