From Stark
Combing through the federal budget in search of strange federal spending projects has always been good sport for journalists, as well as politicians of both parties. The late Sen. William Proxmire, a Democrat, got national publicity with his “Golden Fleece” award for projects he considered absurd and wasteful.
Now, The Atlantic Monthly reports, the GOP’s Sen. Tom Coburn is targeting a $615,000 grant to the Grateful Dead Archives at UC-Santa Cruz.
One man gathers what another man spills.
Of course they will focus on small, insignificant projects like these. That way it can distract the public’s focus away from the billions in corporate tax breaks and loopholes that they allow in order to get campaign contributions.
I guess the GOP is really serious about cutting the deficit. That 615,000 will go a long way. Until either party gets serious about SS, Medicare, Medicaid and Defense, it’s all talk.
A past Golden Fleece winner
http://hudsonvalleygeologist.blogspot.com/2011/03/frivolous-research.html
You won’t buy even one Tomahawk cruise missile for this $615k.
(All right)
Hey there, all you middle men
Throw away your fancy clothes
And while you’re out there sittin’ on a fence
So get off your as$ and come down here
‘Cause rock ‘n’ roll ain’t no riddle man
To me it makes good, good sense
…
Oh Rock ‘n’ roll ain’t noise pollution
Rock ‘n’ roll ain’t gonna die
Rock ‘n’ roll ain’t no pollution
Rock ‘n’ roll ain’t gonna die
Rock ‘n’ roll ain’t no pollution
Rock ‘n’ roll it’ll never die
AC/DC, 1980
But citizen, if we make and use enough of them, the unit cost will eventually go down.
Tim,
Don’t forget all the tax “expenditures,” give-aways, and loop-holes in the tax code, which are greater than the total amount currently collected in income taxes.
http://www.youtube.com/user/NewAmericaFoundation#p/u/9/WDqb09biO5o
Did I’s ever tell ya about me time smokin a joint with Jerome John “Jerry” Garcia at a rainbow gathering, it was at the hobo camp, at the time a very good place for me to be found!
AFY!!theheelotsheepdog!!!
Well now mutt, yer startin’ to make me think myth number one maybe isn’t…
http://www.drugpolicy.org/marijuana/factsmyths/
“Talk about your plenty, talk about your ills…”