Found a place to cut Government Spending

“Here we go, when you have to sink so low as to LOOK for a reason to sue...you have burned up your usefulness.

http://www.townhall.com/opinion/columns/JohnStossel/2006/06/28/202914.html

REMOVE THE EEOC.”

“That’s from his new book Myths, lies and downright stupidity. It is a must read! One thing I learned from reading the book and waste is that every single day that congress is in session after they close the day’s business all the transcripts are sent over to a printing house where they work all night long so the printed transcripts are on the congressmen’s desks by 9 am the next morning.

And congressmen can add or change anything they said if they want. They add accolades for people from their districts so it appears that they stood up and gave praise to this person on the floor even though they never even said it. They praise their local Dunkin Donuts, a teen who got his black belt in karate, anyone. So what’s the problem? The cost of these printed transcripts.

$675 PER MOTHER-EFFING PAGE!”

“How much have we spent on Iraq so far?”

“That's OK Y2, as long as the money is spent on killing people and destroying property.
last edited: 6/28/06 8:37:48 AM”

“Edited for my own stupidity.
last edited: 6/28/06 8:40:00 AM”

“John’s chapter of farm subsidies is infuriating also. Back in 1954 we had a wool shortage so the government offered subsidies to farmers to encourage sheep farming. After WWII the shortage ended but the subsidies did not. How stupid is it? Ted Turner has received $491,179 in subsidies. David Rockefeller has received $524,167. And everyone’s favorite evil rich white guy Ken Lay got $22,486.”

“The US Fvcking Government: Wasting Your Money With No Accountability For Over 200 Years!”

“Well, its only fair that rich people get welfare, too.”

“I think Congress should have more votes that really have substance. You know, like banning flag burning, banning gay marriage, banning cloning. I mean, who really cares about all that complicated war stuff? It's just our boys dying, right?”

““Well, its only fair that rich people get welfare, too.”

You are assuming I think poor people should be getting welfare. LOL!”

“Nice try at some substantive issues Nigal.

But all yer gonna get is, "I know you are but what am I" and "nanny-nanny boo-boo" out of the lefties.

"Why don't we just do nothing because you guys are worse than us."

From past observations, I suppose this level of discourse is stimulating to some. Most folks I know left it behind in grade school.

Some things never change
last edited: 6/28/06 2:36:47 PM”

“Well it's not substantive is it. It's picking out what is a minor expense in the running of government while ignoring what will be as much as $400 billion or more total war costs.
It's just cherry picking of the Government expenditure that you approve of, against that which you don't.”

“I wonder what the cost per page is for taxpayers in all the halliburton contracts that they were given? Also, I doubt it cost that much per page, unless, of course, they farmed that out to halliburton as well.”

““Nice try at some substantive issues Nigal.

But all yer gonna get is, "I know you are but what am I" and "nanny-nanny boo-boo" out of the lefties.

"Why don't we just do nothing because you guys are worse than us."


Ah that's OK. I know the score around here and where people stand on what issues. The war issue is their biggest drum to beat. How about another waste of money? Education. In 2004 we spent more on education than we did on defense and that includes the evil Iraqi war going on. We spend between $8,000-$12,000 per student but yet American 15 year olds rank just 25th in the world. Latvia is smarter than our kids are. Give parents choices on where they can send their kids with THEIR tax money.

Desolve the Department of Education.”

“I understand, Nigal, but it's not just the "war issue."

Congress is often paralyzed by the childish antics of folks who spend way too much time debating who’s MORE wrong. They should make cuts where cuts are possible. The Dems can wait until they’re in power to cut military spending. Which is what they did for years, leading to an increase in spending under Bush.

This childish, “My side’s better than your side” posturing gets nothing done.”

“Since everything Nixon did is open to debasement (VIETNAM, WATERGATE, Jerry Ford etc) why not eliminate the failed department he started.”

““ This childish, “My side’s better than your side” posturing gets nothing done.”

It is nothing but justification for their own shortcomings. As long as they aren’t as bad as the guy across the isle then they can proclaim their own righteousness. Democrats AND republicans are politicians first so they both fall into the same category as liars and thieves.”

“Halliburton is just a bit player in the government contracting business, #32 in 2004. Here's the top 10 government contractors for the past few years.

The Top Ten: Past and Present

2004
1. Lockheed Martin Corp.
2. Northrop Grumman Corp.
3. Computer Sciences Corp.
4. Boeing Co.
5. Science Applications Intl. Corp.
6. General Dynamics Corp.
7. Raytheon Co.
8. EDS Corp.
9. Titan Corp.
10. Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.

2003
1. Lockheed Martin Corp.
2. Northrop Grumman Corp.
3. Science Applications Intl. Corp.
4. Boeing Co.
5. Computer Sciences Corp.
6. Raytheon Co.
7. General Dynamics Corp.
8. WorldCom Inc.
9. EDS Corp.
10. BAE Systems N.A. Inc.

2002
1. Lockheed Martin Corp.
2. Northrop Grumman Corp.
3. Boeing Co.
4. Science Applications Intl. Corp.
5. General Dynamics Corp.
6. Computer Sciences Corp.
7. Raytheon Co.
8. TRW Inc.
9. Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.
10. Unisys Corp.

2001
1. Lockheed Martin Corp.
2. Northrop Grumman Corp.
3. United Space Alliance*
4. Computer Sciences Corp.
5. Raytheon Co.
6. Science Applications Intl. Corp.
7. EDS Corp.
8. TRW Inc.
9. General Dynamics Corp.
10. AT&T Corp.

2000
1. Lockheed Martin Corp.
2. United Space Alliance*
3. Computer Sciences Corp.
4. Boeing Co.
5. Raytheon Co.
6. AT&T Corp.
7. General Dynamics Corp.
8. TRW Inc.
9. Science Applications Intl. Corp.
10. Northrop Grumman Corp.”

“OOOH OOOH..>ChuckD lets put the Entitled Class into the mix...you know the "YOU OWES ME" bunch. I wonder if we consider the Leech Crowd (more than 5 years on the FREE MONEY BUS) where they would fall in? They are in essence a corporation, they elect their officers each election cycle when they put the Congress back in.

With the Contractors they are doing SOMETHING to earn that money.”

“I think it does a great disservice to use Halliburtan as an example of all business. The vast majority of businesses in America are not corrupt and do deliver the goods. Business is not evil. Business is good if it is allowed to flourish and compete. If a business is corrupt we should take our money elsewhere to a company that isn’t corrupt. That is the motivation for companies to NOT be corrupt.”

“This childish, “My side’s better than your side” posturing gets nothing done.

And yet you cannot refrain from posting your own increasingly contemptuous and pompous opinions here daily. Fascinating.”

“To be honest I think the biggest spending problem is pork. How many billions are spent to buy votes to pass legislation? there needs to be more restirctions on what individual members can tack on to legislation.”

““To be honest I think the biggest spending problem is pork. How many billions are spent to buy votes to pass legislation? there needs to be more restirctions on what individual members can tack on to legislation.”

I agree 110%! Take Alaska's bridge to nowhere. Some $420+ million for a frickin' bridge to a nearly deserted island. It's up to US to contact our reps and tell them to forego our state's share of the pork.”

“My dad's company just picked up a little contract to do some work for raytheon. Cool. ;P”

“While the real estate is run on debt, college funds on debt, the gov. on debt, the financial world still wants to blame working mans wages for causing inflation? You're living in a pigs world with pig rules , so, stop paying taxes.”

“Warren Buffet has just handed the american public a tax liability equal to his tax on 44 billion dollars and you think it's great.”

“I agree with Y2 and Nigal....congress should not only be held accountable for every penny they spend, they should be accountable for every minute they're employed as our representatives as well as every penny they earn. It should be published in the freaking newspaper every day.”

“Never happen Non, they are NOT citizens of the USA .”

“"...congress should not only be held accountable for every penny they spend, they should be accountable for every minute they're employed as our representatives..."

For what? So they aren't srewing off on TT all day type of thing? LOL!”

“They would know better how to call each other names if they TT'ed.”

“The Buck Should Stop Here

The House and Senate are currently debating the merits of different versions of bills to provide more than $120 billion for emergency spending for expenses related to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and the global war against terror. This is the fifth year of the war in Iraq and the seventh year we have been fighting terror in Afghanistan and across the globe, so we believe it is time for lawmakers to take a bold step and ‘just say no’ to any more emergency spending bills for these purposes...continues

http://www.taxpayer.net/TCS/wastebasket/nationalsecurity/2007-03-23iraqspending.html”

“Let's defund congress. That would save a lot. And no loss of productivity. Definitely a win-win situation.”

“How much is good press worth? To the Bush administration, about $1.6 billion.

That's how much seven federal departments spent from 2003 through the second quarter of 2005 on 343 contracts with public relations firms, advertising agencies, media organizations and individuals, according to a new Government Accountability Office report.

The 154-page report provides the most comprehensive look to date at the scope of federal spending in an area that generated substantial controversy last year. Congressional Democrats asked the GAO to look into federal public relations contracts last spring at the height of the furor over government-sponsored prepackaged news and journalism-for-sale.

Armstrong Williams, the conservative commentator, had been unmasked as a paid administration promoter who received $186,000 from the Education Department to speak favorably about President Bush's No Child Left Behind law in broadcast appearances.

Around the same time, a spat erupted between the GAO and the White House over whether the government's practice of feeding TV stations prepackaged, ready-to-air news stories that touted administration policies (but did not disclose the government as the source) amounted to "covert propaganda." The GAO said that it did. The administration disagreed, saying spreading information about federal programs is part of the agencies' mission, and that the burden of disclosure falls on the TV stations.

Congress sided with the GAO. Lawmakers inserted a provision into an annual spending bill requiring federal agencies to include "a clear notification" within the text or audio of a prepackaged news story that it was prepared or paid for by the government.

The new report reveals that federal public relations spending goes far beyond "video news releases." The contracts covered the waterfront, from a $6.3 million agreement to help the Department of Homeland Security educate Americans about how to respond to terrorist attacks; to a $647,350 contract to assist the Transportation Security Administration in producing video news releases and media tours on the subject of airport security procedures; to a $6,600 contract to train managers at the Bureau of Reclamation in dealing with the media.

"Careful oversight of this spending is essential given the track record of the Bush administration, which has used taxpayer dollars to fund covert propaganda within the United States," Rep. Henry A. Waxman (Calif.), ranking Democrat of the House Government Reform Committee, said in a statement yesterday.

STORY

LETS HEAR THE OUTRAGE, ALL YOU GOOD CONSERVATIVES! THINK HOW NICE IT WOULD BE TO HAVE $1.6 BILLION SPENT ON SOMETHING LIKE REPAIRING A BRIDGE IN MINNESOTA!”

“There is that incessent gnat like buzzing again....”

“Hi Vile!”

“Most likely.... he probably had a bad night at the Bund meeting with SH88 and is taking it out on his troll (LOL)...he is flogging his troll publicly....”

“ss and xl: conservative hypocrisy in action”

“why do stovestomper and xl400000666 support wasting taxpayer money?”

“Bikerhoy, can I start charging parking fees on your threads- name your %.”

“WOW that there troll is getting a workout...I guess with the libbies thats all they have for "entertainment" (heck look at their women)(LOL)”

“it goes to show how bad things have gotten for our esteemed leader. even bush apologists wont defend his blatant waste of our tax dollars”