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Edited on Tue May-08-07 06:07 PM by MichiganVote
That is a conservative estimate of what our Congress costs us annually...if we're not buying our congressmen and women, who is?
Consider this,
Increased minimum wage? No.
Resolved or rescinded the war vote that gave carte blanch to the executive branch? No.
Provided US citizens with timetables, maps, ANY guarantees re: Iraq and Afghanistan? No.
Improved mass transit? No.
Improved roads, bridges, port security? No.
Resolved immigration and its attendant issues? No.
Improved funding to our nations schools? No.
Provided appropriate and timely assistance during national disasters? No.
Vote to provide healthcare for all citizens? No.
Recognized and repaired trade imbalances that result in the loss of employment? No.
Strengthened the FDA to provide protections for our citizens? No.
Retarded the efforts of the executive branch to spy on Americans? No.
Fixed the so called death of Social Security? No.
Global warming? No.
Limits on pollution? No.
Enhanced affordable energy for US citizens? No.
Stem cell research? No.
Increased aid to state or local governments to provide grants for local needs? No.
Budgeted assistance for third world refugees in war torn areas such as Africa? No.
Increased spending for Science despite the fact that the US is falling further and further behind? No.
Getting your money's worth America? No.
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