Author Topic: YOUR tax money at work... (Read 2553 times)

Duke McDukiedook · « **on:** January 27, 2010, 02:23:02 AM »

or not.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/01/25/cbsnews_investigates/main6140406.shtml

It is good to know they "get it", that saving taxpayers money is important to them.

JS550 · « **Reply #1 on:** January 27, 2010, 07:21:14 AM »

Dont stories like that make you feel great that we live in the greediest #$%*in place on earth? But, they care about us!

edbikerii · « **Reply #2 on:** January 27, 2010, 08:31:01 AM »

You think those bills are bad? Just wait until you start paying the bills for the agreements they made in Copenhagen!!!!!

Think about the costs of "cap & trade" and the buyoffs we would have to pay China and India to adopt the "green" initiatives.

So, they went to Copenhagen, lived high on the hog, and then they sold our futures to India and China.

bucky katt · « **Reply #3 on:** January 27, 2010, 07:53:43 PM »

i know we've all heard about the 400 dollar toilet seat and the 1000 dollar hammers right? i worked for the department of defense for MWR on an army base. they would NOT let us go off post to buy stuff like toilet paper. at sams club say a 24 pack of TP costs 10 dollars, the on post supplier we had to use would cost around 30 for the same thing. i always had heard that the way the government did screwy things but i had no damn idea until i became a government employee. they wouldnt let us do the oil changes on the vehicles the rec area i worked at used, we had to go to the on post shop and pay them to have it done, thing is they would only let us get oil changes done every 6 months because it cost so much, about 5x as much as it cost me to do it myself, thats why at 15k miles the brand new dodge crewcab pickup blew it's motor, oil changes every 10,000 miles.

edbikerii · « **Reply #4 on:** January 27, 2010, 09:47:12 PM »

Right, but they want to do away with "no-bid contracts". So, the only way to get TP is through competitive bidding. Of course, the vendor only goes as low as they need to go to win the bid, and lock in the government customer. If there's only one bidder, then the bid isn't very low, huh?

This is the same reason Medicare pays an average of 6 times as much for the same medicine as private insurers.

Quote from: bucky katt on January 27, 2010, 07:53:43 PM

i know we've all heard about the 400 dollar toilet seat and the 1000 dollar hammers right? i worked for the department of defense for MWR on an army base. they would NOT let us go off post to buy stuff like toilet paper. at sams club say a 24 pack of TP costs 10 dollars, the on post supplier we had to use would cost around 30 for the same thing. i always had heard that the way the government did screwy things but i had no damn idea until i became a government employee. they wouldnt let us do the oil changes on the vehicles the rec area i worked at used, we had to go to the on post shop and pay them to have it done, thing is they would only let us get oil changes done every 6 months because it cost so much, about 5x as much as it cost me to do it myself, thats why at 15k miles the brand new dodge crewcab pickup blew it's motor, oil changes every 10,000 miles.

edbikerii · « **Reply #5 on:** January 27, 2010, 09:48:08 PM »

Here's Jack Cafferty on CNN about the Copenhagen debacle. WOW. I mean WOW:

http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=A6_xgKWzhRw

medic09 · « **Reply #6 on:** January 27, 2010, 10:30:23 PM »

I'm speechless from being spitting mad. Not that we didn't know; but it is more angering when you actually see the paperwork.

One thing I noticed. Spouses went on this trip. Why the hell am I paying for dead weight to go on a gov't trip?! When my wife goes on business travel like a conference, you can be damn sure I have to pay my own way to accompany her. Let's start with those folks paying us back for the spouses' travel and expenses. That's completely uncalled for.

edbikerii · « **Reply #7 on:** January 28, 2010, 06:05:44 AM »

I know I'm very lucky that my company could even afford a Christmas party this year. They sure as hell made a point of stating EMPLOYEES ONLY - NO SPOUSES. Hell, they wouldn't even buy a $5 plate of food at the buffet for my date, let alone fly my family to Denmark and put them up in the Marriott!!!

Of all the business trips I've gone on (plenty), I have NEVER, EVER BEEN ABLE TO BRING MY FAMILY. What would be the point, anyway? I was supposed to be WORKING!!!!

Can you believe how ANGRY Jack Cafferty is at Nancy Pelosi in that clip from CNN?!?! He actually said, "what a horrible woman she is!" on the air!!! HOLY COW!!!

Quote from: medic09 on January 27, 2010, 10:30:23 PM

I'm speechless from being spitting mad. Not that we didn't know; but it is more angering when you actually see the paperwork.

One thing I noticed. Spouses went on this trip. Why the hell am I paying for dead weight to go on a gov't trip?! When my wife goes on business travel like a conference, you can be damn sure I have to pay my own way to accompany her. Let's start with those folks paying us back for the spouses' travel and expenses. That's completely uncalled for.

cb650 · « **Reply #8 on:** January 28, 2010, 06:26:49 AM »

Come on now people!!!!!! They are so much smarter than us they need all the extras so they can save up from ourselves.

lynchj · « **Reply #9 on:** January 28, 2010, 09:20:48 AM »

It must be nice to be one of the elite that makes the rules and sits in marble palaces trimmed in mahogany. Oh right, they are civil servants that we pay with our taxes, don't all servants live like that?
In the end we only have ourselves to blame, afterall "we" voted them in.
It's time to vote them all out, every one of them, clean slate.

Duke McDukiedook · « **Reply #10 on:** January 28, 2010, 02:29:30 PM »

Speak for yourself, I didn't vote any of these asshats in.

cb650 · « **Reply #11 on:** January 28, 2010, 03:41:53 PM »

Please people donate to the reelection funds!!!!! We need more smart people in office for there entire careers!!!!! You dont expect them to show up on the world stage representing the people do you. They need to be shown the gratitude of the surfs that love them. Cant we just get along?

edbikerii · « **Reply #12 on:** January 28, 2010, 03:44:54 PM »

Sounds like the Roman senate -- oh wait, that can't be right? Or can it? It is no coincidence that they have the same name.

tramp · « **Reply #13 on:** January 30, 2010, 11:31:18 AM »

all congress people should be paid whatever the state average is in the state they represent
and pay thier own way for transportation
lets see how many go there next time

cb650 · « **Reply #14 on:** January 30, 2010, 04:16:25 PM »

Now Now they deserve more than that!!!!!!!!

Actually I thought of that years ago but what do I know?

74cb750 · « **Reply #15 on:** January 31, 2010, 11:09:35 AM »

Att one time I thought "voting the bums out" would work.
Honestly, I do Not believe it would make any difference.
Not being negative, just realistic.

Seriously when was there bill passed which limited what congressmen
could do?

JS550 · « **Reply #16 on:** February 01, 2010, 07:40:34 AM »

Quote from: tramp on January 30, 2010, 11:31:18 AM

all congress people should be paid whatever the state average is in the state they represent
and pay thier own way for transportation
lets see how many go there next time

They should be paid what they're worth! Performance based. Here in MI they would be getting minimum wage. And you know, with technology as good as it is, do they really "need" to go anywhere for a conference? Could they do video conf.?

Don R · « **Reply #17 on:** February 01, 2010, 07:54:57 AM »

I'm shocked that everyone is surprised about this. This has gone on for years, why do you think people spend more to campaign for an office than it pays to hold that office? Because they want to help us?
Of the money for the money and by the money.

JS550 · « **Reply #18 on:** February 01, 2010, 09:00:17 AM »

You know its gonna hurt to be poked in the eye, but its still a suprise when it happens.

bucky katt · « **Reply #19 on:** February 02, 2010, 11:50:28 PM »

Quote from: 74cb750 on January 31, 2010, 11:09:35 AM

Att one time I thought "voting the bums out" would work.
Honestly, I do Not believe it would make any difference.
Not being negative, just realistic.

Seriously when was there bill passed which limited what congressmen
could do?

theyre ALL lying scumbag #$%*heads for the most part.

BIKE · « **Reply #20 on:** February 03, 2010, 04:26:42 AM »

This is the kind of stuff I wish the national networks would run more often, this kind of thing is a leach on all of us, republican, democrat or otherwise.

So irresponsible.

edbikerii · « **Reply #21 on:** February 03, 2010, 07:47:53 PM »

I don't know about where you guys work, but where I work, I have to get the boss to sign off on my business expenses before they are re-imbursed.

Perhaps there needs to be some pressure applied to see who signed off on these pin-heads' travel expenses for their children and wives.

After all, they can't just go writing checks to themselves signed by "Uncle Sam", can they?

News:

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