Posted on 10/29/2005 11:26:41 PM PDT by Tom87
I thought someone said that it was the entitlement programs that took all of our tax revenues. Then when we had to fight the cold war or a recession, or the war on terror then we have to use deficit spending.
I'll be right here, waiting for enlightenment.
But, considering everything...IMO, there are better uses for that money. This island is currently serviced by the airport ferry which operates 8 to 16 hours per day with departures every 15 to 30 minutes, depending on the season. Seems pretty adequate....Heck, if you want inconvenience, just try flying out of any major airport in CA, or TX.
And considering Ted Steven's deplorable behavior concerning this bridge...I'd take this bridge away from him...just on principle.
Doh! WV, not VW.
Carolyn
Spiting the Senator makes no sense at all.
Try a vacation to SE Alaska. You would be surprised. Sitka, for example. Or Craig. Good fishing, no place to build.
Yeah...like all that SSI money is for SSI payouts too? ROFLOL!! That's as laughable as your statement.
No...the BRIDGE makes very little sense...when placed in perspective. They already HAVE a transportation system to and from the airport. I'm sure it's more reliable than during rush hour on the 405 or the 5 Freeway in L.A. People there seem to work around, and plan ahead for the inevitable delays. Seems those hearty Alaskan souls could plan around a ferry ride. Give me a break..!!
The bridge is a boondoggle project....that's sizzling like the slab of bacon that it is.
The Senator showed his contempt for the American taxpayer...IMO. I'll spite him if I please...LOL!! The heck with him....and his bridge to "no-where"!
As a general contractor of more than 20 years, and a land developer for more than 10, I can say that there is NO place I cannot build... some are just easier...
BTW, we cruised there in 99... I like my floating hotels...
I live in suburban Miami and don't have city water or sewer. My own well and septic tank, that's all. Probably works good in Alaska too.
Yep, I agree. Plus, I wish we could pass one more amendment, that congress shall pass no additional law for the next ten years without repealing at least two laws.
"I know Coburn's amendment was symbolic, but I'd much rather send money to the bridge to nowhere than anywhere near the corrupt Louisiana political machine."
It isn't an either or question. Congress will do both. They are amazingly good at wasting other people's money. I wish we had more Tom Coburn's. The lack of fiscal responsibility is my biggest frustration with the Republican party today. They spend like Democrats.
"The truth is that we are slowly crawling toward another revolution. IMO it will be bloody and long and it is less than 50 years away."
Would never work. The difference between the technology the average citizen has and the technology the US military has is too immense. It isn't like the revolutionary war when the citizens were at least close enough technologically to have a fighting chance.
It means, IMHO, the same thing as it does to be a "liberal," it means that you have no guiding principles.
Just agreeing with you on that post, I guess.
A Republic is guided by a Constitution, not the will or whim of the majority. However, approx 75% of the money spent by the Federal Gov't is UNCONSTITUTIONAL. Therefore, we are NO LONGER a Republic, and consequently, WE ARE DOOMED. (Without DRASTIC changes of course, kind of a Ghost of Christmas Future moment)
Interesting that Feingold voted yes.
As for spending and pork, that's not going to change any time soon. There are two options to change it, two that I see might work. Enough people, screaming loud enough and long enough right on the doorsteps of their offices in DC...however long it takes, or change the tax code: either set it up so that all pay taxes and have to pay them each month, not taken out of their checks so they never see it, or eliminate it at the fed level totally, have the feds tax each state, and the taxpayers pay to the state. If senators were 'elected' as they were originally, by the state house and senate, and the state was taxed by the Feds, bet you'd see some changes as to how money got spent! They'd all be fighting to keep taxes low.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.