random points in the stimulus bill passed by the house

WIC:


FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE 14
SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR 15
WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN (WIC) 16
For an additional amount for the special supple- 17
mental nutrition program as authorized by section 17 of 18
the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786), 19
$100,000,000, for the purposes specified in section 20
17(h)(10)(B)(ii) for the Secretary of Agriculture to pro- 21
vide assistance to State agencies to implement new man- 22
agement information systems or improve existing manage- 23
ment information systems for the program. 24

Please read carefully...none of this money is going to assist anyone. It is going to IT. $100M for IT for a program that could use that money to help a lot of people.
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Administrative Expenses for Food Benefits

(c) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.— 15
(1) IN GENERAL.—For the costs of State ad- 16
ministrative expenses associated with carrying out 17
this section, the Secretary shall make available 18
$150,000,000 in each of fiscal years 2009 and 2010, 19
to remain available through September 30, 2012, of 20
which $4,500,000 is for necessary expenses of the 21
Food and Nutrition Service for management and 22
oversight of the program and for monitoring the in- 23
tegrity and evaluating the effects of the payments 24
made under this section. 25

People, that is $150 MILLION to tell you your benefits have been extended. Don't you think the increase in your check would clue you in.

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More government jobs...


NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION 9
ADMINISTRATION 10
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 11
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex- 12
penses’’, $350,000,000, to remain available until Sep- 13
tember 30, 2011: Provided, That funds shall be available 14
to establish the State Broadband Data and Development 15
Grant Program, as authorized by Public Law 110–385, 16
for the development and implementation of statewide ini- 17
tiatives to identify and track the availability and adoption 18
of broadband services within each State, and to develop 19
and maintain a nationwide broadband inventory map, as 20
authorized by section 3101 of this Act. 21

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ok, this thing is long and boring. needless to say much of what is included falls under "administrative" costs and statistical studies that are pointless. the whole doc is app 260 pages long.