Obama’s Stimulus Plan Full of Pork For Democrats
Posted on January 29, 2009
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Does anyone remember a week or so ago when President Obama said there would be no Pork Barrel Projects in his 800 Billion dollar plus Stimulus Plan? Yeah, you remember!
Well, this Stimulus Plan is nothing more than the same old, same old Democrats tax and spend strategy. It’s full of pork barrel projects aimed at paying back those who contributed to the Democrats election efforts as well as those of Obama’s.
Can we all agree that this Stimulus Plan of the Democrats and Obama is suppose to create jobs and get the economy back on track? Yes? Good.
Since we agree on that, let’s take a look at some of the provisions in this Stimulus package.
By the way, the Wall Street Journal estimates that only 12 cents out of every dollar in the Plan will actually create jobs and improve the economy.
For starters, there’s 1 Billion, yes BILLION with a B, for Amtrack. This service hasn’t turned a profit in nearly 4 decades. How is this going to stimulate the economy and create jobs? Oh, that’s right, most everyone who works there are Union. Payback to the Public Workers Union.
2 Billion for Child Care subsidies. Guess who qualifies for these?
50 Million for the National Endowment of the Arts. Yes, that’s not a misprint. How is this going to create jobs and stimulate the economy?
Here’s another good one. $400 million for Global Warming research and 2.4 Billion for Carbon Capture Demonstration projects. Payback to the Greenies and Tree Huggers.
650 Million for Digital TV Conversion coupons on top of the Billions already spent on this. I guess all those workers that are going to get new jobs need some R&R after coming home.
Less than 90 Billion is earmarked for projects that will actually help create jobs and stimulate the economy. Projects like fixing bridges and highway construction, improvements to electricl and broadband grids.
A huge portion goes to Public Mass Transit. More paybacks to Public Worker Unions for their support and capaign contributions.
Also 83 BILLION dollars of the the Stimulus Package will extend Income Tax Creditand benefits to those who do not pay taxes. IE; Welfare Recipients and Illegal Aliens among others! Now there’s your tax dollars at work!
10 Billion will go to buy more new cars for the Federal Government and “modernizing” federal buildings. Can’t wait for the flood of jobs this will create!
6 BILLION will go to education projects, but there’s one catch. The Stimulus Plan states “No recipient . . . shall use such funds to provide financial assistance to students to attend private elementary or secondary schools”
Ouch! Big payback for the Teachers Union and NEA. Can’t have those kids going to private school and learning more than Johnny who’s stuck in a Public School surrounded by Liberal Idiots!
Oh, last but certainly not least, there’s the provision for Sexual Transmitted Disease Kits. I guess if we’re going to get screwed, at least they’ll tell us how to deal with any of the nasties we might get from them.
Okay all you Obama supporters. You wanted change, you got it. This bill will cost us an additional 340+ Billion in interest…if we pay it off by 2020! Now what do you think the chances are that we’ll have it paid off by then? No, this is nothing more than a Democrat wish list and everyone wonders why the Republicans are fighting it.
This country has never spent it’s way out of tough times, yet Obama and his loyal band of Democrats want to try every chance they get. It’s how they’ve operated for a long time.
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hmm..think its funny that the republicans issued the same type of stimulus package what..a year ago?..was it all good?..dont down obama and praise conservatives because he is doing what he feels is best..his plan is targeted to help the middle and lower class americans..the backbone of our country..stop downing obama because he doesnt want to spend OUR tax money on big business, giving the very wealthy benefits, and doesnt feel the need to fight meaningless wars such as conservatives do. Yes i think its perfectly fine to fight the war on terror..but what did iraq do to us?..did they ever verbally threaten us?..no..did north korea?..yes..did iran?..yes..why dont we go after them?..because we know we couldnt take over their country in two days..itd be a fight..the bush admin wanted to show americas muscles in the middle east and i understand that..but dont lose thousands of innocent lives because of it..and dont spend OUR tax dollars because of it..thanks
Put the money back in the tax payers pocket. That will stimulate the country. The tax payers will spend the money for homes, cars,and other products. Bring back jobs into the USA and take away all incentives that buy outside the country. You can’t find hardly any product thats made in the USA. Spending by tax payers is the only way you can stimulate the enconomy. I was brought up if you couldn’t afford it don’t go in debt for it.
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What a load of BS! Less than 2% of the recovery package are for ‘pork’ projects. 40% of which are earmarked for the repugs. What a hypocritic website.
No Whoknu, you’re wrong. You need to stop getting all your info from CNN and NPR. If you would take a few minutes and actually read some of the Bill, you’d see it’s nothing more than payback to Obama supporters. Sorry you’re so narrow minded. But there is hope for you. Throw your TV and Radio away and go out and actually read something other than cartoons.
Hi Doulas,
You know that, I know that and many other people around the World know that. I’m sure that Obama and the Democrats know that as well. But if they would just give us our money back, then they wouldn’t be able to control us as well. And that my friend, is what it’s all about.
Ummm…no Tray, the Republicans didn’t issue the same type of Stimulus package. Regardless, that package was a bad idea just like this one is. Doesn’t matter who came up with it. Funny you should mention how the Republicans want to spend money on Big Business…seeing how it was your Democratic Senator Dodd who put in the Loophole that allowed AIG Execs to receive those bonuses. Then he denied it and then the next day admitted that he had done it, which Obama’s approval. So who is sucking up to Big Business now?
Really Tray, I think you must be like 16 or 17 years old by making the statement “What did Iraq ever do to us?” All you would have to do put down the PlayStation and study History just a little to know they had WMD’s and where they went. Not to mention the training camps they funded like Salman Pak.