Let's Count The Pork

Matty · #1 10-21-2005, 06:11 PM

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From the very conservative Club For Growth:

Number of Pork Projects in Federal Spending Bills

2005 - 13,997
2004 - 10,656
2003 - 9,362
2002 - 8,341
2001 - 6,333
2000 - 4,326
1999 - 2,838
1998 - 2100
1997 - 1,596
1996 - 958
1995 - 1439

Let's talk more about fiscal responsibility.

http://www.cbo.gov/showdoc.cfm?index...amp;sequence=0

In 2004, we had $895 billion in discretionary spending, including $454 billion in defense spending. That means that we had $441 billion in non-defense discretionary spending.

Our budget deficit in 2004 was $412 billion. So without raising revenues, our nation would literally have to eliminate the entire defense department (which ain't gonna happen) or its entire non-defense discretionary spending to simply balance the budget. That's not including the $4.3 TRILLION in debt we current hold and should really be trying to pay off.

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Mostly quoted from a front-page dkos diary.

Question: What do you personally plan to do to get pork spending cut, and what do you personally plan to do to address the deficit?

bobman0330 · #2 10-21-2005, 06:29 PM

I have no personal plans to effect a political change in spending policy, but I do have a plan to mock the quoted author's use of "literally." Doesn't anyone know what this word means anymore?

lehighguy · #3 10-21-2005, 06:34 PM

Vote Libraterian.

Matty · #4 10-21-2005, 06:37 PM

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Vote Libraterian.

[/ QUOTE ]How will that accomplish anything?

Jedster · #5 10-21-2005, 06:44 PM

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Vote Libraterian.

[/ QUOTE ]How will that accomplish anything?

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Yeah, won't building all those libraries cost money?

BadBoyBenny · #6 10-21-2005, 07:04 PM

Tom Coburn for president!!!

lehighguy · #7 10-21-2005, 07:07 PM

Hopefully, others will do so too.

#8 10-21-2005, 07:22 PM

It's all them damned Ree-publicans fault! Right, Grey?

No Dimma-crat ever wasted a single damned dollar! Right, Grey?

And it all goes right to those sneaky Bushies! Whole damned famblie is a buncha crooks! Well, maybe them Kinna-dees had a few fingers in the pie, too.

Matty · #9 10-21-2005, 07:31 PM

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It's all them damned Ree-publicans fault! Right, Grey?

[/ QUOTE ]Yes exactly. I'm glad you see my point. As shown by the Club for Growth numbers, when a Democrat was President and had veto power, pork projects remained at a steady zero. Then once Bush took power they jumped up. I'm glad someone around here can read.

Would you mind answering the question posed in my original post? I think your insight would be valuable.

QuadsOverQuads · #10 10-21-2005, 08:21 PM

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Vote Libraterian.

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"Cuz, like, Saggitarians are totally not my type ..."

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