Is That Your Hand in My Pocket?
Or are you just stealing my tax dollars flat out?
CBS evening news shared part of its investigation into earmarks and the Congress folk who use them to make money for themselves. No surprise, is there anyone out there who trusts the pigs who have been feeding from the public trough too long? CBS reporters looked into just one bill, the infamous pork-filled transportation bill. An easy place to start.
The two they start with are certainly well worth looking at. California Republican Ken Calvert made himself a profit of $435,000 after selling land that increased dramatically in value. Why did it increase in value? Well, it seems Kenny boy ushered through $8 million of our money for an earmark to "streamline access to a local military base." Where was that base located? Yup, right next to the land Calvert owned. I say since Kenny used some of our money to make his profit, he owes us all a taste. How 'bout that Kenny? I take checks.
Calfiornia seems to be a good place to start. Calif. Republican Gary Miller used our tax dollars to improve an exit ramp that was . . . what a coincidence . . . near land he owned. Not only did Miller spend our money to improve the cost of his land, but he borrowed $1.5 million from a campaign donor to purchase the land from the same donor. How's THAT for a fun runaround. But apparently a local newspaper got wind of the deal and Miller sold the property. He says at a loss, but he refuses to release the price he got for selling the property he borrowed money to buy in the first place.
Don't forget you can do something about this. Calvert's opponent this year is Louis Vandenberg. And Gary Miller's opponent is Mark Hull-Richter.
CBS evening news shared part of its investigation into earmarks and the Congress folk who use them to make money for themselves. No surprise, is there anyone out there who trusts the pigs who have been feeding from the public trough too long? CBS reporters looked into just one bill, the infamous pork-filled transportation bill. An easy place to start.
The two they start with are certainly well worth looking at. California Republican Ken Calvert made himself a profit of $435,000 after selling land that increased dramatically in value. Why did it increase in value? Well, it seems Kenny boy ushered through $8 million of our money for an earmark to "streamline access to a local military base." Where was that base located? Yup, right next to the land Calvert owned. I say since Kenny used some of our money to make his profit, he owes us all a taste. How 'bout that Kenny? I take checks.
Calfiornia seems to be a good place to start. Calif. Republican Gary Miller used our tax dollars to improve an exit ramp that was . . . what a coincidence . . . near land he owned. Not only did Miller spend our money to improve the cost of his land, but he borrowed $1.5 million from a campaign donor to purchase the land from the same donor. How's THAT for a fun runaround. But apparently a local newspaper got wind of the deal and Miller sold the property. He says at a loss, but he refuses to release the price he got for selling the property he borrowed money to buy in the first place.
Don't forget you can do something about this. Calvert's opponent this year is Louis Vandenberg. And Gary Miller's opponent is Mark Hull-Richter.
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