02-07-2009, 04:58 AM
Here's some more spending from the bill. Seems like the only people benefiting are government workers and contractors.
- $20 million dollars for the working capital fund. I don’t know what that is. You don’t know what that is. That means it isn’t going to help you.
- $800 million for the “hazardous substance superfund.” Fine and dandy, but how is that going to stimulate the economy?
-$200 million for the “leaking underground storage tank trust fund.” And this stimulates the economy how?
-$6.4 billion for the “state and tribal assistance grants” fund. Now get this, this money goes to the Clean Water Revolving Fund. Clean water is nice, but once again, it stimulates the economy how?
-$650 million for capital improvement and maintenance at the Forest Service. That’ll put city folks back to work.
-$650 million for wildland fire management. Really, doesn’t this just burn you up, just a little?
-$135 million for Indian health services.
-$420 million for Indian health facilities. Good day to be a Native American.
-$150 million to update the Smithsonian. I guess we need to employ all those historians?
-$3 billion for the employment and training administration. No real jobs, just training.
-$120 million for community service employment for older Americans.
-$400 million for State unemployment insurance and employment service operations.
-$160 million for the Office of Job Corps. But this isn’t really for jobs, just fixing buildings.
-$1 billion for HHS for construction, renovation, and equipment. A billion dollars for an office remodel. And we thought Wall Street was bad.
-$412 million for CDC to buy property, equipment, and to build. Be nice if some money actually went to real science!
-$300 million to the NIH for equipment.
-$1.35 billion for actual research at the NIH.
-$500 million to repair buildings at the NIH’s facilities at Bethesda Maryland.
-$400 million to the NIH to be used under the Medicare Prescription Drug Act for comparative clinical effectiveness research.
-$2 billion for “Child Care and Development Block Grant” 2 billion for babysitting?!
-$400 million for unemployment benefits.
-$1 billion for Child and Family Services programs.
-$100 million for Aging Services Programs such as “meals on wheels.”
-$5 billion for the Office of the “National Coordinator for Health Information Technology”. Who, what? From reading it, it looks like a huge IT program. What does this stimulate?
-$5.8 billion for the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund. Here is what it is for. “To fund projects and activities to reduce the incidence or severity of preventable disabilities, diseases and conditions and to invest in health workforce training. Public health is great, but is this going to get us out of a recession? $870 million of this is to prepare us for an influenza pandemic.
- $20 million dollars for the working capital fund. I don’t know what that is. You don’t know what that is. That means it isn’t going to help you.
- $800 million for the “hazardous substance superfund.” Fine and dandy, but how is that going to stimulate the economy?
-$200 million for the “leaking underground storage tank trust fund.” And this stimulates the economy how?
-$6.4 billion for the “state and tribal assistance grants” fund. Now get this, this money goes to the Clean Water Revolving Fund. Clean water is nice, but once again, it stimulates the economy how?
-$650 million for capital improvement and maintenance at the Forest Service. That’ll put city folks back to work.
-$650 million for wildland fire management. Really, doesn’t this just burn you up, just a little?
-$135 million for Indian health services.
-$420 million for Indian health facilities. Good day to be a Native American.
-$150 million to update the Smithsonian. I guess we need to employ all those historians?
-$3 billion for the employment and training administration. No real jobs, just training.
-$120 million for community service employment for older Americans.
-$400 million for State unemployment insurance and employment service operations.
-$160 million for the Office of Job Corps. But this isn’t really for jobs, just fixing buildings.
-$1 billion for HHS for construction, renovation, and equipment. A billion dollars for an office remodel. And we thought Wall Street was bad.
-$412 million for CDC to buy property, equipment, and to build. Be nice if some money actually went to real science!
-$300 million to the NIH for equipment.
-$1.35 billion for actual research at the NIH.
-$500 million to repair buildings at the NIH’s facilities at Bethesda Maryland.
-$400 million to the NIH to be used under the Medicare Prescription Drug Act for comparative clinical effectiveness research.
-$2 billion for “Child Care and Development Block Grant” 2 billion for babysitting?!
-$400 million for unemployment benefits.
-$1 billion for Child and Family Services programs.
-$100 million for Aging Services Programs such as “meals on wheels.”
-$5 billion for the Office of the “National Coordinator for Health Information Technology”. Who, what? From reading it, it looks like a huge IT program. What does this stimulate?
-$5.8 billion for the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund. Here is what it is for. “To fund projects and activities to reduce the incidence or severity of preventable disabilities, diseases and conditions and to invest in health workforce training. Public health is great, but is this going to get us out of a recession? $870 million of this is to prepare us for an influenza pandemic.