Posted on 06/26/2010 7:34:28 AM PDT by Big Bureaucracy
The Republican Whip in the House Eric Cantor posted the proposals for spending cuts for the week on his YouCut web page. The public is encouraged to vote and the winning idea will be voted on the floor – for real.
Over 1,000,000 votes were cast already. Every time you bring a YouCut item to the House floor you cast a vote for Washington to change and stop the ridiculous spending.
Because you asked the “best of the seconds” – all of the previous weeks second place finishers are once again up for a vote.
- Consolidate and Reduce Funding for Federal Advisory Committees Savings $34 million next year and $340 million over ten years;
- Terminate Duplicative Federal Bicycle and Walking Program Saves $183 million a year or $1.8 billion over ten years;
- Suspend Federal Land Purchases Saves $266 million next year and $2.66 billion over ten years;
- Require Collection of Unpaid Taxes From Federal Employees Savings of potentially $1 billion +;
- Taxpayer Subsidized Union Activities Saves potentially $120 million a year and $1.2 billion over ten years.
Vote your choice for spending cuts here
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Personally I am tired of having money taken away to pay for another's retirement and health care. Yes, I am a cold SOB for thinking that my kid comes first over someone else and their desire to squeak out a few extra years past the average adult lifespan. Why is my kid and those after them responsible for paying those bills?
Cut all 5 and save 7,000,000,000+ over 10 years.
True, but the Congress wouldn’t even cut this obvious nonsense spending. It is hard for democrats to pretend they are “fiscally responsible” if they are on the record voting down on every YouCut proposal.
Cut, baby, cut!
These are lame..If its even up for consideration, just whack it.
Original article is on The Hill.
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