we're not profiting off of the blood of our men and women in iraq, or the gulf coast. we're tax paying (mostly) law abiding citizens who love our land and most of it's people. we seek to live good moral lives. we want to believe OTHERS live good moral lives as well. THESE PEOPLE DON'T.
Federal contracts up 86% under Bush; Halliburton rises 600%
06/19/2006 @ 1:02 pmFiled by RAW STORY
Top contractor Lockheed got contracts larger than budget of Congress, Dept. of Interior
WASHINGTON -- A new report claims that a "shadow government" of federal contractors has exploded in size over the last five years.
The document, compiled at the request of Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) and distributed to RAW STORY, indicates that procurement spending increased by over $175 billion between 2000 and 2005, making federal contracts the fastest growing component of federal discretionary spending.
500 reports, audits and investigations by government and independent bodies, including the Government Accountability Office and the Defense Contract Audit Agency, were used to compile the data.
That spending increase -- an astonishing 86 percent -- puts total US federal procurement at $377.5 billion annually. The increase means spending on federal contracts has grown more than two times as fast as other forms of discretionary government spending............
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Right-wing zealots have long said, about every issue, "Follow the Money."
Maybe they should take their own advice.
i have always said, i like a BIT of money, but TOO much is evil
AND
you can quote me on that!
oh i may write a little story this weekend dedicated to you. don't hold me to it though. i don't know what i am actually SUPPOSED to do this weekend.
the story will indeed involve camping BUT it will have an extra added attraction; the time my friend debbie (who MADE me go campin') and i played pool against members of a latino gang
SWEET!!
If you write it, I'll actually go to CV Rick and write a blog post as well. . . . about camping and the calls for help across a lake on the blackest of nights.
oh i'll write it (again, just don't know if it will be the weekend. i've been taking care of my pops on the weekends)
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