Apparently Money Does Grow on Trees
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Two of New York City's hackier politicians, Representatives Carolyn Maloney and Anthony Weiner, are getting all bug-eyed over the way Congress is (not) spending your tax dollars:
Of course, the idea that Chicago should pay for Chicago's problems and New York should pay for New York's problems and that Washington should just leave everyone else's pocketbooks alone, never comes up. Go figure.
The hungry Asian longhorned beetle has turned more than 4,000 city trees into mulch, prompting officials to warn Sunday that Gotham could be stuck with a $2.25 billion bill unless the federal government loosens its purse strings.It's easy to declare a problem a "national crisis" when it means that federal funds will end up, literally, in your backyard.
That is, the same way lawmakers have done for Chicago, which has gained an upper hand in the fight against the pesky bugs with help from D.C. dollars.
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Weiner said Sunday that he will introduce an amendment to the agriculture appropriations bill to increase federal anti-beetle funding for New York.
Of course, the idea that Chicago should pay for Chicago's problems and New York should pay for New York's problems and that Washington should just leave everyone else's pocketbooks alone, never comes up. Go figure.
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