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SMUD's Smart Meters
Posted On 10/29/2009 06:40:58 by An-American-Taxpayer
Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) announced the award of $127.5 million dollars in stimulus Money for the purchase and installation of smart electric meters.
I have no problem with the award to SMUD or updating the electric grid,  I do however have a problem with SMUD teaming up with Landis+Gyr of Switzerland for this project.
This is Federal Taxpayer Money,  and I want to know why SMUD is awarding contracts to a Company in Switzerland for the pro... Read More



Waste of the Stimulus Grants
Posted On 10/05/2009 09:54:22 by SacramentoGrapevine
The US Government and the Highly Paid Law Makers are at it again.
Yes President Obama tried to do a good thing with the stimulus Program,  however there is money being wasted on stupid things Associate Professor Tammy Henderson of Oklahoma State University has received $1.1 million dollars to produce a study on Alaskan grandparents.  Please tell me how this will produce jobs.
A project to expand the Port of Anchorage was awarded $75,000.000.00 dollars,  this proj... Read More



We were Promised Affordable Healthcare
Posted On 02/03/2009 11:41:39 by CrockPotPatty
Tuesday, February 03, 2009  I Only Have One Question
Current mood:  argumentative
Category: News and Politics I Only Have One Question.

When the congress cut the spending on "Birth Control" which is really womens health, was that a discriminatory cut? If that funding were for prostate cancer research or treatment would they have done the same thing? Just so we are clear, those Planned Parenthoods provide much more tha... Read More
























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