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D.C. officials said yesterday that the Bush administration is refusing to reimburse the District for most of the costs associated with next week's inauguration, breaking with precedent and forcing the city to divert $11.9 million from homeland security projects.
Federal officials have told the District that it should cover the expenses by using some of the $240 million in federal homeland security grants it has received in the past three years -- money awarded to the city because it is among the places at highest risk of a terrorist attack.
What terrorist attack? You don't need that stinkin' money, DC! What, you don't like diverting funds to fit this President's cause (like that's anything new for the Republicans anyway)?
Tough shit you damn overwhelming Democratic majority!
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Jan-11-2005 20:26
zig
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They should tell him he cant be inauguratted,till he stumps up the cash..up front..hhmmmm..that should work shouldnt it?
Jan-11-2005 20:31
zig
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oh yeah forgot to mention..up front..in cash..dollar bills
Jan-11-2005 20:36
NeoPhono
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Location: In Orbit
I don't see any problem with it.
The federal government wants the city to use federal money to pay for the inauguration. It's not like they're asking the city to use all of the money, only roughly 5%. If there was an attack on the president or the motorcade, I'd probably consider that to be a terrorist activity, even if it was from a domestic source. Basically the government is asking DC to use the money that it gave the city to prevent terrorist activity, money the government gave DC for that purpose.
Besides, how much money do you think this event will generate for DC anyway?
Jan-11-2005 21:16
Q5echo
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Registered: Feb 2004
Location: Dallas
what will happen is the city will itemize costs accrued during the event and will present a bill to the government, as opposed to a lump sum prior to.
Jan-11-2005 22:31
Sevas Stra
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Location: NYC
people in DC have money? (not counting georgetown)
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Jan-12-2005 00:38
Fir3start3r
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Location: Toronto, ON, Canada
Wow...talk about wanting the cake and eating it too!
Good job Bush!
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Jan-12-2005 00:40
smokeape
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Well, George has a concern there with the fact that D.C. was murder capital of the world for years.
Hell, it might still be. BTW, who holds the crown these days as the murder captial of the world?
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Jan-12-2005 01:10
x-filer
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quote:
Originally posted by smokeape
Well, George has a concern there with the fact that D.C. was murder capital of the world for years.
Hell, it might still be. BTW, who holds the crown these days as the murder captial of the world?
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in the US or outside
For the US it is Detroit it used to be Chicago.
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Jan-12-2005 01:26
zig
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quote:
Originally posted by x-filer
in the US or outside
For the US it is Detroit it used to be Chicago.
yep 2003 Chicago
2004 Detroit
the rest of world im not sure,i think the country with the most murders is South Africa..but not 100%
Jan-12-2005 01:38
x-filer
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...hmmm wanna know something? Russian had 5,000 ppl killed by guns in 2001 then in 2002 it was over 10,000ppl they might have the most murders.
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Jan-12-2005 01:46
zig
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quote:
Originally posted by x-filer
...hmmm wanna know something? Russian had 5,000 ppl killed by guns in 2001 then in 2002 it was over 10,000ppl they might have the most murders.
naw dont think its russia the stats i read were from 2003 for south africa and the amount was 21,000 in the previous year 2002..but these stats change all the time could be a different country now.
Funny thing in the article i read (scary thing) was that it was the most dangerous place in the world to be a white farmer..food for thought..quite literally..because of the murder rate..as they were thought to have money by poorer people = prime targets.
(not counting georgetown)
