Read the Stimulus Bill

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I've seen several versions floating around on the net. I think this is the best one so far. You can read the original in .pdf (long) or a spreadsheet compiled by volunteers and comment on parts of the bill at this link http://readthestimulus.org/index.php

I can see why there will be a lot of discussion before passage. A couple I think are interesting because 1. watching govt spending is what GAO does, so an extra $25 million seems excessive and 2. Getting rid of all those gas guzzlers? I never gave any thought to how many cars the Feds had; how much does an efficient car cost?
1. $25,000,000 to the Government Accountability Office-salaries and expenses for oversight activities related to this act.
2. $600,000,000 efficient federal motor vehicle fleet

I was glad to see these included:
* $430,000,000 for biomedical research
* $420,000,000 for preparation and response to an influenza pandemic

 

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Re: Read the Stimulus Bill

what's GAO ?

has someone a chart showing the positions and compared
with spendings for those things the -say- 10 years before ?

 

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Re: Read the Stimulus Bill

GAO is Government Accountability Office. It's the part of Congress that examines how the govt spends money and other issues.

http://www.gao.gov/index.html


...(budget) from a low of $358 million in FY1998. (staff) compared to 4,324 in FY1995. In fact, in the midst of the cutbacks during the 1990s, GAO experiencedan overall staff reduction of 39% from FY1992 to FY1998

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) ? with more than 3,100 staff positions and an annual budget exceeding $507 million in FY2008 ? is the largest of several support agencies that provide research, review, and analysis for Congress; and it is the onlyone with a nationwide field structure.

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL30349.pdf