(07-15-2009 03:08 AM)RobertN Wrote: Well, nobody said all the money would go for payroll. Some of it is for payroll and some of it is for materials. Also, it doesn't say there won't be more hired. Since they just recieved the money recently, I would guess some projects with additional hiring will be done. Of course, you are against infrastructure projects and for tax cuts so I can understand why you would think this sucks.
It doesn't suck to be me, but it must suck to be you being a BUGS fan.
Robert, do you really know what's wrong with this foolishness ???
It is supposed to "Stimulate the Economy", not prop it up for a few Quarters for show and tell purposes.
A single State gets, lets say, $100 Million that has been, of course, "Ear Marked" for Congress's Pet Projects.
The money gets to the State with "No Strings Attached and No Accountability for its Outgo From the State it was Given Too".
Most States are in such bad shape with their own State Budgets, that instead of using the Money as Intended, they Dump it into Their General Funds and Start Paying for Debts they have Already Accumulated - - the best that State has done with this little Shell Game, is to "Save a Few Jobs that they Won't Be Able to Pay For in 6 Months".
What has that done for ANYONE Robert ???
And then you have got the really stupid Ear Marked Projects like why Pig Sh't Stinks, or Nancy Pelosi's Salt Rat Rescue, or Harry Reid's Super Bullet Train to Nowhere, or Big Money being spent to "Paint Signs that Let You Know this work is Brought To You By Barack Hussein Obama Government Construction Company INC", you should be mature enough to know and see that "Hey, this is just bleedin' wrong" and stand up and say so.
I have worked extra Details on Road Projects before Robert, and guess what, THEY END !!!!! Really they END and the Workers Pack Up and Go Home.
Every one of you that Scream "Infrastructure Infrastructure" are just adding to the Misery .... these Infrastructure Jobs ARE ALWAYS TEMP JOBS .... Highways End, Bridges End, Interstates End, U.S. Highways End, State Highways End and the Jobs Go With Them when they END.
I have stood on hot asphalt many days making $15 Dollars an Hour plus Overtime working Traffic Control, but the freakin' job always ended.
We need States to Stop Dumping this Money Into General Fund Coffers and Spending it on things not related to Creating New Permanent Jobs, but instead, they try to save a few jobs for a short period of time and pay off some Old Debt ....
It is PURE BULLSH'T man and it is NOT HELPING A SINGLE SOUL for more than a Temporary Time.
And if No New Permanent Jobs are being Created .... just who the heck is going to be Paying All This Stimulus BACK to Uncle Barry Hussein ????
THAT'S RIGHT JOHNNY !!!!! NO BODY !!!!!
Do you see my point ???
50% of Americans Slammed Bush for not having an Exit Plan for Iraq and Afghanistan .... well give the same bitching out to Obama for NOT HAVING "ANY ACCOUNTABILITY PLAN" for this money they are just tossing out the door to any State that is Ear Marked or is Begging.
This Crap Ain't Working because IT CAN'T WORK this way - - some one has to be and needs to be RESPONSIBLE for this money dammit !!!!!!
AHHHHHH - - whats the use ............
.