The shape of things to come undone

[Wry Catcher]

The H. of Rep. lacking leadership and under the control of radical Republicans have done nothing to repair, renovate or replace America's aging bridges and dams. Dangerous conditions are ignored as the GOP continues to ignore real problems facing our nation and communities.

The one area of focus, the one issue many elected Republicans seem to want to talk about is defunding Obamacare and parroting each other on how it will ruin our country.

See: GOP rift over anti-Obamacare strategy stalls budget bill - CBS News

See how Obamacare will impact you here:

Home | AARP Health Law Answers

Now watch what's happening in Colorado and consider the lives lost and the costs to repair NOLA, the Eastern Seaboard and Tornado Alley as extreme weather continues to impact much of our nation.

The Conservative movement in America is a misnomer. Real conservatives repair or replace their roof before the rains destroy the entire home; real republicans understand an ounce of prevention costs less than a ton of cure.

 

[Katzndogz]

How about we stop sending billions of dollars to prop up jihadists?

 

[TakeAStepBack]

We should borrow the money from China to fix the bridges.

 

[Wry Catcher]

We should borrow the money from China to fix the bridges.

You're really predictable, and ridiculous. You must know that on some level.

Is it better to find the money (borrow, tax or establish priorities) to repair, renovate or replace, or wait for a failure knowing the cost in injury, death and replacement is a likely possibility?

 

[TNHarley]

we would be so.much better off if we got rid of the establishment, modern day liberals and RINOs

 

[TakeAStepBack]

We should borrow the money from China to fix the bridges.

You're really predictable, and ridiculous. You must know that on some level.

Is it better to find the money (borrow, tax or establish priorities) to repair, renovate or replace, or wait for a failure knowing the cost in injury, death and replacement is a likely possibility?

Why not just print the money? Most of these infrastructures fall into the the States priorities, not the federal government. So, I suggest the states take care of them. But they can't. They can't because government is the most inefficient entity on the planet when it comes to money. Why? Because none of it is their own money. So they over psend, ask for more, and when no more can be given, they borrow and continue to spend.

Nobody neglects infrastructure liek the government. They are the best at being completely incompetent.

 

[Luddly Neddite]

The H. of Rep. lacking leadership and under the control of radical Republicans have done nothing to repair, renovate or replace America's aging bridges and dams. Dangerous conditions are ignored as the GOP continues to ignore real problems facing our nation and communities.

The one area of focus, the one issue many elected Republicans seem to want to talk about is defunding Obamacare and parroting each other on how it will ruin our country.

See: GOP rift over anti-Obamacare strategy stalls budget bill - CBS News

See how Obamacare will impact you here:

Home | AARP Health Law Answers

Now watch what's happening in Colorado and consider the lives lost and the costs to repair NOLA, the Eastern Seaboard and Tornado Alley as extreme weather continues to impact much of our nation.

The Conservative movement in America is a misnomer. Real conservatives repair or replace their roof before the rains destroy the entire home; real republicans understand an ounce of prevention costs less than a ton of cure.

One would think they would also pay the debts they vote to incur and, as adults, not rule by temper tantrum and blackmail.

The Republican party does not believe in the United States. They do not believe in investing in their own country.

They want to spend money on tanks we don't need and would not use but they don't want to spend on infrastructure.

And, today, they are once again holding a fake vote to repeal ObamaCare. We've already paid $50MILLION DOLLARS for their previous pretend votes. Why couldn't they have spent that money on something real?

We could save a huge pile of money if we paid them only for the 125 days a year they "work". The rw's bitch about President Obama's relatively few vacations but they don't mind paying for the congress to be on vacation 2/3rds of the year.

 

[whitehall]

Lead, follow or get out of the fucking way. All we ever see these days is desperate efforts by the left to camouflage the many scandals and incredible lack of leadership in the Obama administration.

 

[Wry Catcher]

We should borrow the money from China to fix the bridges.

You're really predictable, and ridiculous. You must know that on some level.

Is it better to find the money (borrow, tax or establish priorities) to repair, renovate or replace, or wait for a failure knowing the cost in injury, death and replacement is a likely possibility?

Why not just print the money? Most of these infrastructures fall into the the States priorities, not the federal government. So, I suggest the states take care of them. But they can't. They can't because government is the most inefficient entity on the planet when it comes to money. Why? Because none of it is their own money. So they over psend, ask for more, and when no more can be given, they borrow and continue to spend.

Nobody neglects infrastructure liek the government. They are the best at being completely incompetent.

Printing money is bad policy. Notice I said tax, borrow or establish priorities. But being a complete ideologue you have no need to consider options; "ain't government awful" is the foundation upon which you build ... not a damn thing.

I understand why you won't respond to my argument on the three R's, repair, renovate or replace. The three R's are a rational approach to what ails America today. And those who hold to a dogmatic approach and are faced with alternatives get a headache; exposure to cognitive dissonance scares the crap out of you.

 

[Spoonman]

The H. of Rep. lacking leadership and under the control of radical Republicans have done nothing to repair, renovate or replace America's aging bridges and dams. Dangerous conditions are ignored as the GOP continues to ignore real problems facing our nation and communities.

The one area of focus, the one issue many elected Republicans seem to want to talk about is defunding Obamacare and parroting each other on how it will ruin our country.

See: GOP rift over anti-Obamacare strategy stalls budget bill - CBS News

See how Obamacare will impact you here:

Home | AARP Health Law Answers

Now watch what's happening in Colorado and consider the lives lost and the costs to repair NOLA, the Eastern Seaboard and Tornado Alley as extreme weather continues to impact much of our nation.

The Conservative movement in America is a misnomer. Real conservatives repair or replace their roof before the rains destroy the entire home; real republicans understand an ounce of prevention costs less than a ton of cure.

the real issue is nothing gets passed by the obstructionist democrats controlling the senate

 

[Spoonman]

You're really predictable, and ridiculous. You must know that on some level.

Is it better to find the money (borrow, tax or establish priorities) to repair, renovate or replace, or wait for a failure knowing the cost in injury, death and replacement is a likely possibility?

Why not just print the money? Most of these infrastructures fall into the the States priorities, not the federal government. So, I suggest the states take care of them. But they can't. They can't because government is the most inefficient entity on the planet when it comes to money. Why? Because none of it is their own money. So they over psend, ask for more, and when no more can be given, they borrow and continue to spend.

Nobody neglects infrastructure liek the government. They are the best at being completely incompetent.

Printing money is bad policy. Notice I said tax, borrow or establish priorities. But being a complete ideologue you have no need to consider options; "ain't government awful" is the foundation upon which you build ... not a damn thing.

I understand why you won't respond to my argument on the three R's, repair, renovate or replace. The three R's are a rational approach to what ails America today. And those who hold to a dogmatic approach and are faced with alternatives get a headache; exposure to cognitive dissonance scares the crap out of you.

we spend an ever growing percent of our available funds supporting and ever growing population of entitled. with in the last century we went from almost 0% of the population on public support to about 47% receiving some kind of public support.

 

[Wry Catcher]

The H. of Rep. lacking leadership and under the control of radical Republicans have done nothing to repair, renovate or replace America's aging bridges and dams. Dangerous conditions are ignored as the GOP continues to ignore real problems facing our nation and communities.

The one area of focus, the one issue many elected Republicans seem to want to talk about is defunding Obamacare and parroting each other on how it will ruin our country.

See: GOP rift over anti-Obamacare strategy stalls budget bill - CBS News

See how Obamacare will impact you here:

Home | AARP Health Law Answers

Now watch what's happening in Colorado and consider the lives lost and the costs to repair NOLA, the Eastern Seaboard and Tornado Alley as extreme weather continues to impact much of our nation.

The Conservative movement in America is a misnomer. Real conservatives repair or replace their roof before the rains destroy the entire home; real republicans understand an ounce of prevention costs less than a ton of cure.

the real issue is nothing gets passed by the obstructionist democrats controlling the senate

If you really believe what you posted, one can rule out willful ignorance or mendacity.

 

[Spoonman]

The H. of Rep. lacking leadership and under the control of radical Republicans have done nothing to repair, renovate or replace America's aging bridges and dams. Dangerous conditions are ignored as the GOP continues to ignore real problems facing our nation and communities.

The one area of focus, the one issue many elected Republicans seem to want to talk about is defunding Obamacare and parroting each other on how it will ruin our country.

See: GOP rift over anti-Obamacare strategy stalls budget bill - CBS News

See how Obamacare will impact you here:

Home | AARP Health Law Answers

Now watch what's happening in Colorado and consider the lives lost and the costs to repair NOLA, the Eastern Seaboard and Tornado Alley as extreme weather continues to impact much of our nation.

The Conservative movement in America is a misnomer. Real conservatives repair or replace their roof before the rains destroy the entire home; real republicans understand an ounce of prevention costs less than a ton of cure.

the real issue is nothing gets passed by the obstructionist democrats controlling the senate

If you really believe what you posted, one can rule out willful ignorance or mendacity.

if you really beleive the senate does not pass republican house bills you are among the ignorant

 

[Wry Catcher]

Why not just print the money? Most of these infrastructures fall into the the States priorities, not the federal government. So, I suggest the states take care of them. But they can't. They can't because government is the most inefficient entity on the planet when it comes to money. Why? Because none of it is their own money. So they over psend, ask for more, and when no more can be given, they borrow and continue to spend.

Nobody neglects infrastructure liek the government. They are the best at being completely incompetent.

Printing money is bad policy. Notice I said tax, borrow or establish priorities. But being a complete ideologue you have no need to consider options; "ain't government awful" is the foundation upon which you build ... not a damn thing.

I understand why you won't respond to my argument on the three R's, repair, renovate or replace. The three R's are a rational approach to what ails America today. And those who hold to a dogmatic approach and are faced with alternatives get a headache; exposure to cognitive dissonance scares the crap out of you.

we spend an ever growing percent of our available funds supporting and ever growing population of entitled. with in the last century we went from almost 0% of the population on public support to about 47% receiving some kind of public support.

So stop whining about the "entitled" and post something of substance. Who are these anonymous leaches and what might be done to make them contributing members of society?

Please don't paint with a broad brush, define the set you so despise, post pragmatic ideas and try to predict the consequences - intended and otherwise.

 

[Wry Catcher]

the real issue is nothing gets passed by the obstructionist democrats controlling the senate

If you really believe what you posted, one can rule out willful ignorance or mendacity.

if you really beleive the senate does not pass republican house bills you are among the ignorant

Would the H. of Rep. pass a Senate initiative to provide a path to citizenship to all persons living in the United States who are not American Citizens, including those with prior convictions for felonies?

Every H. of Rep. bill put forth has had a poison pill attached. If you don't know that you are as I described.

 

[Spoonman]

If you really believe what you posted, one can rule out willful ignorance or mendacity.

if you really beleive the senate does not pass republican house bills you are among the ignorant

Would the H. of Rep. pass a Senate initiative to provide a path to citizenship to all persons living in the United States who are not American Citizens, including those with prior convictions for felonies?

Every H. of Rep. bill put forth has had a poison pill attached. If you don't know that you are as I described.

why would they do that and create even bigger issues and more entitlement spending.

a few the senate has blocked - democrats hate progress

1) H.R. 872—Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act: The bill would amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) to clarify that the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) or a state may not require a permit under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act for the application of pesticides regulated under FIFRA. By removing duplicative requirements, the bill would reduce overlapping and unnecessary regulation on pesticides that are already regulated, thereby reducing costs to both farmers and small business owners.

2) H.R. 910—Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011: H.R. 910 would prohibit the EPA from regulating greenhouse gases to address climate change under the Clean Air Act. More specifically, the bill would prohibit the EPA from regulating: water vapor; carbon dioxide; methane; nitrous oxide; and any other substance subject to regulation, action or consideration under the Clean Air Act to address climate change. The bill would prevent a needless increase in energy prices for American households and businesses.

3) H.J.Res. 37—Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband industry practices: The bill would prohibit the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from implementing a net-neutrality rule which would prohibit Internet providers from slowing or blocking legal websites or Internet services because of concerns over bandwidth. In May 2010, seventy-four House Democrats sent a letter to FCC Chairman Genachowski making the case that net-neutrality rules will “jeopardize jobs” and “should not be done without additional direction from Congress.”

4) H.R. 1230—Restarting American Offshore Leasing Now Act: H.R. 1230 would require the Department of the Interior (DOI) to auction offshore oil and gas leases in the Central and Western Gulf of Mexico, as well as in an area off the coast of Virginia. The bill would help to reduce energy prices and promote job creation by expediting offshore oil and natural gas exploration in the Gulf of Mexico and the Virginia coast.

5) H.R. 1229—Putting the Gulf of Mexico Back to Work Act: H.R. 1229 would direct the Secretary of the Interior to require that any lessee operating under an approved exploration plan obtain a permit before drilling any well, and obtain a new permit before drilling any well of a design that is significantly different than the design for which an existing permit was issued. The bill would prohibit the Secretary from issuing a permit without ensuring that the proposed drilling operations meet all critical safety system requirements (including blowout prevention), and oil spill response and containment requirements.

6) H.R. 1231—Reversing President Obama's Offshore Moratorium Act: H.R. 1231 would require that each five-year offshore oil and gas leasing program offer leasing in the areas with the most prospective oil and gas resources, and would establish a domestic oil and natural gas production goal. The bill would essentially lift the President's ban on new offshore drilling by requiring the Administration to move forward on American energy production in areas estimated to contain the most oil and natural gas resources.

7) H.R. 2021—The Jobs and Energy Permitting Act of 2011: H.R. 2021 would eliminate needless permitting delays that have stalled important energy production opportunities off the coast of Alaska. The bill would also eliminate the permitting back-and-forth that occurs between the EPA and its Environmental Appeals Board. Rather than having exploration air permits repeatedly approved and rescinded by the agency and its review board, the EPA will be required to take final action – granting or denying a permit—within six months.

8) H.R. 2018—Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act of 2011: H.R. 2018 would a restrict the EPA ability to issue a revised or new water quality standard for a pollutant whenever a state has adopted and EPA already has approved a water quality standard for that pollutant, unless the state concurs with the EPA Administrator’s determination that the revised or new standard is necessary to meet the requirements of the Clean Water Act. The bill would prevent unilateral actions by the EPA that second-guess the decisions of the state regulatory agency.

9) H.R. 1315—Consumer Financial Protection & Soundness Improvement Act: H.R. 1315 would improve consumer protection and provides greater economic stability by allowing the Financial Stability Oversight Council to vote to set aside any harmful federal regulation.

10) H.R. 1938— North American-Made Energy Security Act: H.R. 1938 would direct the President, acting through the Secretary of Energy, to coordinate with all federal agencies responsible for an aspect of the President's National Interest Determination and Presidential Permit decision regarding construction and operation of Keystone XL, to ensure that all necessary actions are taken on an expedited schedule. The bill would promote job creation and energy security by ending the needless delay of the construction and operation of the Keystone XL pipeline.

11) H.R. 2587—Protecting Jobs From Government Interference Act: H.R. 2587 would prohibit the National Labor Relations Board (NRLB) from ordering any employer to close, relocate, or transfer employment under any circumstance.

12) H.R. 2401—Transparency In Regulatory Analysis Of Impacts On The Nation: H.R. 2401 would require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions of the Environmental EPA. Specifically, the bill would require the President to establish the Committee for the Cumulative Analysis of Regulations that Impact Energy and Manufacturing. The Committee would be charged with analyzing and reporting on the cumulative and incremental impacts of covered rules and actions of the EPA concerning air, waste, water, and climate change. The bill would establish the interagency committee to evaluate the economic impacts of EPA regulations and delay the final dates for both the maximum achievable control technology (Utility MACT) standards and the cross-state air pollution rule (CSAPR) until the full impact has been studied. Both regulations would cost consumers and businesses $184 billion from 2011-2030 and would cause electrical prices to skyrocket.

13) H.R. 2681—Cement Sector Regulatory Relief Act: H.R. 2681 would provide a legislative stay of three EPA emissions standards that apply to cement manufacturing plants and are known as the “Cement MACT rules.” The bill would also provide for the implementation of effective regulation that protects communities both environmentally and economically.

14) H.R. 2250—EPA Regulatory Relief Act: H.R. 2250 would provide a legislative stay of four interrelated EPA rules, commonly referred to as the “Boiler MACT rules,” that govern emissions of mercury and other hazardous air pollutants from approximately 200,000 boilers and incinerators nationwide. The bill would remove this excessive regulatory burden placed on employers by the EPA’s Boiler MACT rules, potentially costing companies $14 billion and 224,000 American jobs, and replace them with sensible, achievable rules that do not destroy jobs.

15) H.R. 2273—Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act: H.R. 2273 would utilize the framework and requirements of an existing federal regulatory program developed by the EPA under the Solid Waste Disposal Act (RCRA) as the basis for enforceable minimum federal standards for the regulation of a waste stream known as coal ash. The bill would include enforceable federal standards, but would leave regulation and enforcement to the states. The bill would also provide consistent, safe management of coal combustion residuals in a way that protects jobs and encourages recycling and beneficial use.

16) H.R. 2433—Veterans Opportunity to Work Act: H.R. 2433 would create or modify programs that provide employment and training services to veterans and service members separating from active duty. The bill would also make changes to programs that offer home loan guarantees, ambulance services, and pension payments to qualifying individuals. Among other things, the bill would provide up to 12 months of Veterans Retraining Assistance to no more than 100,000 unemployed veterans that enter education or training programs at community colleges or technical schools to prepare them for employment in an occupational field that is determined by Department of Labor to have significant employment opportunities.

17) H.R. 674—To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the imposition of 3 percent withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities: H.R. 674 would permanently repeal the imposition of 3 percent withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities. Currently, the imposition of the 3 percent withholding is set to take effect on January 1, 2013. If the 3 percent withholding tax were implemented as scheduled, government entities would be required to withhold 3 percent of payments to persons providing property or services to the government. For example, on an invoice for $20,000 the government would pay the business $19,400 and withhold $600 as a preemptive tax. These added costs would almost certainly translate into fewer private-sector jobs and higher costs for the government and taxpayers.

18) H.Con.Res. 34—Budget for Fiscal Year 2012: The FY 2012 budget resolution passed by House Republicans promotes job creation and certainty by preventing the president’s job destroying tax increases and runaway spending.

 

[Wry Catcher]

if you really beleive the senate does not pass republican house bills you are among the ignorant

Would the H. of Rep. pass a Senate initiative to provide a path to citizenship to all persons living in the United States who are not American Citizens, including those with prior convictions for felonies?

Every H. of Rep. bill put forth has had a poison pill attached. If you don't know that you are as I described.

why would they do that and create even bigger issues and more entitlement spending.

a few the senate has blocked - democrats hate progress

1) H.R. 872—Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act: The bill would amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) to clarify that the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) or a state may not require a permit under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act for the application of pesticides regulated under FIFRA. By removing duplicative requirements, the bill would reduce overlapping and unnecessary regulation on pesticides that are already regulated, thereby reducing costs to both farmers and small business owners.

2) H.R. 910—Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011: H.R. 910 would prohibit the EPA from regulating greenhouse gases to address climate change under the Clean Air Act. More specifically, the bill would prohibit the EPA from regulating: water vapor; carbon dioxide; methane; nitrous oxide; and any other substance subject to regulation, action or consideration under the Clean Air Act to address climate change. The bill would prevent a needless increase in energy prices for American households and businesses.

3) H.J.Res. 37—Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband industry practices: The bill would prohibit the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from implementing a net-neutrality rule which would prohibit Internet providers from slowing or blocking legal websites or Internet services because of concerns over bandwidth. In May 2010, seventy-four House Democrats sent a letter to FCC Chairman Genachowski making the case that net-neutrality rules will “jeopardize jobs” and “should not be done without additional direction from Congress.”

4) H.R. 1230—Restarting American Offshore Leasing Now Act: H.R. 1230 would require the Department of the Interior (DOI) to auction offshore oil and gas leases in the Central and Western Gulf of Mexico, as well as in an area off the coast of Virginia. The bill would help to reduce energy prices and promote job creation by expediting offshore oil and natural gas exploration in the Gulf of Mexico and the Virginia coast.

5) H.R. 1229—Putting the Gulf of Mexico Back to Work Act: H.R. 1229 would direct the Secretary of the Interior to require that any lessee operating under an approved exploration plan obtain a permit before drilling any well, and obtain a new permit before drilling any well of a design that is significantly different than the design for which an existing permit was issued. The bill would prohibit the Secretary from issuing a permit without ensuring that the proposed drilling operations meet all critical safety system requirements (including blowout prevention), and oil spill response and containment requirements.

6) H.R. 1231—Reversing President Obama's Offshore Moratorium Act: H.R. 1231 would require that each five-year offshore oil and gas leasing program offer leasing in the areas with the most prospective oil and gas resources, and would establish a domestic oil and natural gas production goal. The bill would essentially lift the President's ban on new offshore drilling by requiring the Administration to move forward on American energy production in areas estimated to contain the most oil and natural gas resources.

7) H.R. 2021—The Jobs and Energy Permitting Act of 2011: H.R. 2021 would eliminate needless permitting delays that have stalled important energy production opportunities off the coast of Alaska. The bill would also eliminate the permitting back-and-forth that occurs between the EPA and its Environmental Appeals Board. Rather than having exploration air permits repeatedly approved and rescinded by the agency and its review board, the EPA will be required to take final action – granting or denying a permit—within six months.

8) H.R. 2018—Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act of 2011: H.R. 2018 would a restrict the EPA ability to issue a revised or new water quality standard for a pollutant whenever a state has adopted and EPA already has approved a water quality standard for that pollutant, unless the state concurs with the EPA Administrator’s determination that the revised or new standard is necessary to meet the requirements of the Clean Water Act. The bill would prevent unilateral actions by the EPA that second-guess the decisions of the state regulatory agency.

9) H.R. 1315—Consumer Financial Protection & Soundness Improvement Act: H.R. 1315 would improve consumer protection and provides greater economic stability by allowing the Financial Stability Oversight Council to vote to set aside any harmful federal regulation.

10) H.R. 1938— North American-Made Energy Security Act: H.R. 1938 would direct the President, acting through the Secretary of Energy, to coordinate with all federal agencies responsible for an aspect of the President's National Interest Determination and Presidential Permit decision regarding construction and operation of Keystone XL, to ensure that all necessary actions are taken on an expedited schedule. The bill would promote job creation and energy security by ending the needless delay of the construction and operation of the Keystone XL pipeline.

11) H.R. 2587—Protecting Jobs From Government Interference Act: H.R. 2587 would prohibit the National Labor Relations Board (NRLB) from ordering any employer to close, relocate, or transfer employment under any circumstance.

12) H.R. 2401—Transparency In Regulatory Analysis Of Impacts On The Nation: H.R. 2401 would require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions of the Environmental EPA. Specifically, the bill would require the President to establish the Committee for the Cumulative Analysis of Regulations that Impact Energy and Manufacturing. The Committee would be charged with analyzing and reporting on the cumulative and incremental impacts of covered rules and actions of the EPA concerning air, waste, water, and climate change. The bill would establish the interagency committee to evaluate the economic impacts of EPA regulations and delay the final dates for both the maximum achievable control technology (Utility MACT) standards and the cross-state air pollution rule (CSAPR) until the full impact has been studied. Both regulations would cost consumers and businesses $184 billion from 2011-2030 and would cause electrical prices to skyrocket.

13) H.R. 2681—Cement Sector Regulatory Relief Act: H.R. 2681 would provide a legislative stay of three EPA emissions standards that apply to cement manufacturing plants and are known as the “Cement MACT rules.” The bill would also provide for the implementation of effective regulation that protects communities both environmentally and economically.

14) H.R. 2250—EPA Regulatory Relief Act: H.R. 2250 would provide a legislative stay of four interrelated EPA rules, commonly referred to as the “Boiler MACT rules,” that govern emissions of mercury and other hazardous air pollutants from approximately 200,000 boilers and incinerators nationwide. The bill would remove this excessive regulatory burden placed on employers by the EPA’s Boiler MACT rules, potentially costing companies $14 billion and 224,000 American jobs, and replace them with sensible, achievable rules that do not destroy jobs.

15) H.R. 2273—Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act: H.R. 2273 would utilize the framework and requirements of an existing federal regulatory program developed by the EPA under the Solid Waste Disposal Act (RCRA) as the basis for enforceable minimum federal standards for the regulation of a waste stream known as coal ash. The bill would include enforceable federal standards, but would leave regulation and enforcement to the states. The bill would also provide consistent, safe management of coal combustion residuals in a way that protects jobs and encourages recycling and beneficial use.

16) H.R. 2433—Veterans Opportunity to Work Act: H.R. 2433 would create or modify programs that provide employment and training services to veterans and service members separating from active duty. The bill would also make changes to programs that offer home loan guarantees, ambulance services, and pension payments to qualifying individuals. Among other things, the bill would provide up to 12 months of Veterans Retraining Assistance to no more than 100,000 unemployed veterans that enter education or training programs at community colleges or technical schools to prepare them for employment in an occupational field that is determined by Department of Labor to have significant employment opportunities.

17) H.R. 674—To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the imposition of 3 percent withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities: H.R. 674 would permanently repeal the imposition of 3 percent withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities. Currently, the imposition of the 3 percent withholding is set to take effect on January 1, 2013. If the 3 percent withholding tax were implemented as scheduled, government entities would be required to withhold 3 percent of payments to persons providing property or services to the government. For example, on an invoice for $20,000 the government would pay the business $19,400 and withhold $600 as a preemptive tax. These added costs would almost certainly translate into fewer private-sector jobs and higher costs for the government and taxpayers.

18) H.Con.Res. 34—Budget for Fiscal Year 2012: The FY 2012 budget resolution passed by House Republicans promotes job creation and certainty by preventing the president’s job destroying tax increases and runaway spending.

First, post the cite wherein you copied and pasted your response. Next, post the consequences of each of these acts, both the intended and the unintended; finally post the riders (i.e. the poison pills) attached to each one of these bills.

I'm not stupid, you must believe everyone who reads your bullshit is (and you're a bit correct, I bet willow tree, crusaderfrank, Stephanie and other morons actually believe your bullsht).

 

[Moonglow]

Why not just print the money? Most of these infrastructures fall into the the States priorities, not the federal government. So, I suggest the states take care of them. But they can't. They can't because government is the most inefficient entity on the planet when it comes to money. Why? Because none of it is their own money. So they over psend, ask for more, and when no more can be given, they borrow and continue to spend.

Nobody neglects infrastructure liek the government. They are the best at being completely incompetent.

Printing money is bad policy. Notice I said tax, borrow or establish priorities. But being a complete ideologue you have no need to consider options; "ain't government awful" is the foundation upon which you build ... not a damn thing.

I understand why you won't respond to my argument on the three R's, repair, renovate or replace. The three R's are a rational approach to what ails America today. And those who hold to a dogmatic approach and are faced with alternatives get a headache; exposure to cognitive dissonance scares the crap out of you.

we spend an ever growing percent of our available funds supporting and ever growing population of entitled. with in the last century we went from almost 0% of the population on public support to about 47% receiving some kind of public support.

Damn those senior citizens! WHO HAW!