"Shovel-ready: Stimulus funds still being spent on manure project" by Elizabeth Harrington
As part of the Recovery and Reinvestment Act, or stimulus act, passed over five years ago, $60,000 in taxpayer dollars is being used to haul manure from a public corral in Oregon that holds horses awaiting adoption. People who are up for the task will get paid $17 per hour plus fringe benefits. If there is a beneficial use for the manure then it will be utilized, otherwise the manure will be disposed of.
These funds allotted to the horse corral will benefit them and the workers who get paid. However, this also will contribute to the budget deficit. It could possibly have a beneficial impact if it it used as fertilizer, but the article says that it might not be.
I think that although this helps create jobs, the money could be put to much better use, or not used at all. The whole idea behind mixed economies and capitalist economies is that privatizing businesses creates a drive to work and spend money in appropriate and beneficial areas. We have also discussed the growing debt of America. The debt should be a priority, not horse manure.
True that. I think the money shouldn't be spent on this unless it's absolutely necessary (for some reason.) although it is creating jobs, the money could be better spent elsewhere.
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