More bits…
“The Bush administration on Friday detailed its plan to raise money for rural schools and roads by selling publicly owned national forest land, including up to 85,000 acres in California.”
Hey, it’s only our National Forest…belonging to all of us; Left, Right and in the middle. Need money? What else can we sell? How about that big old house on Pennsylvania Avenue?
“Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's overhaul of the workers' compensation system has saved California employers billions of dollars over the past two years, but it also has led to a significant drop in benefits paid ...”
That’s OK, as long as the Right People have benefited from it…
“Iran 'could quit nuclear treaty’”
Saturday, February 11, 2006
President Ahmadinejad has hinted that Iran may withdraw from the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.”
Why not? Israel never even joined that club and they seem to be doing quite well…
The libertarians have suggested selling off national lands for along time. I prefer organizations like the Nature Conservancy over the government having the land. The problem is what the governmentis going to do with the money. Payoff the debt, there's an idea that won't ever happen.
ReplyDeleteHow many Iranians died in the holocaust Steve?
ReplyDeleteSo, do we sell off our land to pay our debts every time? Why stop at $800 million? We have plenty of land and plenty of debt.
ReplyDeleteAnd the the Holocaust? Pray tell...what does that have to do with membership in the Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty Group and acting like a responsible world nation?