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hertinkness) wrote2009-02-07 09:44 am
hertinkness) wrote2009-02-07 09:44 am
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Stimulus
OK- I won't lie. In my field, I'd probably see a pretty big benefit from the current stimulus package. I'm rooting for it to pass in its current form for selfish reasons. I want to have a job, and I want my friends to keep theirs. Some people think it's too heavy on "pork."
But let's take a look at what's being labeled pork:
You can basically organize it into categories based on what Republicans hate. For example, there's the "Fuck public safety" category, in which the $10 million for urban canals and the $100 million to reduce lead paint hazards fall. Then, there's the "Fuck science" category- the $150 million for the Smithsonian and the $412 million for the CDC fits into this one quite nicely. Then there's the favorite "Fuck poor people" category, where we find most of these items, but especially the $1.4 billion for rural waste disposal (read: how DARE those hicks demand to not marinate in their own filth!), $25 million for tribal anti-addiction programs, and $1.2 billion for youth summer job programs. But really, all of these objections can fit into one big box, which sums up the current Republican party's motto pretty well:
"Fuck responsibility."
But let's take a look at what's being labeled pork:
You can basically organize it into categories based on what Republicans hate. For example, there's the "Fuck public safety" category, in which the $10 million for urban canals and the $100 million to reduce lead paint hazards fall. Then, there's the "Fuck science" category- the $150 million for the Smithsonian and the $412 million for the CDC fits into this one quite nicely. Then there's the favorite "Fuck poor people" category, where we find most of these items, but especially the $1.4 billion for rural waste disposal (read: how DARE those hicks demand to not marinate in their own filth!), $25 million for tribal anti-addiction programs, and $1.2 billion for youth summer job programs. But really, all of these objections can fit into one big box, which sums up the current Republican party's motto pretty well:
"Fuck responsibility."
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Pork (def: anything that doesn't help the rich.)
Free enterprise: (def: Tax breaks for us. Eminent domain for developers. Low wages for everyone else. Send jobs overseas. Pay ourselves huge bonuses. Get "too big to fail," and get bailed out.)
Responsibility: (def: Nothing for the poor, tax breaks for us.)
I am working on a list.
Fucking Republicans.