Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Democrats Double Dip While Economy Slips

The "Stimulus" Bill and the Omnibus Spending Bill have 122 cases of appropriations to the same entities, according to Sen. Mitch McConnell. Below are a few examples:
ACORN
Stimulus $1,000,000,000
Omnibus $3,900,000,000
ACORN TOTAL $4,900,000,000

Census
Stimulus $1,000,000,000
Omnibus $3,100,000,000
Census TOTAL $4,100,000,000

Fish & Wildlife
Stimulus $165,000,000
Omnibus $1,140,000,000
Fish and Wildlife TOTAL $1,305,000,000

Bureau of Land Management
Stimulus $125,000,000
Omnibus $890,000,000
Land Management TOTAL $1,015,000,000

NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology)
Stimulus $220,000,000
Omnibus $472,000,000
NIST TOTAL $692,000,000

Arts Endowment
Stimulus $50,000,000
Omnibus $155,000,000
Arts Endowment TOTAL $205,000,000

Do they really believe that they're buying enough votes to stay in office, forever supported in style by the taxpayers? What they are doing to the economy will seriously hinder the flow of tax money into their coffers, so they will eventually suffer too. Then there's the backlash they will face when enough taxpayers lose money and jobs.

Maybe it's time to start paying attention to the daily tracking poll called the stock market, Mr. President. It represents the real wealth of this country. When that goes down, so does tax revenue.

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