Stimulus Package

Here are some of the niftier items found in the proposed stimulus package with only 12% going to actual job creating sources:

-- $100 million for the Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control Grant Program
-- $200 million to the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Program
-- $300 million for "Violence Against Women Prevention and Prosecution Programs"
-- $900 million for the IRS for the "Limitation on Administrative Expenses"
-- $1 million for the Railroad Retirement Board for administrative costs
-- $2 billion for the Drinking Water State Revolving Act
-- $50 million for Health and Human Services to carry out injury prevention programs
-- $1.1 billion for studies on the effectiveness of different medical treatments -- $200 million to upgrade labs and facilities for the Department of Agriculture "to improve workplace safety and mission-area efficiencies"
-- $10 million for urban canal inspection
-- $16 billion to pay for student financial aid
-- $1 billion to pay for the U.S. Census
-- $600 million to pay for a fuel-efficient federal auto fleet
-- $650 million for the Digital Converter Box Program to help the constantly delayed transition from analog television
-- $485 million to the Forest Service for "hazardous fuels reduction and hazard mitigation activities in areas at high risk of catastrophic wildfire"
-- Up to $1 billion for "summer activities" for youths as old as 24
-- $40 million for the occupational research agenda
-- $3 billion for the Centers for Disease Control wellness programs and vaccinations
-- $410 million for Indian health facilities
-- $2.4 billion for carbon-capture demonstrations

Wow! This is supposed to create 3 million new jobs.

**source: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/first100days/2009/02/12/pork-platter-stimulus-contains-items-boost-economy/

Thanks be...

Thanks be to God the Father that he loves us so much that He has actively chosen to reconcile a one-sided relationship that doesn't deserve to be redeemed.

I am thankful for God the Son who submitted to the will of the Father, took human form, lived a perfect life only to sacrifice Himself on the cross at Calvary to pay for the sins of all man.

I am thankful for God the Spirit who lives within me, reveals my flaws and anoints my walk through sanctifying grace.

I am thankful for a wife I do not deserve.

I am thankful for 3 wonderful children who transform my life daily.

I am thankful for North Ridge Community Church and Pastor Matt Hawkins for pointing me in the direction of righteousness.

I am thankful for all the ministries that fight the daily spiritual battles in the name of Jesus Christ.

I am thankful for a work environment that provides job security and the opportunity to work with people who understand taking Faith to work.

I am thankful for today because it's another day to meet the Lost where they are.

Thanks be to God. Amen.