Since that last stimulus was so successfull...

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Here is a good one for you....Maryland passed legislation to have casinos built and run. Last week the state of Maryland purchased 50 million worth of gambling machines. Really? Who's money did they use? Why tax payers money of course. WTF? Why didn't the casino owners purchase the machines. Furthermore, why are the tax payers being charged three times over and above what the actual machine is selling for?

Because that's the way governments do things. Didn't you read the owner's manual?


What I love is the reply I got when I suggested that congressional and presidential salaries be cut to the bone, and staffs sent packing except for the bare essentials.

The reply was "We need to pay at least as much as they would make in the professional world, or else how can we get the best and the brightest?"