Congressional Pork & Earmarks...
Congress' Disapproval rating goes higher and higher...
Congress' Approval rating is 11% as of Apr 2010...
Harry & Nancy in Charge...Since 2006 elections...
Never have so few inflicted so much DEBT on so many.
EARMARK: a line-item inserted into a BILL by
Senators and Representatives
EARMARK: directs Taxpayer dollars to a specific
line-item project or private entity
with no public hearing or review.
EARMARK: hard to identify: some members use them
to secretly award their campaign contributors
or, to exchange them for bribes.
(example: Rep. Randy Duke Cunningham)
EARMARK: can transfer hundreds of millions of
Taxpayer dollars to a project
without subjecting it to debate
or to scrutiny and oversight by Taxpayers.
EARMARK: often, the ultimate receiver of the Taxpayer Dollars
is a political supporter of the legislator.
EARMARK: under cloak of secrecy:
Invites backroom deals and unethical or corrupt behavior.
Part of a pay-to-play culture where lobbyists and
contractors and well-connected individuals
give campaign contributions to legislators
in return for federal funding.
100 Senators 435 Representatives in Congress
Harry & Nancy in Charge...
Never have so few pilfered so much from so many...
It took the Bush and Congress 8 years to run up a $1.9 Trillion Debt.
According to the Congressional Budget Office
it took Obama and Congress
only 100 Days to run up a $4.8 Trillion Debt.
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