I see some dollar totals on the stimulus plan and can't help but wonder what's really needed & do they really cost that much. I agree with many, but wonder why they're getting attached to this bill:
50 million for the National Endowment for the Arts
380 million for Women, Infant, & Childrens program
300 million for grants to combat violence against women
6 billion for university building projects
1.2 billion for youth ( up to the age of 24 ) summer jobs
4.2 billion Neighborhood stabilization activities
650 million Digital TV coupons
150 million for the Smithsonian
34 million to renovate the Dept. of Commerce headquarters
500 million for improvement projects fot the National Institute for Health facilities
44 million for repairs to the Dept. of Agricultures headquarters
350 million Agriculture Dept computers
88 million to help move the Public Health Service into a new building
600 million to convert federal auto fleets to hybrids
1 billion for the Census Burea
89 billion Medicaid
30 billion COBRA extensions
36 billion for unemployment expansions
20 billion more food stamps
850 million AMTRAK ( when will they ever make a profit? )
87 million for a polar ice breaking ship
1.7 million National Park System
55 million for the Historic Preservation Fund
7.6 billion Rule community advancement program
150 million Agricultural commodity purchases
150 million Producers of livestock, farm raised fish and honey bees
160 million for paid volunteers at the Corporation for National Community Service
6.2 billion Weatherization program
"Green" programs are too numerous to list!
Hey trickle up. If you take a look at my comment, you'll see that I said I agree with many of the projects, but NOT attached to a "stimulus" bill.
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