Things you should know (according to CNN)about budget

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Originally Posted by derf

Discontinue the program to build a repository for nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. Savings in 2011: $197 million - dumb, where is the nuke waste gonna go?

Yucca is so locked down in NIMBY/HIPPY lawsuits, it's probably not a viable option anyway. Maybe we could send it to the moon?

Originally Posted by derf

End oil and gas company tax preferences. Savings in 2011: $2.6 billion. Over 10 years: $36.5 billion - thanks I blame expensive gas on you mr prez

End coal subsidies. Savings over 10 years: $2.3 billion - cool I'm down with this

So high gas is bad, but you're OK with high electricity?

Originally Posted by derf

Terminate program to develop an alternative engine program for the Joint Strike Fighter. Savings in 2011: $465 million - cool I'm down with this

Seriously. Pick a fucking engine already.

Originally Posted by derf

Terminate production of C-17 transport. Savings in 2010: $2.5 billion - no the DoD is hurting for transport capabilities, and you want what?

The DoD has been trying to stop buying C-17's since 2007, but Congress people from California keep voting for the funding to make themselves look better at home. The Pentagon said they have plenty of cargo capacity with the C-17's they've already paid for, and the C-5's that are still in good shape. I think the Joint Chiefs probably know more about what they need, than Diane Feinstien.

Originally Posted by derf

Cancel the Constellation Systems program intended to return astronauts to the moon by 2020. Savings per year: $2.5 billion to $5 billionRead more - Fuck you Obama, dipshitiest move, I think Palin just won my next vote

Fuck. There goes my moon idea.

Originally Posted by derf

Eliminate subsidies to student loan providers and increase the Department of Education's capacity to make loans directly to students. Savings over 10 years: $43 billion - hmmmmm interesting, so you want to cut the middleman, crazy idea

Stop giving tax money to banks, so they can loan it back to us? Works for me.

Originally Posted by derf

Terminate program to build EP-X manned airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft. Savings in 2011: $10 million - no opinion, its only 10mil

End grants to manufacturers of worsted wool. Annual savings: $5 million - ok, its only 5 mil

Ten million here, five million there, pretty soon it starts to add up to real money.

Originally Posted by derf

Eliminate grant program for inter-city bus security. Annual savings: $12 million - yeh you ride the bus now, tell me how safe you feel

Too many buses to make them all "safe".

Originally Posted by derf

End competitive grant program for local communities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Savings in 2011: $10 million - is 10mil there to make me feel good?

I'm not sure what that's supposed to be.

Originally Posted by derf

Terminate the Navy's Next Generation Cruiser. Savings in 2011: $46 million - i guess it could be good

The CG(X) has no air or ballistic missile defenses, so it's fucked anyway. Do not want.

Originally Posted by derf

End Corps of Engineers low-priority construction projects. Savings in 2011: $214 million - which bridge is gonna collapse next, trust me these folks are not the most efficient people, I'm one of them, bad idea

Key words here are "low-priority".

JC