$2.93 Trillion!

The 2008 federal spending budget is a 7% increase over last year. Below are some of the expenditures by category:
Consumer & Occupational Health & Safety – $3.1 billion
Federal Prison System – $6.2 billion
Disaster Relief & Insurance – $12 billion
International Development & Aid – $14.3 billion
National Institutes of Health – $28.6 billion
Food & Nutrition Assistance – [...]

Gas-aholics?

Where the profits go from a gallon of gas:

Gas Stations – Takes in about 7 to 10 cents a gallon.
Taxes – Government gets about 40 cents a gallon.
Transportation – Moving gas from refineries to stations about 23 to 26 cents a gallon.
Refineries – About 24 cents a gallon goes to refineries.
Oil Traders – They profit [...]

Who is John McCain?

The John McCain you may not know:
His father and grandfather were both Navy admirals.
Enrolled in the U.S. Naval Academy and went on to be a Navy pilot.
In 1967, he was shot down over Hanoi and was a prisoner of war for 5 1/2 years.
He returned to his Navy career and became the Navy liaison in [...]

PORK “ROAST”

Earmark decisions the old way: Lawmakers would fund government grant programs and then pass the decisions onto state and federal agencies. The decisions on who would be the recipients came through a competitive application process.
Earmarks the new way: Congress now decides who will receive the funds by “earmarking” to specific recipients. We call this [...]