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Help getting an earmark

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Surely

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Can someone please tell me how to get an earmark on a budget bill? In a 1.1 trillion dollar budget I doubt anyone would notice the measly $500,000 million I am asking for. I need it so I can conduct a study on what it is like to be filthy stinking rich. I'm talking about a private jet (maybe 2), condos around the world, a nice yacht, the mansions, etc. I really, really need to conduct this study as it would provide great insight for future generations. If you have any insight, please share. Thank you.
 
Are you sure $500,000 million is enough? You may have to cut down the # of participants in your study in order to achieve semi-accurate results. I suggest first refining your study to make it more viable and then simply contacting the oldest son of a bitch in the senate.

Ooh, before I forget, what the hell is the point of your thread?
 
Historically Earmarks only account for 10% of any spending bill. Your petition for $500,000,000 is crazy. Lower your expectations.
 
franklin said:
Are you sure $500,000 million is enough? You may have to cut down the # of participants in your study in order to achieve semi-accurate results. I suggest first refining your study to make it more viable and then simply contacting the oldest son of a bitch in the senate.

Ooh, before I forget, what the hell is the point of your thread?
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Um, the money would all go to me. I am the subject of the study. Me, me and me. As to the point of the thread, I heard somewhere that the budget for this year that they are passing (or trying to pass) has thousands of earmarks. I was just wondering how to get a piece of the pie for myself. Think of all that I could do if someone (the government) gave me $500 million. Screw working for it, I just want someone to take care of me and give me everything ($500,000,000).
 
As a practical matter, in the budget game earmarks are small potatos.

Earmarks that actually pass (as opposed to those requested) tend to be around $16 billion per year. Less than 2% of the estimated 2009 budget deficit.

No one likes them. Everyone requests them. But they get an undue amount of attention given their actual contribution to the state of things.
 
Surely said:
Um, the money would all go to me. I am the subject of the study. Me, me and me. As to the point of the thread, I heard somewhere that the budget for this year that they are passing (or trying to pass) has thousands of earmarks. I was just wondering how to get a piece of the pie for myself. Think of all that I could do if someone (the government) gave me $500 million. Screw working for it, I just want someone to take care of me and give me everything ($500,000,000).
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Ahh, I read $500 billion. I can tell you that @ $500 million you are nowhere near the amount required. You could blow that in 3 days. Trust me, you need the $500 billion you originally proposed. I think you're ready to contact a senator now that you've narrowed it down to you only. Trust me and find the oldest guy you can. The tenured ones are the best at getting you what you need.
 
Why trouble to go through Congress when you can just ask uncle Ben to print it with the next batch Fed is printing.
 
Sirkickyass is right about the percentage of ear marks. What makes them bad is not the amount of money but putting earmarks in a bill so our congressman sign the bill.
 
I think what the original poster is talking about is this:

https://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/BNTEAMS-BON-BUD-BUSINESS/2010/12/14/id/379967
A 1,924-page “omnibus” bill to fund the government is headed for a Senate vote that will put lawmakers from both parties on the spot over the practice of earmarking money for projects.

The $1.2 trillion measure, unveiled by Democrats today, includes thousands of earmarks and comes about a month after Republicans adopted a non-binding moratorium on pushing for such projects. The Senate’s Democratic majority aims to overcome that objection with the help of Republicans such as Senators George Voinovich of Ohio and Bob Bennett of Utah who scoff at complaints over the projects.
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So basically, are they voting on the 2011 federal budget? And Republicans are trying to focus on the $8 billion of earmarks? am I reading this wrong?
 
Sooooo seriously. What's this for? Is it basically in addition to whatever was listed as the federal budget? what's so wrong/right with it? how is it different than what's done before?

It seems to me like over half of it is for defense spending. So if Republicans are upset with its cost, then what exactly are they complaining about? are they actually going to advocate a cut in defense spending? If not, then why are they outraged? Also, with the cost exceeding one trillion, why the outrage at $8 billion dollars worth of earmarks? Seems like a pennies compared to the whole thing.

I'm just wondering why I should care about this.
 
Seems like pennies indeed. Are you not aware of the corrupting influence earmarks provide? Surely you are not in favor of an avenue providing representatives a corruptible steam of cash flows. Sure it is a drop in the bucket, but the issue being avoided [at all costs] is not about pennies.

I'd rather not protect the status quo based solely on knee-jerk reaction to the common talk radio POV. In my ideal, America is much more than taking sides simply to experience the thrill of defeat. Unfortunately this is what politics has devolved into.
 
franklin said:
Seems like pennies indeed. Are you not aware of the corrupting influence earmarks provide? Surely you are not in favor of an avenue providing representatives a corruptible steam of cash flows. Sure it is a drop in the bucket, but the issue being avoided [at all costs] is not about pennies.

I'd rather not protect the status quo based solely on knee-jerk reaction to the common talk radio POV. In my ideal, America is much more than taking sides simply to experience the thrill of defeat. Unfortunately this is what politics has devolved into.
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I agree.

But what's this 1.1 trillion going for? Did somebody screw up on their math when they passed the budget?
 
Hey, it looks like I'm not the only one. Dang it! https://www.semissourian.com/story/1687936.html

"Rep. Cleaver has proposed a $48 billion earmark...

Proposed by a gentleman named Lamar Mickens, president of the not-for-profit Quality Day Campus, the $48 billion earmark would funnel money into the inner cities to give money to the poor and thereby produce a much larger consumer class to buy the goods and services produced in this country."

Man I hate being outdone.
 
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