Read the economic stimulus bill here...

Brk · Post by **Brk** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 10:50 am

http://www.rules.house.gov/111/LegText/111_hr1_text.pdf

downhill · Post by **downhill** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 10:56 am

I tried last night, Burke.

I'm going to have to find the cliff notes for it. I read to Tax Incentives for Business and needed to stop to try and digest most of the wording for education.

tarpoon75 · Post by **tarpoon75** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 11:10 am

Interesting:

SEC. 1112. ADDITIONAL ASSURANCE OF APPROPRIATE USE

OF FUNDS.
None of the funds provided by this Act may be made
available to the State of Illinois, or any agency of the
State, unless (1) the use of such funds by the State is
approved in legislation enacted by the State after the date
of the enactment of this Act, or (2) Rod R. Blagojevich
no longer holds the office of Governor of the State of Illi-
nois. The preceding sentence shall not apply to any funds
provided directly to a unit of local government (1) by a
Federal department or agency, or (2) by an established
formula from the State.

JawZ · Post by **JawZ** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 12:23 am

SEC. 1109. PROHIBITED USES.
2 None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
3 available in this Act may be used for any casino or other
4 gambling establishment, aquarium, zoo, golf course, or
5 swimming pool.

HELL YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

David · Post by **David** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 1:03 pm

Thank you for the link

blebs · Post by **blebs** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 3:48 pm

647 pages. Man, I got a lot of reading to do.

knightmare · Post by **knightmare** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 4:30 pm

haven't read it all the way, heard on the radio that only about 12% of the funds-

will be for jobs

Ghosthunter · Post by **Ghosthunter** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 4:32 pm

knightmare wrote:haven't read it all the way, heard on the radio that only about 12% of the funds- will be for jobs

you got that right most of it is pork , how do you like your pork well done?

knightmare · Post by **knightmare** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 4:38 pm

hehe i'm only 1/2 Jew so every once in awhile I can have some.....

But yea, just another ripoff by the man.......

BTW welcome back, hope life has been treating you well....

David · Post by **David** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 4:54 pm

Ghosthunter wrote:you got that right most of it is pork , how do you like your pork well done?

What is pork, by your definition?

Prey521 · Post by **Prey521** » Fri Jan 30, 2009 12:35 am

How is spending 335 million in STD programs supposed to stimulate the economy?

What a load of garbage.

JawZ · Post by **JawZ** » Fri Jan 30, 2009 1:48 am

JBrazen wrote:How is spending 335 million in STD programs supposed to stimulate the economy?

What a load of garbage.

Higher condom sales?

See, I just came up with a job for you...a condom model!!!!! dickhead

J/K man.

I'm seeing very little stimulus in this bill. Our nation needs new infrastructure and with construction jobs on the chopping block, it would make sense to support infrastructure.

knightmare · Post by **knightmare** » Fri Jan 30, 2009 7:21 am

UOD wrote:

I'm seeing very little stimulus in this bill. Our nation needs new infrastructure and with construction jobs on the chopping block, it would make sense to support infrastructure.

Yes, where are all of these highway const. jobs, etc. that were promised?

People actually thought this bill would help them on a personal level. No, only on the corporate level. After all, that is all the US is now, a big corporation, trying to protect her assets and searching for more (oil/Iraq, Afghan/poppy).

Ghosthunter · Post by **Ghosthunter** » Fri Jan 30, 2009 9:49 am

David wrote:What is pork, by your definition?

5.2 Billion to Acorn for example

David · Post by **David** » Fri Jan 30, 2009 10:40 am

Ghosthunter wrote:5.2 Billion to Acorn for example

I was curious for your definition, not an example.

We are in agreement that disbursement to ACORN would not be a direct method (or at least tangible) of improvement.

A jobs program was promised, so let us see it.

Shabbat Shalom,
david