A revealing piece in today’s NYT— what $388 billion of American tax payer money goes towards. Some Thoughtful highlights in the latest spending bill passed by Congress. And it doesn’t matter if you’re a self proclaimed fiscal conservative– spending money on your constituents is what gets you re-elected!
“The 2005 spending bill includes $1 million for the Missouri Pork Producers Federation, to see if hog waste can be used as a source of energy.”
“The money includes.. $3 million for research on the genetics of grapes and $199,000 for the control of Canada geese.”
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