Take a look at your state quick, I am sure you will approve of what you see. THEN, take a look at the other 49 states, and you will be upset. Watched a movie today in my government class, earmarks cost a gov't AT LEAST $80 billion a year... and i think that was 2008 estimates. $80 billion is a lot of money folks, and this is just on STATE projects, and let me reitterate that for you, FEDERAL money on STATE projects...
My state appears to do a lot of medical and military research. States take federal funds for many reasons such as the matching funds that make road building and maintenence affordable, or infrastructure funding. If it weren't for federal grants many rural areas wouldn't be able to fund sewage treatment facility construction, or bridge repairs. there's a difference between pork and progress, the trick is recognizing which the viewer is seeing at the time.
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80 billion divided by 50 equals 1.6 billion per state, if handed out equally. My state got less that 4.7 million. Some of it looks to be justified, some of it looks to be payoffs. Still, paltry by comparison. I wonder which states got the most, and why.
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80 billion divided by 50 equals 1.6 billion per state, if handed out equally. My state got less that 4.7 million. Some of it looks to be justified, some of it looks to be payoffs. Still, paltry by comparison. I wonder which states got the most, and why.
Note that that site only references defense-related earmarks, which is only a portion of all earmarks. I didn't go through all of it, but, California got well over $400 Million, and I'd bet that's the State that got the most. Alaska only got $1 Million. I suspect the Dems were punishing Palin.
If anyone talks with uncle sammy anytime soon- IF he hasnt aleady- tell him ( saw something on the local news about it recently, but missed most of it & didnt catch what else they said) Do get on the ball & clean up that rocket fuel cleaner or whatever it was from awhile ago- that is contaminating some of the water/ land down near Cheyanne.
We dont mind being the nuclear Icbm lanch pad for numurious missles or a target - but do clean up the messes - otherwise we may be forced to charge various fees & costs ++ *to you in the future.
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Sheep & aliens & park animals are not our only natives or beings here & since you have borrowed our NG aircraft,ppl etc that we use for firefighting etc -could you also have some aircraft= sorta close by come summer time if possible.Tnks
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Nope. There is an article in the San Fran Chronicle today where Gov. Arnold Schwartzenkennedy is bitching about California not "getting their fair share" of the $$$$$. It's a bad sign when you're $20 billion in the hole this far BEFORE the end of the fiscal year without considering pension funding and the like and they base the budget on the amount they begged BHO for out of the "slush fund." We recoup about $.70 for every dollar we send to Washington. They're still spending on our LA to SF bullet train though, can't scrap that to save $$$$, golleeee we might not be able to serve the 100 or so regular riders it will attract. We're dooooooomed!!!!!!!
I see our esteemed little pos named Nicky Joe on there with 2 earmarks for ManTech International. A quick search of Mantech's PAC reveals...a $2500 campaign contribution in 2010. $1000 in 2006. $1000 in 2004. Plenty of contributions but nothing huge. Still it wreaks.
Id go over Mollohans but everybody knows how slimy he is.
Another one of those warm fuzzy topics
Sheep & aliens & park animals are not our only natives or beings here & since you have borrowed our NG aircraft,ppl etc that we use for firefighting etc -could you also have some aircraft= sorta close by come summer time if possible.Tnks 
