"From where will the money come?" asks the CNN anchor

[question everything]

when told about more money allocated by Congress to FEMA.

Here's a suggestion: a specail FEMA 1% income tax on all income above $200,000, or so. And make it on straight income - before all the adjustments and the deductions and the off shore tax shelters.

And a special corporate 5% tax on all CEO compnesations that are above the 200-1 ratio, as reported here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=1737319

In 2004, the ratio of average CEO pay to the average pay of a production (i.e., non-management) worker was 431-to-1, up from 301-to-1 in 2003, according to "Executive Excess," an annual report released Tuesday by the liberal research groups United for a Fair Economy and the Institute for Policy Studies.

[RadiDem]

1. 200 to 1 is way too high !

200 to 1 ?

It should be more like 50 to 1

If the average worker is making 30,000, the CEO would be making $1.5 Mil

That's somewhat reasonable.

200 to 1 is way too high

[question everything]

2. Agree. I did not stop to actually calculate the numbers

just wanted to cut them by half, at least.

[Panda1]

3. Too bad CNN waited years to ask real questions

They helped elect these thugs. The chickenhawks are coming home to roost.
Better late than never to ask, I suppose. Sigh.

[kentuck]

4. Let's see...?

Nope....none there....Let's look over here....nope...no money there...Hmmm...I wonder where there could be any money....Nope...none to be found...

[Panda1]

5. Heh heh

Pathetic isn't he?

[question everything]

8. Here is one place: the bridge to nowhere in Alaska

a pork for the congressman from there. How much was it $250 million?

[underpants]

6. China?

They have some money why don't we (once proud) ask them to help?

[FrenchieCat]

7. should be.....

But where DID the money GO? :shrug:

Ask Bush, I say!

[tsuki]

9. Cut Corporate Welfare 1.5 billion. Get back the money Tom DeLay

gave his buddies in the oil industry on the latest energy bill.

[xchrom]

10. exxon and crew have lots of dough.

and they could cough up a few billion and not even feel the pinch -- besides they owe us that much for their war.