With over 700 billion in proposed stimulus funds up for grabs, the mayors of cities around the nation are vying for money to fund pet projects. Hopefully the Obama administration can withstand the push for pork from mayors like Miami’s Manny Diaz who requested $3.2 billion for projects such as the construction of a water [...]
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Cities pile on the pork in hopes of stimulus funds
January 8th, 2009 · No Comments
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Banks refuse to disclose use of bailout funds
December 22nd, 2008 · No Comments
What started as the largest bailout in history, $700 billion to banks, in a pork laden emergency bailout bill which was rushed through Congress in October is today an example of yet another waste of taxpayer money. The banks which would never lend their own money to entities which do not have a solid [...]
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Maxine Waters doesn’t speak for all of us
November 18th, 2008 · No Comments
I watched with frustration today as Representative Maxine Waters (D-Ca) was interviewed on Fox News and claimed it was the Republicans’ fault that regulations were relaxed and “creative” loans were introduced on the market which then inspired uneducated buyers to purchase homes that they can not afford. Wow. First of all, it was mostly Democrats and [...]
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