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Read the economic stimulus bill here...
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 10:50 am
by Brk
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 10:56 am
by downhill
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.
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 11:10 am
by tarpoon75
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.
Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 12:23 am
by JawZ
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 1:03 pm
by David
Thank you for the link
Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 3:48 pm
by blebs
647 pages. Man, I got a lot of reading to do.
Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 4:30 pm
by knightmare
haven't read it all the way, heard on the radio that only about 12% of the funds-
will be for jobs
Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 4:32 pm
by Ghosthunter
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?
Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 4:38 pm
by knightmare
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....
Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 4:54 pm
by David
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?
Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2009 12:35 am
by Prey521
How is spending 335 million in STD programs supposed to stimulate the economy?
What a load of garbage.
Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2009 1:48 am
by JawZ
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!!!!! di
ckhead
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.
Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2009 7:21 am
by knightmare
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).
Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2009 9:49 am
by Ghosthunter
David wrote:What is pork, by your definition?
5.2 Billion to Acorn for example
Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2009 10:40 am
by David
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