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The $787 stimulus was a complete waste of money, a liberal grab bag/payoff to donors and pet causes.
The problem with Democrats as a whole is that they don't care at all about this wasteful spending. To them, spending=votes, so why would they want less spending=less votes?
Not only did it have many of its provisions take effect in 2011, 2012, and 2013 (how is it a stimulus bill if the $ is spent in 2013?), but there was much waste in the bill, such as:
"The California Academy of Sciences is receiving nearly $2 million to send researchers to the Southwest Indian Ocean Islands and east Africa, to capture, photograph, and analyze thousands of exotic ants."
"The University of North Carolina at Charlotte received more than $750,000 in stimulus funds to help
develop a computerized choreography program that its creators believe could lead to a YouTube-like
"Dance Tube" online application."
Here's a giveaway to environmentalists:
"On September 28, 2009, Hydrogen Energy California, LLC (HECA), owned largely by BP, was awarded $308 million86 in stimulus funds to "generate more environmentally friendly electricity by capturing carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels."
"Monkey and Chimpanzee Responses to Inequity (Atlanta, GA) - $677,462"
And many more here.
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