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organizations no more pork - 401k for all new govt employees
add a penny to stamps to pay for war as well as 10 cents a gal.
gas. remove all lobbyists return the govt back to the people and away from corp. america. place a strong cap on election
funding. reduce all benifets for federal employee (retired) 10 %
and give them a co-pay on health insurance. states and counties need a good cleaning and reduction.

2007-03-27 08:20:40 · 3 answers · asked by REAL change 1 in Politics & Government Civic Participation

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all good points, but let's start with something simple and basic. we have troops in harms way, whether you agree with it or not, they are our people and they need our help and support to hopefully get home alive, they need some money.

So how is this money that is directed to support our people in danger going to help them.

1) $24 million for funding for sugar beets.
2) $3 million for funding for sugar cane (goes to one Hawaiian co-op).
3) $20 million for insect infestation damage reimbursements in Nevada, Idaho, and Utah.
4) $2.1 billion for crop production losses.
5) $1.5 billion for livestock production losses.
6) $100 million for Dairy Production Losses.
7) $13 million for Ewe Lamb Replacement and Retention Program.
8) $32 million for Livestock Indemnity Program.
9) $40 million for the Tree Assistance Program.
10) Provision that extends the availability by a year $3.5 million in funding for guided tours of the Capitol.
11) 165.9 million for fisheries disaster relief, funded through NOAA (including $60.4 million for salmon fisheries in the Klamath Basin region).
12) $25 million for asbestos abatement at the Capitol Power Plant.
13) $22.8 million for geothermal research and development.

and this is not the whole list. These are not add ons to the entire budget, just one supplemental spending bill intended to support our troops at war.

I find this despicable behavior. My Senators and Congressman have heard from once a day on this. If this is how they are going to act, I want a recount of the vote, or better yet I want a re-election, right now.

Better yet I want term limits NOW.

2007-03-27 09:31:28 · answer #1 · answered by rmagedon 6 · 0 0

(Jokingly) You have too much time on your hands.
I'm sure you've thought long and hard about this to come to such a complicated series of solutions to such a complex problem.
In the end, the answer is really simple. A value-added tax ("Fair Tax") is the only fair and effective way to fund a government as money-hungry as ours.
First, nullify or remove the 16th amendment.
At the same time, amend the Constitution to institute the Fair Tax. Everybody, private and corporate, pays equally no matter how much or how little they make. Everybody pays a small percent of tax on everything they buy. On an annual or semi-annual basis, refund that small percent to those who are provably living below the poverty level.

2007-03-27 16:38:31 · answer #2 · answered by CJohn317 3 · 0 0

not sure of the question

2007-03-27 15:27:38 · answer #3 · answered by Baby Bloo 4 · 0 0

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