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    Re: Is There Wasteful Spending In The Coronavirus Stimulus Bill?

    Quote Originally Posted by Guisslapp View Post
    I suspect they want to make their vendors whole as well.
    So is that a 'Yes' or a 'No'?

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    Re: Is There Wasteful Spending In The Coronavirus Stimulus Bill?

    Quote Originally Posted by dawg80 View Post
    Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts...singing, dancing...right, essential operations! Nah, this is nothing but a political quid pro quo payback.

    Try again.
    This was never about what jobs are essential. This was about bridging a cash flow gap for businesses/nonprofits so that people aren’t laid off or lose income in the interim which can exacerbate the harm of a shutdown.

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    Re: Is There Wasteful Spending In The Coronavirus Stimulus Bill?

    Our big government President was supportive of the Kennedy Center part of the legislation: https://www.google.com/amp/s/thehill...onavirus%3famp

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    Re: Is There Wasteful Spending In The Coronavirus Stimulus Bill?

    Quote Originally Posted by MoonPieBlue View Post
    So is that a 'Yes' or a 'No'?
    Google it.

    Looks like in 2003, operating expenses for the Kennedy Center were 118 million for the year.

    25 mill doesn’t sound out of line for a couple month hole in revenues.

    https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/...GAO-04-933.htm

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    Re: Is There Wasteful Spending In The Coronavirus Stimulus Bill?

    So, Trump is wrong on the Kennedy Center bailout. Gee, you mean he isn't perfect after all? You mean I actually disagree with him on an issue? Wow! but then I am not mind-numbed robot like you libtards who march in Nazi lockstep with the dems...

    And! don't you just love the Peace Corps..."firing" their 7,300 volunteers trapped in 61 countries so they, the high-paid executives, won't have to foot the bill. This bill allocates $88 million to bring those folks home. Do the math, that is over $12,000 per person. Send our military to retrieve them, and pay our gallant military the $millions for it. I know they have earned a little extra in pay...

    Anyone defending this $2.2 trillion bill as written is either a dumb f_ _ k, or a big guvmint libtard. It is what it is. The option was to vote it down, and allow those really in need to continue to suffer or pass it and bite the bullet on all the fluff and waste. As one congressman said, "what's another $trillion+ of national debt at this point?" He said $1 trillion+ because about half the bill was legit, and about half total waste.

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    Re: Is There Wasteful Spending In The Coronavirus Stimulus Bill?

    Quote Originally Posted by Guisslapp View Post
    Google it.

    Looks like in 2003, operating expenses for the Kennedy Center were 118 million for the year.

    25 mill doesn’t sound out of line for a couple month hole in revenues.

    https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/...GAO-04-933.htm
    Aren't they already funded by the federal government for operations and maintenance. Is that not continuing during the virus? Also they receive a lot of their funding through private donations. Agreed their might not be that much through that any more but their expenses should be less if they're closed.

    Out of 2.x trillion, 25 million is a drop in the bucket. I just think its strange with everything going on you call out one particularly facility.

    If Trump's OK with it then it has my blessing. (Just kidding) I'm sure there are more wasteful things than this.

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    Re: Is There Wasteful Spending In The Coronavirus Stimulus Bill?

    If 25 million is the only waste that can be found, then this was a huge legislative achievement given the size and speed.

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    Re: Is There Wasteful Spending In The Coronavirus Stimulus Bill?

    Quote Originally Posted by Guisslapp View Post
    If 25 million is the only waste that can be found, then this was a huge legislative achievement given the size and speed.
    Unfortunately, it's nowhere close to the other waste. I haven't gone thru this monstrosity line by line, but I tend to agree with the congressman who labeled about half as nothing but waste. And even if, oh wow! only $800 billion is waste and not the $1 trillion he says, that's close enough to declare the bill as nothing more than another example of "never waste a crisis."

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    Re: Is There Wasteful Spending In The Coronavirus Stimulus Bill?

    Quote Originally Posted by johnnylightnin View Post
    Our big government President was supportive of the Kennedy Center part of the legislation: https://www.google.com/amp/s/thehill...onavirus%3famp
    Yep, Trump is wrong on this one, and wrong for using twitter to attack Massey from Kentucky. He was wrong to bypass the normal legislative process and negotiate directly with the dems, who are looking at this crisis to further their agenda and could care less about Americans being hurt by it. Never let a crisis go to waste, right?

    So, show me the candidate for President that does not support this pork bill and who will not usurp the controlling party in the Senate (which happens to be his own party) and that candidate has my vote.

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    Re: Is There Wasteful Spending In The Coronavirus Stimulus Bill?

    They’re out there, but you’ll have to be okay voting for someone who is not with a major parties. The quicker we break the 2-party system the better.

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    Re: Is There Wasteful Spending In The Coronavirus Stimulus Bill?

    Quote Originally Posted by johnnylightnin View Post
    They’re out there, but you’ll have to be okay voting for someone who is not with a major parties. The quicker we break the 2-party system the better.
    Step 1: remove the turtle from the post and deliver him back to scum pond he was found in.

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    Re: Is There Wasteful Spending In The Coronavirus Stimulus Bill?

    Quote Originally Posted by Guisslapp View Post
    Step 1: remove the turtle from the post and deliver him back to scum pond he was found in.
    So, is "post turtle" the newest meme all the idiots are following on social media? You are such a follower.

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    Re: Is There Wasteful Spending In The Coronavirus Stimulus Bill?

    Quote Originally Posted by DawgyNWindow View Post
    So, is "post turtle" the newest meme all the idiots are following on social media? You are such a follower.
    No.

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    Re: Is There Wasteful Spending In The Coronavirus Stimulus Bill?

    Quote Originally Posted by johnnylightnin View Post
    They’re out there, but you’ll have to be okay voting for someone who is not with a major parties. The quicker we break the 2-party system the better.
    I did not vote for him in the last election because I feared he might do just what he did here. I saw where there was some republican goodies in the bill as well, so I don't think either side can be trusted.

    Yes, THIS was not draining the swamp

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    Re: Is There Wasteful Spending In The Coronavirus Stimulus Bill?

    Turdbucket Republican Thomas Massie is going to try to slow this bill down in the House, but you can trust in Nancy to get the job done.

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