If the program is over-budgeted and all of the funds are not used, the remainder is not returned. Rather there is rampant spending just to use up the allocation of funds so next years funding level is not reduced. Also, monies can not be carried from one year to the next by the agency. All must be consumed every budget period.

This just doesn’t make any sense. It fosters artificial growth of the programs while potentially hurting other programs which could utilize the budget overages from another.

I’ve never met a poor person who provides jobs. Only people that that earned money provide jobs. Right now, people who have money are holding on to their money and not investing in either jobs or stock market. How many people are now unemployed? Tax the rich above their fair share and the economy will continue to decline along with jobs.

As an owner of a business, we would like to hire additional employee in which to grow. However, why should we if we’re going to be taxed above our fair share and those that don’t even pay taxes are allowed to keep living off the backs of those that pay taxes and more importantly provide jobs? The economy is in a full blown circle jerk. How happens when the money runs out?

Want to write and tell him so? Here ya go.
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(the not for much longer) Senator Evan Bayh—>

D.C. Phone: 202-224-5623

D.C. Fax: 202-228-1377

Email: http://bayh.senate.gov/contact/email/

I don’t mind principled opposition, but this is plain stupid. Now we have a president who is trying to engage in meaningful spending that will put put on the path of greatness should we see it through. Who in his right senses will want to oppose spending on infrastructure, energy, education and health care which are investments in our future? This beats my imagination. To think that Bayh was being considered for vice president. Thank GOD that did not happen!!!

When we are in a mess , everyone goes down with us.
We (USA) are the flea market of the world. As the rich
got richer from the labor of the common worker . America
grew in form of taxes collected from every working man and woman and corporations All kinds of programs were made up
with this money that took care of mostly people who
either unwilling or unable to take care of themselves .
in addition to our heroic armed forces who are paid from the
same kitty as well as the politicians who line up for their chance to be elected to a job which pays well with a
set amount of funds (taxes) for traveling and future retirement (taxes) better than the average social security
check . Where do we now go since we are spending more than we are collecting . The rich and corps have tax havens overseas .

Bayh is the new Lieberman (the original Lieberman is keeping his mouth shut and laying low).

As for Nelson, he doesn’t seem to remember the election either.

And voting to give Paris Hilton a tax cut and voting against a budget that gives middle class people a tax cut is worse than anything a Republican did. You would expect a Republican to vote against middle class tax relief and to vote for upper class tax relief.

Nice going, Bayh. Glad you want to help your state’s millionares.

For Bayh’s part, it’s unclear why he’s standing in the way of the agenda his constituents voted in support of last November. Yglesias suggests, “Bayh just made a decision of conscience and principle to stand with Mitch McConnell and Jim DeMint on the most important domestic policy vote of his career.”

It’s not unclear to me. Bayh is a politician, and politicians are paid by corporations and lobbyists to protect the wealth individuals manage to accumulate by lies, bribery, corruption, and thievery.

Now that the public masses are finally beginning to wake up and begin voting the corrupt bastards out of office, the corporations and lobbyists are demanding that the milder members of the politician’s club begin falling on their swords by revealing their true colors.

Thanks for the link to Bayh’s email. It made it easy to give him feedback from one of his constituents.

What is our next step? The House and Senate versions now get reconciled, yes? There is still an opportunity to lobby having this amendment stricken from the final legislation, correct? If so then on whom should we be turning our lobbying attention?

We all feel for them, I’m sure, but . . .

Oh, for god’s sake, spare me!

These clowns vote down the budget that brings help to average Americans, but vote to reduce tax on the wealthy heirs of America. Blue dogs – you are making me see red!

I think it is currently 3.5 million

You mean a ‘real’ cow? They are all pretty good at milking a cash cow.