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What's in the "We're All Going To Die Avoidance Bill of 2008"?

Phew!!!!

Those really nice people sitting in the United States Senate saved us last night. I mean all the dire warnings of the earth opening up and swalling us all if we didn't spend $700 billion. I don't know about you, but that was a close run thing.

Anyway, it would seem that a few other items slipped through as well as saving the world and i thought it might be useful to look at them.

Section 325 provides tax breaks for the wool research fund. Hmm... What exactly don't we know about wool? Makes nice clothes, hard to swallow.

Section 503 provides tax breaks for the manufacturers of wooden arrows for toys. This has a cost of around $6m. But wait - isn't this the kind of non pc toy we are trying to discourage our children from using? Maybe that's just me. Let's move on.

Puerto Rican and Virgin Island rum producers get $192 million. That's a good one as I don't know about you, but I know I'm going to need a lot more booze soon!

Section 309 provides for economic development in America. Well that one sounds good - until you understand that "America" is actually "American Samoa".

Joe Biden got more money for Amtrak. We all know how Joe loves to ride the train.

Section 502 with a $10 million price tag, provides "qualified television and film productions an extension of favorable expensing rules". Hollywood needs tax payer cash?

Now obviously I have not read the 435 pages. The problem is, I guarantee you that not a single Senator - voting for or against - read it either. Did no one even see one of these rediculous amendments and say "you are freakin joking right?" Not one of them??

I was born in the land of George III. The problem right now is we have 535 George IIIs in DC. I cannot imagine that the American people will allow this to continue much longer.

EVERY SINGLE SENATOR who cast a vote for this Bill last night, should be ashamed of themselves. Yes, even the "NO" votes because they didn't read it. VOTE AGAINST THE INCUMBANT on November 4.

ENOUGH AMERICA, ENOUGH!!

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Posted by Simon Conway on 10/02/2008 03:40 PM

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13 Comments on What's in the "We're All Going To Die Avoidance Bill of 2008"?

If the issue was not so serious, it would be a funny post. . . .

Any money for imported Spanish Brandy? Would really help me out.

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10/02/2008 03:46 PM

by Anne Hensel Real Estate Professional buy or sell St. Pete

Aloha Simon,

I have to confess that I really felt that I needed this bill to go through so that the whole economic did not collapse. Now, I'm thinking that this might be once again politics by fear, and another example of the trickle down theory where the Big Business get the bucks and what do we get.

10/02/2008 03:47 PM

by Bill Parecki (Hawaiian Island Homes, Ltd)

At least we got rid of the money for Acorn.

10/02/2008 03:55 PM

by Hugh Krone Sussex County NJ Century 21 Realtor (Century21BillSemmens)

Can these items be line item vetoed?? WHat a joke. Who added all the pork?

10/02/2008 03:56 PM

by April Hayden-Munson Realtor, Southeastern Wisconsin (RE/MAX Realty 100)

Great, just great. I'm just so thrilled that the National Association of Realtors wanted to back this bloated bill. Just seeing that both Obama and McCain voted yes on this bill lets me know that both of them want bigger government.

10/02/2008 03:58 PM

by Rob Arnold, Florida Realtor / Investor (Sand Dollar Realty Group, Inc.)

Simon ~ I want to ask you and the American people one thing.

How can a Senator vote for a Bill and call it a good one, when none of them actually read it?

How about signing a mortgage without reading it, perhaps thats how we got in the bloody mess to begin with?

10/02/2008 04:01 PM

by Nicholas Goglucci, CRS ~ CLHMS, e-PRO ~ Re/Max Professional in South Florida (RE/Max In Motion, Inc.)

Apparently, the Senate and House members should already be familiar with the 300+ pages of "Tax Extenders", since they've already seen them before. They had to add in a whole lot of "Scooby snacks" to get enough votes to pass the BIG ONE.

Someone on TV last week said this thing was going to be "festooned like a Christmas tree" before it was all over -- were they ever right!!!

10/02/2008 07:18 PM

by Michelle Ewing - Realtor, Riverside, CA (ERA Trademark Realtors)

Simon- It is shameful! It is disgusting! The world was not coming to the end! It is tea party time!

10/02/2008 09:34 PM

by Nestor & Katerina Gasset Realtors® Wellington Florida Luxury Homes (International Properties and Investments, Inc.)

Simon,

Imagine if you read all 435 pages. Probably make you puke!!!!!

Our government sucks, yep just about every liar in there. Time for us to take over, wouldn't you agree?

10/02/2008 09:46 PM

by NJ Bosley (*)

Thanks for all the comments people. I know I pushed this out there in a lighthearted manner, but I do not feel lighthearted about what they just did. Feel free to read my other blog on the subject - "Bend over America".

10/02/2008 10:52 PM

by Simon Conway (Picket Fence Realty)

wow, thaks for the heads up on some of the pork here... i vote TERM LIMITS FOR ALL CONGRESS PEOPLE!

chris the implementer

10/03/2008 08:26 AM

by Chris Brown - Orlando Mortgage Pro | Orlando Credit Repair | CMPS (www.OrlandoMortgagePro.com)

Wow Simon, you are the man!! Thanks for showing us some of the pork here. This makes me sick and I don't see how The Republicans or Dems can stand for this.

10/03/2008 02:51 PM

by Jeff Payne, Real Estate in Panama City, FL (The Payne Group at Keller Williams Success Realty)

I've been reading it too - it's disgraceful. There was a lot of horse trading going on here, stick in a piece of bacon over here to get his vote, slap on some lard there to buy her vote, ham hocks for the lady from Georgia's vote, baby backs for the representative from California, some smoked kielbasa for the Arkansas vote. So they put enough lipstick and bows and bells on the pig to attract enough votes but can't disguise the fact it's still a pig - and one we'll be stuck paying for long after I'm gone. How sad.

10/03/2008 04:18 PM

by Gene Wunderlich - Selling Southwest California Homes / Temecula & Murrieta (Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage)

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