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Author    Post   twotap F L I N T O I D Nancy Pelosi: Dumber than soap. Nancy claims that we lose 500 million American jobs each month we don't pass her $1 trillion pork barrel spending boondoggle. But she is after all the brains behind the democrats. Link WASHINGTON - Senate Republicans yesterday stripped a special $246 million tax break for Hollywood producers from President Obama's stimulus package. "This isn't stimulus. This is a gift," said Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.), who wrote the amendment to strike out the giveaway for some of the Democrats' most generous political supporters. "It's not going to stimulate the economy at all," he said. "What it's going to do is line the pockets of very wealthy individuals already not experiencing the downside of the economy." The 52-45 vote was largely along party lines, with nearly every Republican voting to remove the Hollywood tax break, joined by 13 Democrats and independent Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman. Under the measure, Hollywood moguls would have been allowed to write off half the production and filming costs of big-budget films and TV shows. Backed by Walt Disney and the Motion Picture Association of America, the provision amounted to an estimated $246 million tax break over 11 years. The entertainment industry gave nearly $20 million in campaign contributions to Democrats during the 2008 election cycle, according to OpenSecrets.org. Under existing law, only the first $15 million of production costs can be written off. Meanwhile, President Obama said he did not want to send a protectionist message on world trade and would look at altering "Buy American" language in the stimulus bill. churt@nypost.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stimulus Brings Out City Wish Lists: Neon for Vegas, Harleys for Shreveport Most Ask for Roads, Sewers, but Some Want the Kitchen Sink -- and a Frisbee Golf CourseArticle Comments more in US »By JENNIFER LEVITZ and PHILIP SHISHKIN Las Vegas, which by some accounts already glitters, wants $2 million for neon signs. Boynton Beach, Fla., is looking for $4.5 million for an "eco park" featuring butterfly gardens and gopher tortoises. And Chula Vista, Calif., would like $500,000 to create a place for dogs to run off the leash. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _________________ "If you like your current healthcare you can keep it, Period"!! Barack Hussein Obama--- multiple times. Wed Feb 04, 2009 1:03 pm  andi03 F L I N T O I D ***And Chula Vista, Calif., would like $500,000 to create a place for dogs to run off the leash.**** Half of the dogs would never be seen again. Wed Feb 04, 2009 2:58 pm    Display posts from previous:   All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First

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