tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6248341361805230661.post2800570855796718683..comments2023-05-28T09:01:23.798-07:00Comments on America It Is Time to Revolt: Spending Like Drunken SailorsMad Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05438220184765719576noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6248341361805230661.post-35071287516163218512009-03-04T17:41:00.000-08:002009-03-04T17:41:00.000-08:00One key element of the stimulus is sustaining and ...One key element of the stimulus is sustaining and creating jobs. These projects are not simply about 'protecting insects' or plants, or wolves, or whatever other type of flora or fauna you prefer to rant about protecting. Though I have many arguments as to how and why such projects benefit many, many people, I'm going to focus this solely on jobs. There are people that are employed to study these things. There are buildings and facilities that are needed to support the people that study these things. There are people needed to provide supplies for the people building the buildings that support the people studying these things. Are the linkages becoming more clear? It may not be as cut and dry as building a bridge, but in many ways such projects sustain and create just as many jobs and pump just as much money back into the economy as so many of the other "public works" that may not have been included int the legislation...making it more possible for many other projects to happen. It's about time something other than the military got some attention in this country.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6248341361805230661.post-42377027512839042272009-02-26T20:43:00.000-08:002009-02-26T20:43:00.000-08:00I'm glad you can partake at the trough, Anon. Non...I'm glad you can partake at the trough, Anon. None of this spending will help my small business. Peruse the blog and you'll see I'm no fan of any fiscally irresponsible behavior, whether it was initiated by Bush, or is now turbo-charged spending under Obama. My concern is for the economic viability of the country, which could be in very dire straits should our foreign investors lose their appetite for our bonds. Nuthin' ho hum about that.Mad Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05438220184765719576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6248341361805230661.post-14053496682531720132009-02-26T17:42:00.000-08:002009-02-26T17:42:00.000-08:00I own a small business with a few employees. I've ...I own a small business with a few employees. I've done everything possible to keep my staff, and have not had to lay anyone off so far. <BR/><BR/>Tax cuts do not help much. Too little too late. <BR/>Stimulus money for projects will keep my business open and my staff employed.<BR/><BR/>Sorry, Mad. You sound like any other Fox News fan taking pot shots at everything Obama does. Ho hum.<BR/><BR/>Let's talk about the billions in bailout money taken by banks and brokers, which have done very little if anything to help the economy or the taxpayers they fleeced. They caused the problem and now they won't even tell us how they're spending the money. Now there's something to get mad about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6248341361805230661.post-20356563197994977192009-02-26T10:16:00.000-08:002009-02-26T10:16:00.000-08:00Anon is a member in good standing of the "the envi...Anon is a member in good standing of the "the enviro end justifies the means club". Anon is perfectly content with the bait and switch techniques and the misdirection employed by congress and da Prez in order to get a multitude of their personal agenda line items passed without due process and requisite public debate and comment. Just sneak it all in the name of "Saving the Economy". Anon should be ashamed for accepting so little transparency from our elected public servants. The reason Anon isn't ashamed is that Anon would do exactly the same thing if the shoe was on the other foot. Yes, fascism is alive and well in the world of Anon.<BR/><BR/>As to the merit of Anon's argument re. the importance of programs such as expanding the habitat of the South Bolivian Tsetse fly, if it is that important, then it should be able to withstand a healthy, open public debate and therby be funded appropriately.<BR/>But the real reason that brought me to this blog in the first place is the line items pertaining to the GGNRA/NPS. That is truly analogous to flushing money down the proverbial toilet. Please check out http://OceanBeachDOG.home.mindspring.com for our experience with this unlawful, dictatorial, deceitful, self-serving branch of the federal government.<BR/><BR/>Mad Mom: GREAT JOB! You go girl!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6248341361805230661.post-39054686436280374382009-02-26T04:51:00.000-08:002009-02-26T04:51:00.000-08:00Mad Mom: the link didn't work for me. Will you ema...Mad Mom: the link didn't work for me. Will you email it to me, please. I am a nationally known activist against NAIS and need to see what it is you found.<BR/><BR/>To Anon...typical of people like you to post without a name. You say, "Tell me: Is it your intention to broadly condemn the use of taxpayer dollars to pay for things that benefit lots and lots of taxpayers, and about which you have little understanding?" My response to you...go eat some more pudding and wash it down with more KoolAid.Henwhispererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16126695624933143089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6248341361805230661.post-6627411630393499512009-02-25T22:23:00.000-08:002009-02-25T22:23:00.000-08:00Anon, I have to agree with Mad Mom on this one. Le...Anon, I have to agree with Mad Mom on this one. Let me explain my rationale. While the concern for the issues you cited is a valid concern, what we face with the problem in the economy in general, and the horrendous increase in the National Debt as a result of the Spending Bill, is one that falls into the category of the general welfare of the country. The objective must be to make every dollar have as much positive impact on as many people as possible. Going down the list using the question, "Does this expenditure really help the general public, or is it a large outlay for a small group of people?", as a measure of effectiveness of the expenditure helps put each item in proper perspective. Does each item in the list really rapidly create lasting jobs?undertakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03245667666805927481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6248341361805230661.post-39772462939856026802009-02-25T20:23:00.000-08:002009-02-25T20:23:00.000-08:00Newsflash Anon: We are in the greatest economic cr...Newsflash Anon: We are in the greatest economic crisis in 100 years and we have NO MONEY. NONE. Our very economy could collapse under the weight of the deficits that are being created, and you are worried about insects? Guess what; I know a bit about entomology and botany as I majored in biology at one of the best schools in the country, and in normal, fruitful times, addressing some of these issues would be great. But these are not normal times. There is no room for earmarks of any kind in this bill. There is no room for 8.2% increased in the budget over last year. It is time that Obama stood by his word to "cut, line by line, wasteful spending in the budgets" (his exact words). Yet he allows 8500 earmarks to clog this omnibus bill after passing the $787B Stimulus Bill which is one big pork package. I suggest you do some research before throwing stones. Or you are free to start your own blog in which you can opine ad nauseum about the grave threat of gypsy moths during times of economic crisis.Mad Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05438220184765719576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6248341361805230661.post-17605752880480192082009-02-25T19:54:00.000-08:002009-02-25T19:54:00.000-08:00Thank you for bringing this to our attention! It'...Thank you for bringing this to our attention! It's about time federal dollars were spent on some of these worthy issues.<BR/><BR/>Tell me: Is it your intention to broadly condemn the use of taxpayer dollars to pay for things that benefit lots and lots of taxpayers, and about which you have little understanding? Why don't you do some research into the issues here instead of assuming that they're all worthless because you know nothing about them? Why don't you comment on individual items and say why you think they don't deserve the expenditure of public funds? Get informed before you rant! <BR/><BR/>I can't comment on many of these topics (I'll leave that to the experts), but I can tell you that spending on programs to limit the spread of exotic insects (such as gypsy moth, emerald ash borer, and Asian longhorned beetle, for example) is critical to protect vital natural resources (e.g. trees) from these insects that arrived from overseas. Without these efforts, billions upon billions of trees will be potentially lost, many of them in urban areas where the loss of any street tree is a big deal. With emerald ash borer, we stand to lose virtually all ash trees in this country (and Canada) if nothing is done. Asian longhorned beetle poses a similar, if not quite as complete, threat to maples and many other hardwoods.<BR/><BR/>I suggest you be a little more thoughtful, and put a little more time, into your public rants.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6248341361805230661.post-84325194601248399662009-02-25T17:03:00.000-08:002009-02-25T17:03:00.000-08:00Henwhisperer, Check out http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-...Henwhisperer, Check out http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?r111:H23FE9-0057:Mad Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05438220184765719576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6248341361805230661.post-27083917813116347032009-02-25T16:45:00.000-08:002009-02-25T16:45:00.000-08:00Howdy!Please provide your reference material, chap...Howdy!<BR/><BR/>Please provide your reference material, chapter and verse for "$14.5 Million for a National Animal Identification program". Feel free to email me directly at henwhisperer [@] gmail dot com (remove the spaces, etc). Thanks.Henwhispererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16126695624933143089noreply@blogger.com