Cronyism and the fiscal cliff.

[SemiAuto]

CONGRESS, APPARENTLY, couldn’t end the year without showering billions on a handful of interest groups, some of which you probably didn’t even know existed.

The Post’s Brad Plumer points out that the “fiscal cliff” bill that passed Congress on Tuesday contained a bonanza for single-issue lobbyists, extending supports for Puerto Rican rum distillers, Hollywood studios, tribal-lands coal, electric-scooter makers and other corporate interests that Congress will subsidize through the tax code for another year or two. It’s easy to blame some combination of policy inertia and congressional distraction for the largely rote reauthorization of some of these items; most lawmakers simply didn’t have the capacity to think much about the relatively small tax loophole for NASCAR racetracks. Yet that’s not true of some of the biggest-ticket items, which have been the subject of reform discussions all year long.

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The usual K Street crap sandwich from Washington.

[flyboy56]

And from everyone here in Puerto Rico, we want to shout out a big THANK YOU! Drinks are on...you, tax payer.

[OldBay]

And from everyone here in Puerto Rico, we want to shout out a big THANK YOU! Drinks are on...you, tax payer.

I'd like a dark n stormy, please.

For those who don't get your post:

http://news.yahoo.com/cliff-deal-hel...-politics.html

[flyboy56]

Maybe the gubmint will help subsidize one of these green machines for me?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjv1MQu9jXM

[BiggSeth]

I'd like a dark n stormy, please.

For those who don't get your post:

http://news.yahoo.com/cliff-deal-hel...-politics.html

Dark and Stormy is made with Gosling's Black Seal Rum and ginger beer.

Bahamian rum, not that swill from the drug-infested hell hole of puerto rico...

http://www.goslingsrum.com/details.asp?RecipeID=192

[BiggSeth]

What else did anyone expect?

Those who paid for access and cover with their campaign contributions expected to be taken care of....


It doesn't matter D or R, they are all in the same kabal....

[flyboy56]

Dark and Stormy is made with Gosling's Black Seal Rum and ginger beer.

Bahamian rum, not that swill from the drug-infested hell hole of puerto rico...

http://www.goslingsrum.com/details.asp?RecipeID=192

Beer and rum mixed? Interesting combo. I wonder how a Dark and Tan beer would taste with rum?

[OldBay]

Beer and rum mixed? Interesting combo. I wonder how a Dark and Tan beer would taste with rum?

BiggSeth: I stand corrected geographically. It was the first rum drink that came to mind (popular among boaters).

Flyboy: Ginger beer is non-alcoholic. I buy the Gosling's ginger beer at my local Giant. On sale now @ 2.99/6-pack. It can be consumed alone or mixed with rum. The Goslings Black Seal is not cheap; best price per oz is to buy by the 1/2 gal.

[flyboy56]

BiggSeth: I stand corrected geographically. It was the first rum drink that came to mind (popular among boaters).

Flyboy: Ginger beer is non-alcoholic. I buy the Gosling's ginger beer at my local Giant. On sale now @ 2.99/6-pack. It can be consumed alone or mixed with rum. The Goslings Black Seal is not cheap; best price per oz is to buy by the 1/2 gal.

I do know what ginger beer is thanks.

[SalisburySage]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/0...6pLid%3D252378

"This shows that the lobbyists are able to get what they want even when everyone else is starving," said Phineas Baxandall, senior analyst for tax and budget policy at the U.S. Public Interest Research Group. "It also shows they are best able to get what they want when no one else is paying attention."