Home |
Search |
Today's Posts |
|
#2
posted to rec.boats
|
|||
|
|||
Plenty of...
Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 11/5/2015 11:44 AM, Keyser Söze wrote: On 11/5/15 11:26 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 11/5/2015 11:03 AM, wrote: On Thu, 5 Nov 2015 10:19:53 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: ...money to waste on the military, but kids need a food bank... N.C. high school students start food pantry to keep classmates from going hungry People helping people and you **** on it. Way to go. Here's something I was thinking about that cracks me up. The USA spends more on national defense than Russia, China and the next two largest (militarily) countries combined, yet in many ways Russia and maybe even China are rapidly approaching parity with the USA in terms of military strength. If Russia and China can do that at a fraction of the cost that the USA spends, the problem really isn't funding the programs ... the problem is the inefficiencies that exist in our government programs. The government collects the funds from the taxpayers and then blows it spending $43 million to build a $250k propane gas station. So, when it comes to welfare or social programs, the liberal mindset is to hand over even more money and authority to the same federal government that can't effectively or efficiently manage the programs they already have. We were much better off dealing with social welfare issues at a state and local level and through citizen initiated programs that target specific problems. Historically, churches and other organizations like the Rotary, Elks, Masons, etc., often participated in the organization and management of these. Handing the reigns over to the fed and thinking it will "take care" of the problems is nuts. The government contracts out for much of what it needs for the military. It's the contractors - the corporations - that are robbing us blind here. The government has admitted that they don't have a clue where the $43 million for the gas station went. The government ... meaning the Congress and the POTUS ... has the responsibility to spend taxpayer's money wisely. They may "contract out" ... but they are still accountable for where the $$ went. The government puts people in jail under the finegold act for what people under them do that they should have monitored. Maybe apply that to government. You do not know where that $43 million went? Off to jail you go. |
#3
posted to rec.boats
|
|||
|
|||
Plenty of...
|
#4
posted to rec.boats
|
|||
|
|||
Plenty of...
|
#5
posted to rec.boats
|
|||
|
|||
Plenty of...
On Thu, 5 Nov 2015 11:42:46 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote:
On 11/5/15 11:03 AM, wrote: People helping people and you **** on it. Way to go. Right over your head, again. What the kids are doing is admirable...but what a wealthy country blows its resources on instead of taking care of those of its people in need...is not admirable. The thing that is over your head is the inefficiency of the government. As Richard pointed out, that defense budget you like to bitch about is squandered for political favors and the more money we give the government, the more gets squandered. When elections cost a couple of billion each, there are lots of favors to be doled out. Every penny of that comes with a string attached. The only way to stop it is to remove the money we give to the government to reward their bribers. |
#6
posted to rec.boats
|
|||
|
|||
Plenty of...
On 11/5/2015 11:42 AM, Keyser Söze wrote:
On 11/5/15 11:03 AM, wrote: On Thu, 5 Nov 2015 10:19:53 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: ...money to waste on the military, but kids need a food bank... N.C. high school students start food pantry to keep classmates from going hungry People helping people and you **** on it. Way to go. Right over your head, again. What the kids are doing is admirable...but what a wealthy country blows its resources on instead of taking care of those of its people in need...is not admirable. The $609 billion military spending in the federal budget sounds like a lot when you consider it by itself but have you ever viewed exactly *how* it compares to the rest of the federal budget? The Federal government spends far more on domestic social and welfare programs than it spends on the military ... over 4 times as much, and growing. |
#7
posted to rec.boats
|
|||
|
|||
Plenty of...
On Thu, 5 Nov 2015 13:16:04 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote: On 11/5/2015 11:42 AM, Keyser Söze wrote: On 11/5/15 11:03 AM, wrote: On Thu, 5 Nov 2015 10:19:53 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: ...money to waste on the military, but kids need a food bank... N.C. high school students start food pantry to keep classmates from going hungry People helping people and you **** on it. Way to go. Right over your head, again. What the kids are doing is admirable...but what a wealthy country blows its resources on instead of taking care of those of its people in need...is not admirable. The $609 billion military spending in the federal budget sounds like a lot when you consider it by itself but have you ever viewed exactly *how* it compares to the rest of the federal budget? The Federal government spends far more on domestic social and welfare programs than it spends on the military ... over 4 times as much, and growing. The main thing to consider is military spending is virtually all "buy American" and the biggest single jobs program in the US. A lot of these are white collar jobs employing engineers and managers in politically important states like California, New York and Texas. It may explain why their congress people are so hawkish. Of course smaller states like Maryland and Virginia have their nose deep on the DoD trough too. As I said, appropriations bills pass because they make sure just about every district gets a taste of the pie, no matter if that is the most inefficient way to build anything. |
#8
posted to rec.boats
|
|||
|
|||
Plenty of...
On 11/5/2015 3:54 PM, wrote:
On Thu, 5 Nov 2015 13:16:04 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 11/5/2015 11:42 AM, Keyser Söze wrote: On 11/5/15 11:03 AM, wrote: On Thu, 5 Nov 2015 10:19:53 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: ...money to waste on the military, but kids need a food bank... N.C. high school students start food pantry to keep classmates from going hungry People helping people and you **** on it. Way to go. Right over your head, again. What the kids are doing is admirable...but what a wealthy country blows its resources on instead of taking care of those of its people in need...is not admirable. The $609 billion military spending in the federal budget sounds like a lot when you consider it by itself but have you ever viewed exactly *how* it compares to the rest of the federal budget? The Federal government spends far more on domestic social and welfare programs than it spends on the military ... over 4 times as much, and growing. The main thing to consider is military spending is virtually all "buy American" and the biggest single jobs program in the US. A lot of these are white collar jobs employing engineers and managers in politically important states like California, New York and Texas. It may explain why their congress people are so hawkish. Of course smaller states like Maryland and Virginia have their nose deep on the DoD trough too. As I said, appropriations bills pass because they make sure just about every district gets a taste of the pie, no matter if that is the most inefficient way to build anything. That's true but the contractors share some of the blame as well. I worked for a defense contractor for a couple of years before I started the company I had. I researched and wrote some of the technical sections of proposals in response to government RFQ's and saw some of the cost justifications contained within the bid. Most of these contracts are "cost plus" meaning the bid contained enough to cover costs plus the maximum profit allowed by law. I think it was 10% at the time. Anyway, it amazed me how, in the cost justification, a $18k/year receptionist suddenly became a $60k/year "administrative assistant". |
#9
posted to rec.boats
|
|||
|
|||
Plenty of...
Keyser Söze wrote:
...money to waste on the military, but kids need a food bank... N.C. high school students start food pantry to keep classmates from going hungry Zora Stephenson, WNCT Published: November 4, 2015, 12:16 pm Updated: November 4, 2015, 12:24 pm WASHINGTON, N.C. (WNCT) — One high school student in Beaufort County, N.C. is committed to making sure its students are taken care of. Students at Washington High School started a food pantry to make sure none of their classmates go home hungry. What started out as a student government project is now a full time resource to students. Senior Erin Lewis says, “We wanted to focus on those that need it, but they don’t want to tell us that they need it.” Lewis along with other classmates and their supervisor decided to start a food pantry. It offers students non-perishable goods as many times as they need it with no questions asked. There are no advertisements or flyers for the resource because it’s anonymous. “We don’t want the students to be embarrassed or the family to feel like they’ve done something wrong,” guidance counselor Jennifer Beach said. Beach says students find out about the pantry through word of mouth. “Those who were involved in it to start with, will let other students know, hey this is something we’ve got up and running we helped create it and you can see your counselor for help,” Beach said. Project supervisor Laura Thompson says helping one another is what the Pam Pack is all about. “It’s the idea that we’re not just here to teach you the material that you need to know to pass a test,” Thompson said. “We’re here to educate you for life. Part of that is nourishing the whole student, mind and body, and when we do both of those things we know students will have great outcomes.” Dozens of students currently use the food pantry. The goal is to expand it and add perishable items. Washington High School also has sanitation items, school supplies and clothes available to its students. Previous post in this category - - - 'Merica has its priorities ass-backwards. You have to pay taxes to deserve an opinion about how other people's money is spent. |
#10
posted to rec.boats
|
|||
|
|||
Plenty of...
On Thursday, November 5, 2015 at 9:19:56 AM UTC-6, Keyser Sze wrote:
...money to waste on the military, but kids need a food bank... N.C. high school students start food pantry to keep classmates from going hungry Zora Stephenson, WNCT Published: November 4, 2015, 12:16 pm Updated: November 4, 2015, 12:24 pm WASHINGTON, N.C. (WNCT) -- One high school student in Beaufort County, N.C. is committed to making sure its students are taken care of. Students at Washington High School started a food pantry to make sure none of their classmates go home hungry. What started out as a student government project is now a full time resource to students. Senior Erin Lewis says, "We wanted to focus on those that need it, but they don't want to tell us that they need it." Lewis along with other classmates and their supervisor decided to start a food pantry. It offers students non-perishable goods as many times as they need it with no questions asked. There are no advertisements or flyers for the resource because it's anonymous. "We don't want the students to be embarrassed or the family to feel like they've done something wrong," guidance counselor Jennifer Beach said. Beach says students find out about the pantry through word of mouth. "Those who were involved in it to start with, will let other students know, hey this is something we've got up and running we helped create it and you can see your counselor for help," Beach said. Project supervisor Laura Thompson says helping one another is what the Pam Pack is all about. "It's the idea that we're not just here to teach you the material that you need to know to pass a test," Thompson said. "We're here to educate you for life. Part of that is nourishing the whole student, mind and body, and when we do both of those things we know students will have great outcomes." Dozens of students currently use the food pantry. The goal is to expand it and add perishable items. Washington High School also has sanitation items, school supplies and clothes available to its students. Previous post in this category - - - 'Merica has its priorities ass-backwards. You gonna pitch in? |
Reply |
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Forum | |||
Rush - plenty of new sponsors. | General | |||
Plenty of good people... | General | |||
plenty of tags will be tired sad dusts | ASA | |||
plenty of younger tag or mountain, and she'll lazily look everybody | ASA | |||
plenty of balls will be handsome dry gardners | ASA |