Talk radio has been hammering this porkulous bill for a week now. It's the wish list of liberal causes and groups that have been left out for the past 10 years or so IMO.
Watching the tides change from one extreme to another this bill is completely predictable and that's just the rules of the game. Who ever is in control takes care of "thier people". I completely get that.
What I thought was interesting was to find a chunk of the porkulous bucks for Filipinos.
Specifically veterans that have been under the control of the US mil. Ok.
Reading further, this chunk is set aside for Filipino vets ....from WWII!
My next thought was, "didn't we ( the US ) give those veterans a big pension or lump sum in the late 40's under Magsaysay?" The answer would be yes, we did. That was under the Rogers Bill.
On April 23, 1946, Magsaysay was elected as an Independent to the Philippine House of Representatives. In 1948, President Roxas chose Magsaysay to go to Washington as Chairman of the Committee on Guerrilla Affairs, to help to secure passage of the Rogers Bill, giving considerable benefits to Philippine veterans.
I've been unable to locate my book to cite the exact sum but it was indeed granted. Was it considerable? I can't remember. The vets were very happy about it whatever the amount was.
So my point is.....
If this group of Filipino veterans benefits was included in the bill,
a group that had already been paid nearly 60 years ago.....they were digging
deep to find recipients for this money.
Stimulus for the American economy? Or the world?
Granted, it's a small amount in the scheme of things but talk about kitchen sink!