{"id":42996,"date":"2020-12-22T09:05:59","date_gmt":"2020-12-22T13:05:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=42996"},"modified":"2020-12-22T09:06:43","modified_gmt":"2020-12-22T13:06:43","slug":"while-only-eligible-citizens-get-a-measly-600-look-at-the-billions-in-pork-received-by-american-politicians-their-families-their-friends-and-their-business-partners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=42996","title":{"rendered":"<b>While only eligible citizens get a measly $600, look at the billions in pork received by American politicians, their families, their friends and their business partners!<\/b>"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Pork City: Here Are The Most Ridiculous Pet Projects In $900 Billion Stimulus Package<\/h1>\n<p><!--more-->ZeroHedge.com<\/p>\n<div class=\"ArticleFull_body__3kFg9 NodeBody_container__2N7hs\">\n<p>As Congress prepares to pass a $900 billion\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/markets\/here-full-text-covid-stimulus-bill-all-5593-pages-it\">COVID-19 stimulus bill<\/a>\u00a0rolled into a consolidated appropriations package &#8211; with funding for assistance for households and businesses, along with vaccine distribution and other pandemic-related measures,\u00a0<strong>the bill also includes a ton of pork per usual<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/5392839409_ba7a6cb563_b.jpg?itok=gGdY5tvB\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/5392839409_ba7a6cb563_b.jpg?itok=gGdY5tvB\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/5392839409_ba7a6cb563_b.jpg?itok=gGdY5tvB\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"f3f299e6-6bf8-4d9f-a0a5-ee28c285bee5\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We already know about the\u00a0<strong>$600 checks<\/strong>\u00a0for each adult and dependent. This time, however, &#8216;mixed-status&#8217; households where eligible citizens live with illegal immigrants, will not only receive payments &#8211; they can retroactively claim benefits after being left out of the last round.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1341049677953773569&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fpolitical%2Fpork-city-here-are-most-ridiculous-pet-projects-900-billion-spending-package&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-pointer-lock allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation allow-presentation\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1341049677953773569\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"Advert_desktop__1J5vD Advert_tablet__3QEBr Advert_mobile__1rlLc Advert_align__N0_fw Advert_placement__1I4yb\"><\/div>\n<p>The bill also includes $300 per week in enhanced unemployment benefits, and would extend unemployment to 50 weeks for both state and federal programs, vs. the standard 26 weeks.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caption caption-img\" role=\"group\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/package%201a.PNG?itok=HuQzvJVe\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"361\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"0dcfbdca-b35b-43a4-b50a-4f7932eb1557\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><figcaption><em>Illustration via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/what-is-in-the-900-billion-covid-19-aid-bill-11608557531\">WSJ.com<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And now,\u00a0<strong>on to the pork&#8230;\u00a0<\/strong>which includes\u00a0<strong>billions to foreign countries<\/strong>, US military\u00a0<strong>weapons purchases<\/strong>\u00a0which go above and beyond their budgets,\u00a0<strong>$40 million for the Kennedy Center<\/strong>, and nearly\u00a0<strong>$200 million<\/strong>\u00a0so that federal HIV\/AIDS workers overseas can buy cars and car insurance, among other things.<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOREIGN HANDOUTS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>A\u00a0<em>minimum of\u00a0<\/em>$3.3 billion in grants to Israel<em>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1341133608380231682&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fpolitical%2Fpork-city-here-are-most-ridiculous-pet-projects-900-billion-spending-package&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1341133608380231682\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"Advert_desktop__1J5vD Advert_align__N0_fw Advert_placement__1I4yb\"><\/div>\n<p>Also included is\u00a0<strong>$453 million to Ukraine, on top of the $400 million Trump eventually released.<\/strong>\u00a0No word on how much of that goes to the &#8216;big guy.&#8217;<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-2\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-2&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1341137239724716035&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fpolitical%2Fpork-city-here-are-most-ridiculous-pet-projects-900-billion-spending-package&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1341137239724716035\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>$10 million for &#8220;gender programs&#8221; in Pakistan<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-3\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-3&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=true&amp;id=1341118334570553345&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fpolitical%2Fpork-city-here-are-most-ridiculous-pet-projects-900-billion-spending-package&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1341118334570553345\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>$1.3 billion to Egypt,\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>$700 million to Sudan.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-4\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-4&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1341124104871620609&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fpolitical%2Fpork-city-here-are-most-ridiculous-pet-projects-900-billion-spending-package&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1341124104871620609\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-5\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-5&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1341121169949413378&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fpolitical%2Fpork-city-here-are-most-ridiculous-pet-projects-900-billion-spending-package&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1341121169949413378\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>$135 million to Burma, $85.5 million to Cambodia, $1.4 billion for an &#8220;Asia Reassurance Initiative Act,&#8221; and $130 million to Nepal<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-6\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-6&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1341119170671501312&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fpolitical%2Fpork-city-here-are-most-ridiculous-pet-projects-900-billion-spending-package&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1341119170671501312\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>BOMBS AWAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>$4 billion for Navy weapons procurement, $2 billion for Space Force and $2 billion for Air Force missiles.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-7\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-7&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1341126788500615169&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fpolitical%2Fpork-city-here-are-most-ridiculous-pet-projects-900-billion-spending-package&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1341126788500615169\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-8\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-8&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=true&amp;id=1341127109247455233&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fpolitical%2Fpork-city-here-are-most-ridiculous-pet-projects-900-billion-spending-package&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1341127109247455233\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>BUREAUCRATIC BONANZA AND OTHER MALARKEY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>$208 million<\/strong>\u00a0to upgrade the Census Bureau&#8217;s computer systems (which couldn&#8217;t have waited until the next count in 2030?).<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-9\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-9&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1341137564858724352&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fpolitical%2Fpork-city-here-are-most-ridiculous-pet-projects-900-billion-spending-package&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1341137564858724352\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>$40 million for the Kennedy Center, and funding to discourage teenagers from drinking and hooking up<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-10\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-10&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1341141728225599488&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fpolitical%2Fpork-city-here-are-most-ridiculous-pet-projects-900-billion-spending-package&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1341141728225599488\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>$193 million for federal HIV\/AIDS workers to buy cars and car insurance overseas<\/strong><strong>, and a feminist museum<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-11\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-11&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1341137666230939650&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fpolitical%2Fpork-city-here-are-most-ridiculous-pet-projects-900-billion-spending-package&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1341137666230939650\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Funding for a commission to educate consumers\u00a0<strong>&#8220;about the dangers associated with using or storing portable fuel containers for flammable liquids near an open flame.&#8221;<\/strong>\u00a0(What?)<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-12\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-12&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=true&amp;id=1341143873482067968&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fpolitical%2Fpork-city-here-are-most-ridiculous-pet-projects-900-billion-spending-package&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1341143873482067968\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Just remember,\u00a0<strong>$600 is a\u00a0<em>significant<\/em>\u00a0amount&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-13\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" 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