I hate porkbarrel spending. Its like throwing salt into a wound, we're already getting screwed by official more known government projects, but as we know, our senators like to add what is called "pork" which is certain amounts of money that go to certain state projects, many times that are more than a bit shady. This year, california got $50,000 to start a tattoo removal program, if that doesn't sound bad enough, my home state Missouri, took the cake. quoted from the new york times "Other ``egregious and blatant examples of pork'' cited by the group included: $800,000 for Satsuma orange research in Alabama; $400,000 for the Montana Sheep Institute to improve the profitability of the state's sheep industry; $273,000 for the Blue Springs (Missouri) Youth Orchestra Outreach Unit for educational training to combat Goth culture; $249,000 to give each student a laptop computer at Schurz Elementary School in Nevada; and $50,000 for a tattoo removal program in San Luis Obispo, California.
lord,help us al

  ¶ 4/10/2002 07:29:00 AM