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* -1992 Congressional Pig Book !- |
*--> F L A S H ! |
* CAGW: Citizens Against Government Waste |
*--> F L A S H ! 1301 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 400 |
* Washington, D.C. 20036 |
*--> F L A S H ! Call 1-800-BE-ANGRY, 8-6 Eastern Time |
* |
* 7/11/92-Posted by: James P. Leonard 408-236-3706 |
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* "If you forfeit the confidence of your fellow citizens, you can *
* never regain their respect and esteem." .... Abraham Lincoln *
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"As official Washington got down on its knees before the American
people to sell the 1990 budget agreement, it declared that spending
had been cut to the bone and a tax increase was essential to reducing
the federal deficit. The 1992 Pig Book clearly demonstrates that this
was a big lie! Instead of reducing our deficit, the 1990 tax increase
is funding more than $8 Billion worth of pork-barrel projects, and the
deficit will skyrocket in 1993 to an unprecedented $400 Billion.
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Hmmm. That's One Thousand, Six Hundred Dollars per person, based on
US Population of about 250 Million, Men, Women & Children.
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"Pork-barrel spending includes programs which serve no national
interest, such as roads which go virtually nowhere, 'scientific
studies' which yield no practical data, or acquistion of property and
construction of projects which benefit a limited number of people or
special interests."
"This year's 'Pork King' title goes to Senator Robert Byrd (D-WV).
Byrd used his position as chairman of the Appropriations Committee
to funnel $510.8 Million in special projects and earmarks to his
home state of West Virginia."
"The government has no money except that which WE taxpayers earn and
give to it or which it borrows, on which WE pay the interest. But
Congress is continuing to squander our resources and bankrupt the
nation, so WE are left holding the bag..(see Note #1)..Contact your
Senators and Representatives -- either by phone or by mail -- and
demand an explanation. It's time we hold our elected representatives
accountable for how THEY spend OUR money!"
*Note #1 - Should read "Read this summary of 1992 wasteful spending."
*Poster's Notes:
1) The copy of entire Summary can be sent by calling 1-800-BE-ANGRY.
2) Excerpts can be obtained by looking for the file 1992PIGS.ZIP on
your local BBS. Feel free to ReUPLOAD that file to local BBS's.
3) To get a current distribution list of BBS's that carry the file
1992PIGS.ZIP, or to add your BBS as a carrier, call my Msg Center
at 408-236-3706.
*** IMPORTANT - Please READ ON ! ***
When calling me, leave your Name, Address, and mention WHERE you saw
this MESSAGE, along with your request, real name & User ID.
Include names of Networks (U'NET, RIME, et al) and the Conferences
you can be found on, so I may respond QUICKLY.
4) To obtain the Names, Addresses & Numbers of your Congressman, use
Text Scan (on your local BBS) to search for the word "CONGRESS"
or the word "GOVERNMENT". You should be able to "hit on" a file
that is contains a current and complete listing. When in doubt,
leave a comment for your SYSOP and ask him about it. Get stuck,
call me !