Re: [ECOLOG-L] Spending the taxpayer's money: Was Palin laughs at fruit fly research

2008-10-31 Thread David M. Lawrence
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Re: [ECOLOG-L] Spending the taxpayer's money: Was Palin laughs at fruit fly research

2008-10-30 Thread Cary Chevalier
il: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Latitude 39o 45' 29.94559" N - Longitude 94o 47' 6.49119" W _ From: Ruth McDowell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2008 9:29 AM To: Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] Spending the taxpayer's money: Was

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Spending the taxpayer's money: Was Palin laughs at fruit fly research

2008-10-30 Thread Ruth McDowell
Thats why Obama's "google for government" bill is such a great idea. Right now there is absolutely no transparency and we have a right to know how and where tax money is being spent, how much is "unaccounted for", etc... I'd wager that the public would be a hell of a lot angrier to know how much m

[ECOLOG-L] Spending the taxpayer's money: Was Palin laughs at fruit fly research

2008-10-29 Thread Christopher J Wells
Costs have to be attached to any gov funded research because we spend taxpayers' money to conduct the research for the benefit of the taxpayer. Ask any Congressman. As a consumer, I like to know that every dime I spend in a grocery store buys me the product I want at a price I think is reasonab