36 Republican Senators vote against Sandy aid (list) (government, voted, 2013)
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
Location: By the sea, by the sea, by the beautiful sea
68,333 posts, read 54,455,929 times
Reputation: 40736
Advertisements
Quote:
Originally Posted by 20yrsinBranson
This money comes from taxes. Holy smoke, don't we have enough of a deficit to satisfy you? If you are so generous with other people's money, why don't you pay twice as much tax to help them?
20yrsinBranson
Why don't we take care of our own with the same zeal we have in our lame attempts remake other countries?
Good for them !
They opposed the PORK stuffed into the political "hot potato."
Alas, their statesmanship is too little, too late, and the U.S.S. Titanic is awash and sinking fast.
What exactly is pork? A project that benefits someone other than yourself.
While it was important to pass the Sandy bill ASAP, it should have only been about disaster relief for Sandy. However, Washington added a bunch of extra unrelated crap.
This money comes from taxes. Holy smoke, don't we have enough of a deficit to satisfy you? If you are so generous with other people's money, why don't you pay twice as much tax to help them?
20yrsinBranson
Yes, the taxes that those states pay and get less back! The Senators from the states that voted against the bill get more money from the federal government than those states getting Sandy relief do. Most of the Sandy relief states contribute more in taxes than they get back in benefits and now when they need aid, the moocher states, like KY, that gets $1.57 for every dollar they send to Washington, wants to block it.
While it was important to pass the Sandy bill ASAP, it should have only been about disaster relief for Sandy. However, Washington added a bunch of extra unrelated crap.
How much and is a few million in a $50 bil. bill something to complain about?
Yes, the taxes that those states pay and get less back! The Senators from the states that voted against the bill get more money from the federal government than those states getting Sandy relief do. Most of the Sandy relief states contribute more in taxes than they get back in benefits and now when they need aid, the moocher states, like KY, that gets $1.57 for every dollar they send to Washington, wants to block it.
Whether or not taxes are doled back out fairly is a different argument completely. You will note that very few who have stated a problem with the constant stuffing of bills full of pork have a problem with the storm relief in general.
As an aside if you wish to discuss side issues, are you one that would argue that wealth redistribution is a good thing?
Why? What have our brothers and sisters in the Northeast, who have been struggling with such devastation, done to deserve such inhumane treatment by the Republican Party? Why such hate? Where is the "compassionate conservatism" that George W. Bush used to talk about? What does the Bible say about this?
Did you happen to notice? Not very many of these people {a minority} have districts in hurricane zones? But if they did, they'd be first in line with hand open looking for cash.
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
