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I think most Americans would not have an issue with a Republican President who was fiscally conservative but quiet in regard to social issues. My question for conservatives on this forum. How do most of you justify cutting social programs that help the poor, like school free lunch but are willing to dump billions upon billions into military hardware like F22's and carriers. America has 11 carrier groups and the rest of the world has less than 5.
But you b*tch and moan about money being spent on social programs that pale in comparison to the money spent on our military. Do we really need another carrier? There is one currently under construction that cost tens of billions of dollars. But we can't even invest in our country's infrastructure because of republicans. This is hypocrisy and is why most moderate Americans have a hard time voting for someone like Mitt.
Obama had his chance to invest in infrustructure with his first stimulus plan. Rather than do that he used the money to pay off campaign donors.
He isn't getting another chance at it.
Cuts should be across the board including the military.
The largest single portion of the stimulus was tax cuts and refundable tax credits; then came aid to state and local governments; then, unemployment insurance and food stamps then everything else.
So which ones were campaign donors or did you just type whatever came to your mind at the time?
According to that site, there was $840 billion allocated as follows:
--- $298 b -- tax benefits
--- $234 b -- contracts, grants and loans
--- $226 b -- entitlements
Telecom executive Donald H. Gips raised a big bundle of cash to help finance his friend Barack Obama’s run for the presidency.
Gips, a vice president of Colorado-based Level 3 Communications LLC, delivered more than $500,000 in contributions for the Obama war chest, while two fellow senior company executives collected at least $150,000 more.
After the election, Gips was put in charge of hiring in the Obama White House, helping to place loyalists and fundraisers in many key positions. Then in mid-2009, the new president named him ambassador to South Africa. Level 3 Communications, in which Gips retained stock, meanwhile received millions of dollars of government stimulus contracts for broadband projects in six states—though Gips said he was "completely unaware" of the stimulus money.
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Telecom executive Donald H. Gips raised a big bundle of cash to help finance his friend Barack Obama’s run for the presidency.
Gips, a vice president of Colorado-based Level 3 Communications LLC, delivered more than $500,000 in contributions for the Obama war chest, while two fellow senior company executives collected at least $150,000 more.
After the election, Gips was put in charge of hiring in the Obama White House, helping to place loyalists and fundraisers in many key positions. Then in mid-2009, the new president named him ambassador to South Africa. Level 3 Communications, in which Gips retained stock, meanwhile received millions of dollars of government stimulus contracts for broadband projects in six states—though Gips said he was "completely unaware" of the stimulus money.
I can do this all day. Please tell me ahead of time how many I need to post.
Obviously, when there is a stimulus that ranges all industries in the country, some people who are also connected to Obama are going to see a benefit. That isn't proof that that was the purpose.
I'm an Obama supporter and I took advantage of tax credits for solar. Maybe the purpose of the stimulus was to funnel money to me?
Obama had his chance to invest in infrustructure with his first stimulus plan. Rather than do that he used the money to pay off campaign donors.
He isn't getting another chance at it.
Cuts should be across the board including the military.
Huh, actually the refuticans voted against it
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