With all the talk on the stimulus bill I thought I would disect how our legislators spend money now, pre stimulus, that might give us a little indication on how they will spend this new money. These amounts are tiny in comparison to the whopper of a stimulus bill but I just want to show the waste.
For example:
For five months of 2008 the Senate paid $215,674 for the Senate beauty/barber shop employees. If all 100 Senators got a hair cut once a month that comes $430 each a month. But in all fairness they are not only hair stylists, they do have a manicurist, and a "Shoe Shine Attendant" (at a salary of $45,000).
We have the House Chaplin. I understand and approve of having a prayer before the opening of the House of Representatives. What I don't understand is why we pay someone $161,000 a year to do this prayer.
The House paid $3,243,023 in the 3rd quarter of 2008 for communications. I thought that was what the mainstream media did for free. How come if they spend 3 mil a quarter for communications why doesn't anybody know what is actually going on in that chamber.
We paid $19,737.51 for Nancy Pelosi's speechwriter, way over paid. She has about 50 staff members and I just wondered what is the title of the guy that holds her brain.
Earmarks:
Who had the most earmarks in 2008? Hillary Clinton $1,583,115,755 not bad for actually running for President at same time.
Chuck Shummer is number 2 with $1,463,846,355. So I guess if you live in NY you are doing pretty good.
You get you a taste of what I am looking for So am am going to back to digging and see what I come up with...
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