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Originally Posted by Paq
gotta agree as well....
I mean, what is non-essential gov't spending? the billions for hte military or the not nearly as many billions for the poor?
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I believe there is much non-essential government spending. The railroad to the casinos (linked below) and the bridge to nowhere are two examples. How many of these boondoggles do you think we would find if we took the time to really study government spending?
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Railroad to the Casinos – A $700 Million Boondoggle
If you thought the “bridge to nowhere” was too expensive, take a look at the price tag of the “railroad to the casinos.” The anticipated changing of a railroad route may not be a surefire route to riches for the citizens of Mississippi but it would be a straight flush for the casinos. Economic conservatives are critical of this deal; social conservatives also should be.
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The Senate Appropriations Committee this week considered the Iraq/Katrina Emergency Appropriations Bill. The House had passed a bill last month. The Senate took up the bill after some $14 billion had been added.
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This money was attached to the "Iraq/Katrina Emergency Appropriations Bill". I saw Thad Cochran on a news program being chided for adding this to an emergency spending bill and he said " an emergency is whatever the Senate says is one". And so it goes....