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"So you're sayin' theres a chance" lol Xechem..
i just got back .. mother evicted from her apartment... I 'll try to start the board...
Oh, that is so nice. SO exciting for this last few weeks of time. Have you had good pregnancy? Do ya know what you are havin'? I have 1 son and 4 daughters. Two daughters have been trying, He won! lol.. his wife is only about 3 weeks.
Good Morning All.. I am going to be a grandmother for the first time, my first born and my only son!!!! Woo hoo... Grandmas gotta have money to spoil the baby and travel to Ca 6 times a years.!!
Good Morning All.. I am going to be a grandmother for the first time, my first born and my only son!!!! Woo hoo... Grandmas gotta have money to spoil the baby and travel to Ca 6 times a years.!! lol
Wheres the money for Metals and Gems explorations????
The Stimulus Shopping List: $1.17 Trillion in Pork Goodies
Thursday, January 29, 2009 4:00 PM
By: David A. Patten Article Font Size
Having trouble putting down that cigarette? The stimulus bill has $75 million for programs to help people quit smoking.
The $1.17 trillion stimulus bill passed by House Democrats on Wednesday bears little resemblance to the bill originally proposed by President Obama, with less than 5 percent of the funds now going to repair America’s deteriorating infrastructure.
GOP critics point out the bill is loaded with tens of billions for items ranging from Amtrak subsidies to sexually transmitted diseases to the National Endowment for the Arts -- much of which won’t actually flow into the economy until long after economists expect the current economic crisis to subside.
In late November, Obama promised: “It will be a two-year, nationwide effort to jumpstart job creation in America, and lay the foundation for a strong and growing economy. We’ll put people back to work rebuilding our crumbling roads and bridges,” modernizing schools and stimulating development of alternative forms of energy.
Even some Democrats are now objecting that the measure contains too few highway and mass transit projects. Moreover Mark Zandi, chief economist for Moody’s Economy.com, says most of the infrastructure spending in the plan won’t occur until 2010 or later.
Provisions of the bill that many legislators are questioning:
# $1 billion for Amtrak, which hasn’t earned a profit in four decades.
# $2 billion to help subsidize child care.
# $400 million for research into global warming.
# $2.4 billion for projects to demonstrate how carbon greenhouse gas can be safely removed from the atmosphere.
# $650 million for coupons to help consumers convert their TV sets from analog to digital, part of the digital TV conversion.
# $600 million to buy a new fleet of cars for federal employees and government departments.
# $75 million to fund programs to help people quit smoking.
# $21 million to re-sod the National Mall, which suffered heavy use during the Inauguration.
# $2.25 billion for national parks. This item has sparked calls for an investigation, because the chief lobbyist of the National Parks Association is the son of Rep. David R. Obey, D-Wisc. The $2,25 billion is about equal to the National Park Service’s entire annual budget. The Washington Times reports it is a threefold increase over what was originally proposed for parks in the stimulus bill. Obey is chairman of the House Appropriations Committee.
# $335 million for treatment and prevention of sexually transmitted diseases.
# $50 million for the National Endowment for the Arts. $4.19 billion to stave off foreclosures via the Neighborhood Stabilization Program. The bill allows nonprofits to compete with cities and states for $3.44 billion of the money, which means a substantial amount of it will be captured by ACORN, the controversial activist group currently under federal investigation for vote fraud. Another $750 million would be exclusively reserved for nonprofits such as ACORN – meaning cities and states are barred from receiving that money. Sen. David Vitter, R-La., charges the money could appear to be a “payoff” for the partisan political activities community groups in the last election cycle.
# $44 million to renovate the headquarters building of the Agriculture Department.
# $32 billion for a “smart electricity grid to minimize waste.
# $87 billion of Medicaid funds, to aid states.
# $53.4 billion for science facilities, high speed Internet, and miscellaneous energy and environmental programs.
# $13 billion to repair and weatherize public housing, help the homeless, repair foreclosed homes.
# $20 billion for quicker depreciation and write-offs for equipment.
# $10.3 billion for tax credits to help families defray the cost of college tuition.
# $20 billion over five years for an expanded food stamp program.
Republican leaders say the stimulus package will add 32 new government programs at a cost of $136 billion. They object that many of the programs, once established, are likely to continue indefinitely.
Most media outlets are reporting the cost of the package at $819 billion. As Newsmax revealed yesterday, however, the Congressional Budget Office calculates that the interest on the debt generated by the bill’s spending will cost another $347.1 billion, making the total cost approximately $1.17 trillion.
Of course, the measure contains hundreds of billions in tax cuts and infrastructure projects that conservatives will find palatable. But as House Minority whip Eric Cantor, R-Va., told the media Wednesday, “This was not a stimulus bill. It was a spending bill.”
© 2009 Newsmax. All rights reserved.
http://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/stimulus_pork_spending/2009/01/29/176503.html
Hi. How are ya? How are things in the Great White North, Swampman?
ha ha.. thats what happened!
yuppers, so strange.. just dont know what to do with myself yet
Thank you for wished, that is what i am sad about, so far away... cant think about that now..
Thank you so much.. sons wife is only about 3 weeks...
right, i am sad in that respect.. so far away... where is your cutiepie and how old..
Good Question for Monty, lmf, but think he may be off for the weekend to that wedding..Howdy Snowman!
Difficult situation at best! With Monty working on things we could have a chance at some recovery of $$
Did you get the sorry pm..
Good Morning All.. I am going to be a grandmother for the first time, my first born and my only son!!!! Woo hoo... GO GOLD Grandmas gotta have money to spoil the baby and travel to Ca 6 times a years.!!
lol.. yes, my kids are always saying.. "look out mom had espresso" and I say, this is my alcohol!! lol.. Why do I feel so alive when I drink..lol... as oppossed to alcohol, one usually feels down and depressed.. never liked the downers..lol..
Larry, take it slow with this for now... not sure where this is going...
lol.. venti extra carmel inside and on top nonfat triple shot extra foam latte!! lol
Very Good DD! LOL.. How are you? tried to IM you yesterday.. how's the fam?
dont really drink but havin' a Starbucks or two will be the same for me!!! Son is so far away..
lol... my sons wife is only about 3 weeks..due at my sons birthday. I dont know what to do with myself... lol
Hey Monty!! wow that is hot! Sounds like a good wedding and opportunity to bend some ears and just have an enjoyable time.
Thank you again...very excited
Thank you, that is nice of you. Prayin' the future will be brighter for this little one and cell technology will help!
GM.. Interesting site, where do you find all these? How are ya?
Good Morning All.. I am going to be a grandmother for the first time, my first born and my only son!!!! Woo hoo... GO GOLD Grandmas gotta have money to spoil the baby and travel to Ca 6 times a years.!!
DId anyone hear about the town that just banned smoking in your own home!! Just on fox in Friends. and now Blogo is on next!
Exactly, that is what I will be watching. and passing on.
sorry, had to finish the day of work suddenly. He is so gone! I am also concerned about the Mexican Border! All that is going on there with Gangs and Drug Cartells and kidnapping and the collapse.
Hey has anyone been watching Glen Beck right now?
I second that. and second the amen.!
Hey all! GM.. God Bless you all, and sometime I would love to return the favor and Blessing to be able to pray for someones needs here. I am a prayer warrior. As for this timing, I am in need of prayer again. I have many friends who pray and yet as all of us are busy, I cannot always get hold of them at very immediate times needed for prayer. Going through a lot this past year. Please pray for strength for me, for healing, for wisdom, for self control, and to not be selfish or needy. To look out for others needs over my own in this situation. I am hurting very much and feeling a lot of rejection on an ongoing basis. I imagine God is healing me from past but I am such a strong person and usually very joyful and happy,This is particularly difficult for me. I have sinned and asked for and know I am forgiven, yet cannot help my deep feelings. This is an ongoing situation for over 35 years and will continue on throughout the end of life. I am at the mercy and Grace of God and every day sometimes every moment, I do not know what will happen or what to do. I wish to be a good witness for Christ as a woman, yet am human and have not always acted accordlingly, so therefor perhaps given ,one, a perception that I am the same as any worldly person. This grieves me deeply, and I know satan loves to grind me down. My two greatest fears here are, to be rejected over again, and to let the witness down of Christ as portrayed in me. I guess 3, would be, I would love to know my heart is not betraying me. Thank you for your faithfullness. Stormy
Good Morning.. JPM, what a mess, Madoof was complaining yesterday, that he was bored in his penthouse. He counst even go out and have a deli sandwich.. wow He is so clueless that he is spending the rest of his life in JAIL!
Good Morning! GL today.
Good Morning.. I would always have loved to have a GOLD necklace as a gift for any holiday!
Good Morning!!
I have know many kids or adults in this situation. Of course it would be nice to have a wonderful wedding but if a child is there,,, where is the moral standard that says, you have sex, make a baby and get married now not wait two years... what about the stigma for the child or the mother. Just no embarrassement anymore. No chivarly or honor. just normal .. crazy
cant wait to talk about carl rove and the stimulus pork. In addition wonder what Dennis miller will have to say tonight.
This was a precious reading and q session..it is factoring in right now today in a big situation. pray to give me His strength and focus.. bless you guys...
saved the article from other board that was deleted...
so you think that was a scam?
Good Read!!!