"Calif Bill" wrote in message
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"jps" wrote in message
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On Wed, 13 May 2009 19:21:33 -0600, "SteveB"
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"wf3h" wrote in message
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On May 6, 10:54 pm, Tom Francis - SWSports
wrote:
It just keeps getting better and better...

"Details thin on stimulus contracts"

"WASHINGTON - Although President Obama has vowed that citizens will be
able to track "every dime" of the $787 billion stimulus bill, a
government website dedicated to the spending won't have details on
contracts and grants until October and may not be complete until next
spring - halfway through the program, administration officials said."

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/te...stimulus_N.htm

Anybody want to bet we'll never see a searchable index - you know,
only copies of PDF files that aren't searchable?

Oh wait - that's been done before by this adminsitration.


what i love about the right wing. they've had 8 years of
failure...destroying our military, torturing, spending and making
their friends rich while impoverishing the middle class

and they complain when obama hasn't corrected all of their mistakes in
100 days....

hey guys...you took 8 years to **** it up. give the man a chance!

Reply:

100 days, and he's spent more than all his predecessors combined. I'd
say
that's a chance.

And it's all his fault too, right?

Remember the economy was on a steep descent when he took office?

Remember anything about a Bush bailout?

And Bush screwed the pooch also. The banks should have been allowed to
fail! There would have been 14% unemployment if they failed, but there is
going to be 14% unemployment anyway. And we will have ****ed away $2
trillion ++ . The reason HK and you think all need a living wage, is
because you are socialists living off either the union teat or government
contracts. Because Government has overspend in the last 40 years, a lot
less overspending than the present administration has done in 100 days, a
living wage is inflated beyond comprehension. 30 years ago, $23k was a
good mid level engineers salary. Now it is poverty. The BART (bay area
transit district) is cutting run times and raising fares, because they
have paid generous union contracts. Way more than private industry, way
more than other transit districts. No where are they talking about
renegotiation contracts to a sensible level. Janitors make $28 an hour
plus vacations and full medical and benefits. The work rules are there
are outside janitors and inside janitors. No efficiency. Same government
types who say they can run healthcare cheaper. Sort of reminds me of
Argentina (or a country in that area) where teachers got a billion dollar
a month raise, but are still behind the spending curve. We may be looking
at that type of inflation also. At least we can pay back the Chinese with
pocket change.

Making $50 an hour, times 2,000 hours a year (50 weeks @ 40 hours a week) =
$100,000. Now, take off 22% for taxes. Now take off $30,000 for mortgage.
(Got the big house with the ARM, dontcha know), now take off the TWO car
payments on the TWO NEW cars, now take off gas money, groceries, allowances,
etc, etc, etc. You reach zero before you know it.

Unless you're the government, and you just print more money.

Making a high wage is only relative to what it costs for a loaf of bread or
a gallon of gas.

Keep that wheelbarrow in working order. You'll soon need it to take enough
money to the store for some beer, milk, bread, and tampons.

It's coming, folks.

Steve