I am shocked–shocked–to learn that Congress has chosen to bar casinos from getting any of the nearly trillion dollars in stimulus money that’s floating around. From CNN:
Congress has moved to prevent money from the proposed $825 billion stimulus package from being used for zoos, aquariums, golf courses, swimming pools and casinos, an effort to ensure the bill funds only what it calls the "highest quality" infrastructure projects.
Restrictions added to the stimulus proposal would keep the money from zoo projects, among other things.
Restrictions added to the stimulus proposal would keep the money from zoo projects, among other things.
"The purpose of this bill is to direct funding at projects that are primarily and clearly aimed at benefiting the economic conditions of communities and the public at large," the bill states. "The federal government and all other levels of government are directed to look with a skeptical eye at projects that don't meet that test."
Congress looks to keep stimulus cash from zoos, golf courses – CNN.com.
Let’s play a game. It’s called “what do these things have in common?”
Here’s how it goes: I list a bunch of things, then you tell me what they have in common.
Let’s try: zoos, aquariums, golf courses, swimming pools and casinos–what do they have in common?