http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/13/stimulus.winners.losers/index.html
Points of interest to me:
Car buyers: Anyone who buys a new car in 2009 gets to deduct the sales tax. To qualify, buyer must make $125,000 individually or $250,000 jointly. Cost is $1.7 billion. (IF YOU MAKE THAT, WHY DO YOU NEED A TAX BREAK ON A NEW CAR!?!?!?)
Foreclosures: $2 billion is set for a neighborhood stabilization program that helps areas plagued with foreclosures by buying back properties and preventing blight. (IMPOSSIBLE TO TRACK THE SUCCESS OF…)
Veterans: Nearly all items for Veterans Affairs were reduced and the $2 billion the Senate wanted for VA construction was wiped out altogether. The VA did get one thing: $1 billion for medical facilities renovation and retooling. (WITH MORE VETERANS THAN EVER, AND MILITARY STAYING IN LONGER, THIS MAKES NOOOOO SENSE)
NASA: Banked just more than $2 billion, including $400,000 for science/global-warming research. (DOES ANYONE EVEN CARE ABOUT NASA ANYMORE??? I SURE DON'T….)
High-speed and inner-city rail: Went from $300 million in House bill to $2.25 billion in Senate to $8 billion in final version. There also is a $6.9 billion provision for public transit. (I GUESS DETROIT'S GETTING THEIR LIGHT RAIL UP WOODWARD THAT'S TOTALLY POINTLESS).
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