-Caveat Lector- Source: The New American/The Right Answers, July 19. 1999, page 25 QUESTION: How much has AmeriCorps cost taxpayers? How many "volunteer" have been involved in the program? ANSWER: As of the end of 1998, some $2.1 billion was spent on the four-year-old AmeriCorps --- President Clinton's vaunted plan to pay young people to volunteer. More than 1000,000 members have served in the ranks of what has been called the "domestic Peace Corps." The volunteers serve in government agencies and certain approved non-profits -- which has included doing work in partisan and ideological campaigns. The House Subcommittee on Government Oversight, chaired by Representative Peter Hoekstra (R-MI), has uncovered many of the activities that have been funded by the taxpayers. Summarizing some of the congressional panel's findings late last year was 'Investor's Business Daily': $$ "Sponsoring a 'Maxine Waters Day of Caring' in association with the Democratic Los Angeles congresswoman [then] heading the Congressional Black Caucus. AmeriCorps also has participated in rallies for other congressional Democrats." $$ "Attending Earth Day rallies." $$ "Giving $400,000 for the Human Resource Development Institute, a subsidiary of the AFL-CIO. $$ Paying $400,000 for the Washington-based National Multicultural Institute to conduct diversity training." $$ Aiding the Environmental Protection Agency's 'environmental justice campaign.'" Little wonder Chairman Hoekstra has called the agency "nothing more than a huge government bureaucracy seeking new ways to spend taxpayer money." Actually, that's rather a benevolent definition for an agency established to recruit fodder for the central government. ---William P. Hoar ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------- http://www.thenewamerican.com Bard Visit me at: The Center for Exposing Corruption in the Federal Government http://www.xld.com/public/center/center.htm Federal Government defined: ....a benefit/subsidy protection racket! DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om