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- IOWEIGN- what a change- giving money to education instead of oil companies and milionaires. Imagine that.
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- lovegetpeace: Senator Bird? Virginia? His name is Senatory Byrd and he is from WEST Virginia.
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- perceptions5: Have you ever had a child disembowled by a swimming pool drain? If you did, you might be a little kinder towards John Edwards. Perhaps you should read a little more about his legal career.
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- The Obama Presidential Campaign Contribution Payback Fund
is up to 787 BILLION dollars. Payment in kind, a little
quid pro quo, don''''t ya know. There''''s money in there for
the doctors who gave to Obama. There''''s cash for the
pharmaceutical and hospital industries that gave to Obama.
There''''s money for the teachers who gave to Obama. There''''s
payolla for the auto and construction unions, who backed
Obama. There''''s money for Oprah, Alec Baldwin, Rosie
O''''Donnell, Spike Lee, P Diddy, Snoop Dogg and all those
actors, producers and rappers who backed Obama. There''''s
money for WallStreet, Warren Buffet and Bill Gates.
There''''s money for the college professors who backed
Obama. He ain''''t been in office a month, and they''''re
already cashing in the IOUs.
The "Stimulus Package" works out to a thirteen hundred
dollar return on each and every dollar invested in Obama''''s
campaign, the best return on investment in business history.
The Obama Presidential Campaign Contribution Payback Fund
is as good as winning the lottery, 600 million times over,
unless you''''re a tax payer.
Posted by skuareoff at 07:42 AM : Feb 18, 2009
Wow - It''s not just for Iraqis anymore... - Reply to this comment
- US first national government agenda! Good sense at last.
Our elected government can pay for improved US aid by not handing out low or no return bad investment foreign aid.
Keep our US tax dollars here to invest for a 21st century, first world quality of life improvement for each and every US citizen.
Stop the dysfunctional global gravy train of narrowed gauged overly generous US tax funded cash handouts to every bottomless pit cause in every place but the US homeland.
If US citizens, as private individuals have enough spare cash and inclination to donate their money to so called good causes of their choice so be it.
No problems with voluntary personal donations to cause of your choice.
Stop insane politically fueled hemorrhage of our hard earned, paid by mandated US law, US tax money flowing from our national arteries into ailing countries and causes round the world.
Fix America first with American tax dollars.
Objective use of tax cash for tangible US only homeland improvements.
We pay more than our fair share into United Nations coffers so they can distribute to global causes based on international assessments and priorities as voted by UN committees.
Anything beyond UN contribution must be treated as a gross misappropriation of US tax dollars by elected government officers into subjective dubious or disputed causes.
Self inflicted drain of our resources must end!
US must rescue US from decline, no one else will.
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- tincup356, aka RealFool, the revolution began 11-04-08. Phase 2 will be 11-10, when the NeoCON Repug Obstruction Program results in p.o.''d American Voters purging
More Repugs from both Houses of Congress.
Keep watching & listening to Leader Limplog, so your "thought" processes can get even More Bizarre. - Reply to this comment
- aj, your''s is the most Original, and Logical "budget-Helper" I''ve
heard / read lately. I''ll be Forwarding details of your proposal to not-so-few email contacts. Keep on thinkin'' !Deletedid, u need to get back on your meds. - Reply to this comment
- Freak show economics. When you''re not able to pay your debts, borrow more money.
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- When a company falls on difficult times, one thing that happens is they reduce staff/workers. The remaining workers must find ways to continue to do a good job or be eliminated as well.
The CEO usually gets kudos for making this type of "tough decision", and his board of directors gives him a big bonus.
Our government should not be immune from similar risks.
Reduce the House of Representatives from the current 435 members to 218 members.
Reduce Senate members from 100 to 50 (one per State). Then, reduce their staff by 25%.
$44,108,400 for elimination of base pay for congress. (267 members X $165,200 pay/member/ yr.)
$97,175,000 for elimination of their staff. (estimate $1.3 Million in staff per each member of the House, and $3 Million in staff per each member of the Senate every year)
$240,294 for the reduction in remaining staff by 25%.
$7,500,000,000 reduction in pork barrel ear-marks each year. (members whose jobs are gone. Current estimates for total government pork earmarks are at $15 Billion/yr).
The remaining representatives would need to work smarter and improve efficiencies. It might even be in their best interests to work together for the good of our country!
We may also expect that smaller committees might lead to a more efficient resolution of issues as well. It might even be easier to keep track of what your representative is doing - Reply to this comment
- When a company falls on difficult times, one thing that happens is they reduce staff/workers. The remaining workers must find ways to continue to do a good job or be eliminated as well.
The CEO usually gets kudos for making this type of "tough decision", and his board of directors gives him a big bonus.
Our government should not be immune from similar risks.
Reduce the House of Representatives from the current 435 members to 218 members.
Reduce Senate members from 100 to 50 (one per State). Then, reduce their staff by 25%.
$44,108,400 for elimination of base pay for congress. (267 members X $165,200 pay/member/ yr.)
$97,175,000 for elimination of their staff. (estimate $1.3 Million in staff per each member of the House, and $3 Million in staff per each member of the Senate every year)
$240,294 for the reduction in remaining staff by 25%.
$7,500,000,000 reduction in pork barrel ear-marks each year. (members whose jobs are gone. Current estimates for total government pork earmarks are at $15 Billion/yr).
The remaining representatives would need to work smarter and improve efficiencies. It might even be in their best interests to work together for the good of our country!
We may also expect that smaller committees might lead to a more efficient resolution of issues as well. It might even be easier to keep track of what your representative is doing - Reply to this comment
Author Thomas Friedman on Obama's Afghanistan plan and the war on terror.
