A lesson in irony

joedog · 10-04-12, 10:30 AM

The Food Stamp Program administered by the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, is actually proud of the fact it is distributing the greatest amount of free meals and food stamps ever.
Meanwhile, the National Park Service, administered by the U.S. Dept. of the Interior, asks us to "Please Do Not Feed the Animals."
Their stated reason for the policy.'because the animals will grow dependent on handouts and will not learn to take care of themselves'.

DISCLAIMER: This is/isn't my thoughts! Got it out of a fishing paper I get.
I FULLY SUPPORT THE FOODSHARE, FOOD STAMP AND ANY OTHER SYSTEM THAT FEEDS AMERICANS!
I will/have/do help in food sharing especially families with children.
This statement I feel shows how one hand of Gov. has no idea of the other hands reasonings or actions. Not on the same page.
It also shows how a Gov. Program can be EXCITED that WE are in the worst place in our culture since it's inception.

If you are UNFORTUNATE enough that these programs are a NECESITY for your family DO NOT HESITATE TO PM ME, I may be willing to help.

Please DO NOT LET THIS THREAD TURN UGLY!
I really am not very politically active but in Wisconsin we have been BOMBARDED with politics for the last four years. I feel strongly that our system is broken. Think how many families WE could feed if we just used all the campaign dollars WASTED to feed HUMANS.

But how much money are we talking about? The FEC reported in October 2006 that Congressional candidates had raised $1.14 billion in that two-year election cycle. In comparison, the FEC reported in June 2005 that candidates spent $1.16 billion in the 2003-2004 cycle. PAC contributions represented only 27% of the total spent. The FEC did not report end-of cycle expenditures for the 2006 election.

Most PAC money is contributed to incumbents, not challengers. Here are FEC data on contributions to challengers:

2006 : $36.3 (10%)
2004 : $22.3 (7%)
2002 : $28.5 (10%)
2000 : $27.5 (11%)
1998 : $22.1 (10%)
1996 : $31.5% (15%)

If you really want to know the cost of HIRING LIARS
http://www.cfinst.org/data/VitalStats.aspx
This is just house and senate spending...NOT PRESIDENTIAL election money! Heck Wisconsin spent like over 60 MILLION just on the Governor Recall election, not to mention the other recalls.
http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/washing...s-records.html
This is why our system is broken!

10-04-12, 10:30 AM	#1
joedog BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: JANESVILLE,WI. 53545 Posts: 3,415	A lesson in irony The Food Stamp Program administered by the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, is actually proud of the fact it is distributing the greatest amount of free meals and food stamps ever. Meanwhile, the National Park Service, administered by the U.S. Dept. of the Interior, asks us to "Please Do Not Feed the Animals." Their stated reason for the policy.'because the animals will grow dependent on handouts and will not learn to take care of themselves'. DISCLAIMER: This is/isn't my thoughts! Got it out of a fishing paper I get. I FULLY SUPPORT THE FOODSHARE, FOOD STAMP AND ANY OTHER SYSTEM THAT FEEDS AMERICANS! I will/have/do help in food sharing especially families with children. This statement I feel shows how one hand of Gov. has no idea of the other hands reasonings or actions. Not on the same page. It also shows how a Gov. Program can be EXCITED that WE are in the worst place in our culture since it's inception. If you are UNFORTUNATE enough that these programs are a NECESITY for your family DO NOT HESITATE TO PM ME, I may be willing to help. Please DO NOT LET THIS THREAD TURN UGLY! I really am not very politically active but in Wisconsin we have been BOMBARDED with politics for the last four years. I feel strongly that our system is broken. Think how many families WE could feed if we just used all the campaign dollars WASTED to feed HUMANS. But how much money are we talking about? The FEC reported in October 2006 that Congressional candidates had raised $1.14 billion in that two-year election cycle. In comparison, the FEC reported in June 2005 that candidates spent $1.16 billion in the 2003-2004 cycle. PAC contributions represented only 27% of the total spent. The FEC did not report end-of cycle expenditures for the 2006 election. Most PAC money is contributed to incumbents, not challengers. Here are FEC data on contributions to challengers: 2006 : $36.3 (10%) 2004 : $22.3 (7%) 2002 : $28.5 (10%) 2000 : $27.5 (11%) 1998 : $22.1 (10%) 1996 : $31.5% (15%) If you really want to know the cost of HIRING LIARS http://www.cfinst.org/data/VitalStats.aspx This is just house and senate spending...NOT PRESIDENTIAL election money! Heck Wisconsin spent like over 60 MILLION just on the Governor Recall election, not to mention the other recalls. http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/washing...s-records.html This is why our system is broken! __________________ "Fishing isn't life or death... it's more important than that."

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