tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4603710743994695525.post4779146320894878248..comments2023-06-14T02:03:39.513-06:00Comments on The Thinker: Congress Saves the Day!!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4603710743994695525.post-32535078393346018762009-02-06T13:58:00.000-07:002009-02-06T13:58:00.000-07:00that's is outrageous! Here in California they hav...that's is outrageous! Here in California they have spent $ other places too and now they are sending IOU's to people who should be getting state tax refunds!!!!!! :(Rebecca's Oasishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13352076151500202420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4603710743994695525.post-83793281288363071212009-02-05T21:07:00.000-07:002009-02-05T21:07:00.000-07:00Ugggh! Who elected these idiots anyway? I want m...Ugggh! Who elected these idiots anyway? I want my taxes back . . . what a waste of money. . . MY money. Grrrrr...<BR/><BR/>aciflog = what they should do to stupid congressional leaders. (was that redundant? stupid and congressional leaders?)Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04321947363687080422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4603710743994695525.post-62162696809945557412009-02-05T15:40:00.000-07:002009-02-05T15:40:00.000-07:00We need a separation of media and state... they ca...We need a separation of media and state... they can't keep their fingers out of anything, really. No one really stops to think about it these days, but the 60's protesters would be outraged.<BR/>"Give Digital a Chance"<BR/>"Make Digital, not Analog"<BR/>"Heck no, we won't go... back to analog"Katscratchmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01778217819266820697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4603710743994695525.post-68529213644465697372009-02-05T11:12:00.000-07:002009-02-05T11:12:00.000-07:00The numbers ... (according to USA Today):6.5 milli...The numbers ... (according to USA Today):<BR/><BR/>6.5 million US households (rural and poverty) currently rely on analog TV signals. <BR/><BR/><BR/>By end of 2008, Congress had already spent $1,340,000,000 (1.34 BILLION DOLLARS), on the transition.<BR/><BR/>The current "stimulus" bill, includes another 650 MILLION DOLLARS for more coupons.<BR/><BR/>In other words, nearly TWO BILLION DOLLARS of our taxes are being used by Congress so that guys like the guy in the cartoon can continue to "watch" analog TV.<BR/><BR/>It boggles my mind.Trilliumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03797053684360287558noreply@blogger.com