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That is the only explanation for the complete lack of any funding dedicated to the displaced victims of Katrina in the $800 Billion stimulus bill. Not one dime for their compensation. Not one dime to repair the levees of NOLA. Not one dime to rebuild the schools and hospitals that the eeeeeevil George Bush failed to protect.
Obama hates black people.
-Fish
Deadshow Dan
02-19-2009, 05:21 PM
actually my understanding is that new orleans has shovel ready projects that will be funded.
We'll be able to see that in the coming weeks on www.recovery.gov
jemita
02-19-2009, 05:23 PM
wow i didnt know that only black people live in new orleans... interesting....
wow i didnt know that only black people live in new orleans... interesting....
That's what the Mayor told us......
"New Orleans was a chocolate city before Katrina," said Nagin.
-Fish
Phishfolk
02-19-2009, 05:26 PM
I'm getting tired of the term "shovel ready"
PeaceFrog
02-19-2009, 05:27 PM
Where is your money going:
http://www.recovery.gov/themes/recovery_v3/images/moneychart.gif
Seems like most of it is "tax relief." Which according to Phishfolk isn't even really spending at all.
Where is the chart for the George Bush Bailout?
Phishfolk
02-19-2009, 05:29 PM
Tax relief is not spending.
actually my understanding is that new orleans has shovel ready projects that will be funded.
We'll be able to see that in the coming weeks on www.recovery.gov
Nope. Nada. Zip........ And the democrats are OK with that:
Even the Gulf's fiercest advocates say they're happy with the stimulus package, and their states have enough money for now to address their needs.
"I'm not saying there won't be a need in the future, but right now the focus is not on more money, it's on using what we have," said Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., who has criticized Democrats and Republicans alike over Katrina funding.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ihA0Z5ybW84SLeY3NQbodRanP0mwD96EOM7G3
-Fish
Deadshow Dan
02-19-2009, 05:31 PM
I'm getting tired of the term "shovel ready"
I hear ya, but there it is.
mule64
02-19-2009, 05:31 PM
Where is your money going:
http://www.recovery.gov/themes/recovery_v3/images/moneychart.gif
Seems like most of it is "tax relief." Which according to Phishfolk isn't even really spending at all.
Where is the chart for the George Bush Bailout?
get over the past, we live in Obama's term now
PeaceFrog
02-19-2009, 05:32 PM
get over the past, we live in Obama's term now
Absolutely!
PeaceFrog
02-19-2009, 05:34 PM
Tax relief is not spending.
Then why do conservatives keep saying the bill is wasteful spending? It seems a large portion of it is going towards cutting taxes.
mule64
02-19-2009, 05:35 PM
yeah, it's Obama's trun to foul things up.:lol:
elder
02-19-2009, 05:37 PM
Then why do conservatives keep saying the bill is wasteful spending? It seems a large portion of it is going towards cutting taxes.
Because they're not cutting corporate taxes.
Until that is done I fear, us the workers will be further penalized by the company's we work for...or used to.
PeaceFrog
02-19-2009, 05:39 PM
If that's how you want to put it. What you consider foul is what I consider good. You thought George Bush was good, and I thought he was pretty foul. It's all relative.
You've got your mind set up to go against Obama no matter what, and that's just how it's going to be for the next 8 years I guess.
mule64
02-19-2009, 05:39 PM
4 hopefully
PeaceFrog
02-19-2009, 05:40 PM
Because they're not cutting corporate taxes.
Until that is done I fear, us the workers will be further penalized by the company's we work for...or used to.
What makes you think more tax cuts for corporations will do any good for the economy? That does nothing to increase demand.
PeaceFrog
02-19-2009, 05:41 PM
4 hopefully
You can hope all you want, but so far he's pretty popular and has a lot of support.
Are you going to try to deny his popularity?
mule64
02-19-2009, 05:43 PM
no I am not. His approval numbers are dropping though.
Deadshow Dan
02-19-2009, 05:52 PM
Because they're not cutting corporate taxes.
Until that is done I fear, us the workers will be further penalized by the company's we work for...or used to.
Effective corporate taxes are VERY VERY low in the US.
http://www.smartmoney.com/investing/economy/high-corporate-tax-rate-is-misleading-22463/
Phishfolk
02-19-2009, 06:00 PM
Then why do conservatives keep saying the bill is wasteful spending? It seems a large portion of it is going towards cutting taxes.
The spending is in the other 63% of the bill.
PeaceFrog
02-19-2009, 06:05 PM
Seems pretty bipartisan to me.
mule64
02-19-2009, 06:09 PM
Seems pretty bipartisan to me.
that is funny:rotf:. The bill was written by Dems, in the house Repubs were not given the floor for debate, and after the senate vote, dems changed it again. BiPartisan all the way:jamguy:
PeaceFrog
02-19-2009, 06:24 PM
that is funny:rotf:. The bill was written by Dems, in the house Repubs were not given the floor for debate, and after the senate vote, dems changed it again. BiPartisan all the way:jamguy:
There's a bunch of Republicans taking credit for parts of the bill, even though they didn't vote for it.
http://thinkprogress.org/2009/02/18/bond-touts-stimulus/
seems pretty hypocritical. Either the bill is bipartisan or it isn't. You can't take credit for it, and be against it all at the same time. Well, maybe you can. I wouldn't be able to, though. Seems contradictory.
seany
02-19-2009, 06:37 PM
I'm getting tired of the term "shovel ready"
We're going to need more shovels with each passing day. The blame game is full of sh*t... ;)
Sunshower
02-19-2009, 06:58 PM
We're going to need more shovels with each passing day. The blame game is full of sh*t... ;)
Could not agree with you MORE, Sean!:wink:
Milarepa
02-19-2009, 07:03 PM
they look fucking brown to me.
get a color television for christ sakes!
Then why do conservatives keep saying the bill is wasteful spending? It seems a large portion of it is going towards cutting taxes.
Um, that would be cutting taxes for people who don't actully pay any in the first place. The euphemistically named "Earned Income Tax Credit." The lion's share of the "stimulus" is going towards entitlement programs just like that one.
If the $800 Billion had been redirected towards rebuilding our roads, bridges, dams, electrical grid, water and sewer systems, I would have been OK with it. At least there would be a tangible result. Only 5% is going towards actual infrastructure construction.
-Fish
Seems pretty bipartisan to me.
Out of 223 Republican Congressmen and Senators, three were bribed into voting for it.
-Fish
Elphaba
02-19-2009, 07:24 PM
bobby jindal is thinking he isn't going to take the stimulus money to boot. but good 'ol ray nagin says he'll pick up whatever bobby turns down!
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, a potential 2012 GOP presidential candidate, has suggested his state may not be interested in all of the roughly $4 billion allotted to it in the economic stimulus package to be signed by President Obama today.
"We'll have to review each program, each new dollar to make sure that we understand what are the conditions, what are the strings and see whether it's beneficial for Louisiana to use those dollars," Jindal said, according to CBS affiliate WWLTV.
Jindal is scheduled to give the response to the president’s not-exactly-a-state-of-the-union address next Tuesday.
Louisiana reportedly faces a possible $2 billion budget shortfall next year. It has been allocated $538,575,876 for infrastructure spending in the stimulus package, and the White House predicts the bill will create 50,000 jobs in the state.
As WWLTV notes, New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin has said he’ll take any money that Louisiana turns down.
The Republican National Committee, meanwhile, isn’t letting up in its criticism of Democrats over the stimulus package. Following the White House’s releases trumpeting the bill, the RNC sent an email to reporters offering research on “Democrats’ broken pledges on transparency, bipartisanship, pork, and job creation.”
The email quotes news stories on order to criticize Democrats for breaking a promise to post the bill online 48 hours in advance of a vote, for not working in a bipartisan manner, for putting out a package “loaded with wasteful earmarks,” and for overestimating the bill’s job creation potential.
House Republican Leader John Boehner also put out a statemnet hammering the deal.
“The flawed bill the President will sign today is a missed opportunity, one for which our children and grandchildren will pay a hefty price," he said. "It’s a raw deal for American families, providing just $1.10 per day in relief for workers while saddling every family with $9,400 in added debt to pay for special-interest programs and pork-barrel projects. It will do little to create jobs, and will do more harm than good to middle-class families and our economy."
PeaceFrog
02-19-2009, 07:25 PM
Out of 223 Republican Congressmen and Senators, three were bribed into voting for it.
-Fish
Good. Why should we bribe the rest if we don't have to?
seany
02-19-2009, 07:29 PM
House Republican Leader John Boehner also put out a statement...
“The flawed bill the President will sign today is a missed opportunity, one for which our children and grandchildren will pay a hefty price," he said. ...
It's about time one of the Repugs acknowledged all the missed opportunities and wasteful spending in the war on terror. Oh, wait... :rolleyes:
:V:
PeaceFrog
02-19-2009, 07:31 PM
John Boner :funny1:
Anyone see Dan Akroyd play him on SNL last week?
Don Nucka
02-20-2009, 01:21 AM
Um, that would be cutting taxes for people who don't actully pay any in the first place. The euphemistically named "Earned Income Tax Credit." The lion's share of the "stimulus" is going towards entitlement programs just like that one.
-Fish
Yes, God forbid poor and working class families get the chance to eat 3 squares a day and live in decent conditions fit for humans. The OUTRAFE!!!! Are there no prisons? are there no workhouses?
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