Gee, Thanks, Congress: More ‘Stimulus-Porkulus’ Dollars for Other Countries: US Taxpayers May Pay for Food Stamps for Poor in Mariana Islands
Posted By Vicki McClure Davidson on April 20, 2009
By Vicki McClure Davidson * Frugal Café Blog Zone
Reminder of what the tea parties were about: 2009 Tax Day Tea Party Protest, Phoenix, AZ
The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) is just another grabby hand in the US taxpayers’ diminishing cookie jar. When, exactly, does the stimulus money reach any of the American taxpayers it was suppose to help? Like, those who paid the taxes in the first place?
Three cheers for us supporting the whole freakin’ world, but I guess that’s our atonement for being so arrogant and racist and stupid and insensitive… yeah, I keep forgetting. Silly me.
I just get a bit crazy with my misfiring conservative brain cells when I hear of yet another government spending spree in another part of the world, again kicking my kids’ future squarely in the teeth, using money I earned honestly through the sweat of my own brow.
Read this:
Food stamps mulled for poor permanent residents
By Moneth Deposa
The CNMI government, through the Department of Community and Cultural Affairs, has filed an application for a $3 million grant that would allow the inclusion of poor permanent residents in the federal Nutrition Assistance Program.
This was disclosed by DCCA Secretary Cecilia T. Celes Friday, who said the funds would come from the stimulus law, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
Permanent residents are foreign nationals who were granted permanent residency immigration status on island.
In Fiscal Year 2009, the CNMI food stamp program was allocated $10.8 million, the bulk of which goes to low-income U.S. citizens.
Celes said there are approximately over 200 permanent residents who may be eligible for food stamps but are barred because of the citizenship requirement.
“Our staff have noted a significant number of low-income permanent residents that may qualify for the food stamp program,” she said, adding that the number may go up as a result of the current economic crunch.
Celes said part of the $3 million stimulus grant, if approved, is also being eyed for use in building local capacity by giving “employment” to NAP recipients. The idea, she said, is to employ these people with government agencies but their wages will be paid by a portion of $3 million grant.
“Our target is to give short-term jobs and training to the clients, maybe a year, until they actually get a job from either the government or private sector,” she said.
Michelle Malkin: Stimulus money for foreign food stamp recipients?! and Fighting foreign bailouts and Your stimulus dollars at work and Stop spending my money on porkulus road signs
Vets On The Watch: Mr. Spock Now Sports A Goatee
Fire Andrea Mitchell!: Hey, how about some of OUR money for the Northern Mariana Islands for food stamps and job training?
Roy Beck, NumbersUSA: Age 18-29 Joblessness Sky-High — Lifetime of Meaningless Idleness At Stake
The Angry White Guy: Porkulus Money wasted… are you shocked? Me neither.
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