Saturday, January 31, 2009

Gateway Pundit: Generational Theft Act Will Re-Start Trade Wars-- Expand Welfare State & Nationalize Healthcare

Gateway Pundit: Generational Theft Act Will Re-Start Trade Wars-- Expand Welfare State & Nationalize Healthcare: "The Generational Theft Act that is being pushed on America by Obama and the Democrats is loaded with goodies for liberal causes.
It is so bad that Dinocrat says calling it a 'stimulus bill' is a distortion of the English language:

The bill is characterized as a “stimulus package”, but is really largely a pork barrel created exclusively by the political majority:

– $20.0 billion to increase the maximum benefit under…Food Stamps…
– $18.5 billion for energy efficiency and renewable energy…
– $20.4 billion for programs administered by the Department of health and Human Services…
– $17.6 billion for Pell grants…
– $29.1 billion for other elementary and secondary educational programs…
– $13.1 billion for other transportation programs
– $11.2 billion for housing assistance programs administered by HUD
– $19.5 billion (minimum, could be higher, as per Title XIII) for education grants to states
– $27.1 billion for increase unemployment benefits
– $13.3 billion to increase health insurance for unemployed workers

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