Quick Look

A quick look at the "no pork" in the economic package that will become law by the end of the month.

Here are few things included:

--$600 million to “prepare our country for universal healthcare” [it's coming and they want us all open to the idea so Big Brother is spending $ to help us accept it]

--$1.5 billion to build new “Community Health Centers” [abortion centers coming near you]

--$20 billion to provide “nutrition assistance” for middle-income families and to lift restrictions on how long people can receive food stamps [no nutritional help for the poor?]

That totals over $22 billion. The government will soon be taking care of my health. Can I relax? No. After they electronically capture my medical records [part of the economic plan], they will see how high my blood pressure is and how much I weigh. I will be denied care unless I lose weight and eliminate all sodium from my diet.

Sounds ludicrous? What about you? Will you have to wait for a hip replacement? Will you be put on the list for chemo when the cancer is discovered when you are at your once-a-year visit with the doctor?

But I digress. The bill is full of "pork" for communities and special interest projects like the arts, parks, and government buildings. Make work items.

Here's another interesting piece. "$1.2 billion to create an estimated 1 million summer jobs for young people." Can we do the math? It will only cost us $12,000 per young person for them to earn minimum wage corralling little rangers around a state park for a shift a day.

Our summer workers will earn income and receive a tax credit or a tax cut or just plain $ back from us after we create their summer job. Lucky kids.

No pork.

'til later