Posted on 01/07/2012 9:15:38 PM PST by Rabin
WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa today responded to the Energy Department's announcement that their $730 million loan to Severstal, a Russian steel company, will not be granted... "While I am pleased that the Department of Energy has reconsidered its decision to fund a $730 million loan to Severstal, it's deeply disconcerting to know that this loan would have gone forward had Congress not raised concerns… Following the waste of taxpayer dollars in the collapse of Solyndra, the Department of Energy needs....
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It would be interesting (or extremely depressing - take your pick) to know the grand total of all these types of loans/grants/whatever going to both domestic & foreign businesses. Divide that grand total by the number of households that paid taxes.
Then run ads showing how much each tax-paying household OVER-PAID in taxes last year alone.
Yeah, I realize different house-holds pay different amounts, but it would get the point across that the govt does not *TRULY-NEED* the amount of money it is extorting from us under threat of prosecution.
Preaching to the choir. I know...
Veep Issa…
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