...OR THEY GET IT AND DON'T CARE
Don’t these morons know there’s a deficit out there?
Separate but Equal
Rep. Laura Richardson (D-Calif.) has proposed legislation that would let fire stations around the country apply for grants of up to $100,000 to build women's restrooms, showers and changing facilities.
The Fairness in Restrooms Existing in Stations (FIRE Stations) Act says these grants would help promote gender equity in fire houses (VIA the Department of Homeland Security). The findings of the legislation says most were built with a "single-gender workforce" in mind, that 50 percent of all fire departments do not have any female employees, and that women make up just 3.7 percent of all firefighters.
The bill limits grants to $100,000 per fire station, but does not put any final limit on the amount that could be spent. Instead, it authorizes the appropriation of "such sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act."
Vere Are Your Papers?!?
“The TSA isn’t just for airports anymore. TSA teams are increasingly conducting searches and screenings at train stations, subways, ferry terminals and other mass transit locations around the country…
The TSA's 25 "viper" teams — for Visible Intermodal Prevention and Response — have run more than 9,300 unannounced checkpoints and other search operations in the last year. Department of Homeland Security officials asked Congress for funding to add 12 more teams next year.
According to budget documents, the department spent $110 million in fiscal 2011 for "surface transportation security," including the TSA's viper program, and is asking for an additional $24 million next year. That compares with more than $5 billion for aviation security…
But critics say that without a clear threat, the TSA checkpoints are merely political theater. Privacy advocates worry that the agency is stretching legal limits on the government's right to search U.S. citizens without probable cause — and with no proof that the scattershot checkpoints help prevent attacks.
"It's a great way to make the public think you are doing something," said Fred H. Cate, a professor at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law, who writes on privacy and security. "It's a little like saying, 'If we start throwing things up in the air, will they hit terrorists?' ''
Oh, Never Mind the Papers
The United States Senate, as always upholding their oath to support and defend the Constitution, gave us a Christmas present in the form of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2011 (NDAA), passing it by a vote of 86-14. This odious act, “…allows for the indefinite military detention of American citizens without charge or trial.”
Tiny ray of Sunshine: Montanans have announced the launch of recall campaigns against Senators Max Baucus and Jonathan Tester, who voted for the bill, but nothing will come of it.
For Me but not for Thee
Santa Obama gave himself and his poor little deprived family a little gift over the holidays, a 17-day vacation at the Moana Surfrider in Waikiki, one of Hawaii’s most luxurious resorts. Estimated (known) cost to you and I: $4,113,038.
Right there with him in the Aloha State was our gal, that great crusader for the poor, Nancy Pelosi (net worth $58 million). This was her third Christmas vacation at the exotic Four Seasons Resort Hualalai, where she had to put up with a lousy $10,000 per night suite. Local taxpayers costs for police protection: $34,000. Cost to U.S. taxpayers?????
Nancy had planned to attend a Christmas midnight mass at St. Michael’s in Kailu-Kona, but she kept bursting into flame when she got within 100 meters of the church. Firefighting costs unknown.
Remember when the Press used to bitch about Nancy Reagan spending too much money? Where are they now?
The Haves and the Have-Nots
By the way, it’s easier to see how politicians of all stripes can piss away money in such large sums so quickly. They’re right up there amongst those evil, idle rich who don’t create jobs.
- Median net worth of member of Congress rose from $280,000 to $725,000 between 1984 and 2009
- Over same 25 years the wealth of the average U.S. family slipped from $20,500 from $20,600
The Solution? Spend Mo’ Money!
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House plans to ask Congress by the end of the week for an increase in the government's debt ceiling to allow the United States to pay its bills on time, according to a senior Treasury Department official on Tuesday.
The debt limit currently stands at $15.194 trillion and would increase to $16.394 trillion with the request.
The Republic is on life support, they’re about to pull the plug, and they just don't give a rat's ass.
2 comments:
Food for thought on that rascally national debt:
- Total national debt far exceeds the total assets of all of the US
- None of the taxes you pay goes to run the government. It all goes to pay the national debt.
- What is the national debt? It's interest on all of the funny money that's been borrowed from private bankers. That's right PRIVATE bankers.
- BTW China is our biggest creditor so they have a lot a say about the content and conduct of national policy. Might explain much of the heavy handed government policies.
- The IRS is a PRIVATE corporation for the collection of taxes to pay the national debt.
- The US is owned, lock, stock, and barrel. Our creditors consider the people as owned property too – i.e. slaves!
On the fire house thing: for fire fighters in general this can be a big plus. If you attach common areas to the bath room facilities, each and every firehouse should be able to have hot tubs, saunas, masseuses, and even top notch gym facilities.
Last comment (promise) - If you ever get picked up for an all expense paid trip to an american gulag, escape at the earliest opportunity. Think in terms of Mao and Stalin.
To talk like that you must be one of those rich bastards who isn't paying his fair share.
Someone from the IRS will be at your house post haste to explain your greed to you and teach you to share and play well with others.
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