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**Pete** · 09-26-2009, 06:44

"Program Money Doing Little For Soldiers"

AP story in today's printed Fayetteville Observer. No writter/author listed.

Could not find an online link for the story.

US Rep D Price (D-NC) got 10 million dollars inserted into the 2004 budget to help deployed NG and Reserve soldiers. The program, Citizen Soldier Support Program, has spent $7.3 million so far.

Quotes from the story "...has spent most of the money on six-figure salaries, university over-head, highly paid consultants and travel......." ---- "Half of the eight full-time employees are paid more than $100,000 a year, including a deputy director who has been reimbursed $76,000 for food, travel and lodging when she commutes from her home in northern Virginia to North Carolina....."

And the Money Quote "Price said the program is worthy of federal funding and that he still supports its goals."

OK, all you serfs out there, back to work, get that tax money flowing. The fat cats will need more of your money to support their lifestyles.

09-26-2009, 06:44	#1
Pete Quiet Professional Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Fayetteville Posts: 13,080	Program Money Doing Little For Soldiers "Program Money Doing Little For Soldiers" AP story in today's printed Fayetteville Observer. No writter/author listed. Could not find an online link for the story. US Rep D Price (D-NC) got 10 million dollars inserted into the 2004 budget to help deployed NG and Reserve soldiers. The program, Citizen Soldier Support Program, has spent $7.3 million so far. Quotes from the story "...has spent most of the money on six-figure salaries, university over-head, highly paid consultants and travel......." ---- "Half of the eight full-time employees are paid more than $100,000 a year, including a deputy director who has been reimbursed $76,000 for food, travel and lodging when she commutes from her home in northern Virginia to North Carolina....." And the Money Quote "Price said the program is worthy of federal funding and that he still supports its goals." OK, all you serfs out there, back to work, get that tax money flowing. The fat cats will need more of your money to support their lifestyles.
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