Comp[iments of my class forum. I knew what the dums had

Posted on: February 21, 2021 at 18:29:37 CT

coming would be bad. But not this bad. What a monstrosity of a hideous bill. As I've said before, to reverse the direction we're headed may require a massive economic implosion. The more pain the better, for the long term. It won't be pretty. Thanks demlibs.


Now you will know why Republicans are blocking this 2.2 trillion-dollar congressional bill. Hard to believe but look it up on the Congressional website for HR 748 from 116th Congress. Here’s the direct link:

https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/748

American population: 330,483,530
Stimulus bill: $2,000,000,000,000 ($2 Trillion)
Dividing the cost by every American is $6,051.74 The government could have given every person over $6,000, but instead will give $1,200 to each adult under a certain income. Want to know where the missing 96% of your tax dollars went? Here you go:

1. $300,000,000 for Migrant and Refugee Assistance pg.. 147.

2. $10,000 per person for student loan bailout.

3. $100,000,000 to NASA, because, who knows why.

4. $20,000,000,000 to the USPS, because why the hell not.

5. $300,000,000 to the Endowment for the Arts - because of it.

6. $300,000,000 for the Endowment for the Humanities/ because no one even knew that was a thing.

7. $15,000,000 for Veterans Employment Training / for when the GI Bill isn't enough.

8. $435,000,000 for mental health support.

9. $30,000,000,000 for the Department of Education stabilization fund/ because that will keep people employed (all those zeros can be confusing, that’s $30 BILLION).

10. $200,000,000 to Safe Schools Emergency Response to Violence Program.

11. $300,000,000 to Public Broadcasting / NPR has to be bought by the Democrats.

12. $500,000,000 to Museums and Libraries / Who the hell knows how we are going to use it.

13. $720,000,000 to Social Security Admin / but get this only 200,000,000 is to help people. The rest is for admin costs.

14. $25,000,000 for Cleaning supplies for the Capitol Building / I kid you not it's on page 136.

15. $7,500,000 to the Smithsonian for additional salaries.

16. $35,000,000 to the JFK Center for Performing Arts.

17. $25,000,000 for additional salary for House of Representatives.

18. $3,000,000,000 upgrade to the IT department at the VA.

19. $315,000,000 for State Department Diplomatic Programs.

20. $95,000,000 for the Agency of International Development.

21. $300,000,000 for International Disaster Assistance.

22. $90,000,000 for the Peace Corp pg. 148.

23. $13,000,000 to Howard University pg. 121.

24. $9,000,000 Misc. Senate Expenses pg. 134.

25. $100,000,000 to Essential Air carriers pg. 162. This of note because the Airlines are going to need billions in loans to keep them afloat ($100,000,000 is chump change.)

26. $40,000,000,000 goes to the Take Responsibility to Workers and Families Act This sounds like it's direct payments for workers pg. 164.

27. $1,000,000,000 Airlines Recycle and Save Program pg. 163

28. $25,000,000 to the FAA for administrative costs pg. 165

29. $492,000,000 to National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) pg. 167

30. $526,000,000 Grants to Amtrak to remain available if needed through 2021 pg. 168 (what are the odds that doesn't go unused) Hidden on page 174 the Secretary has 7 days to allocate the funds & notify Congress.

31. $25,000,000,000 for Transit Infrastructure pg. 169

32. $3,000,000 Maritime Administration pg. 172

33. $5,000,000 Salaries and Expensive Office of the Inspector General pg. 172

34. $2,500,000 Public and Indian Housing pg. 175

35. $5,000,000 Community Planning and Development pg. 175

36. $2,500,000 Office of Housing

What DOES ALL of this have to do with the Virus?

(Are you angry yet?)

Edited by GA Tiger at 18:30:21 on 02/21/21