Congress just passed a legislation which is expanding government sponsored service programs by a huge margin. Americorps is going to have its positions tripled. And what is this going to cost us taxpayers considering that Americorps is a "volunteer" organization? $6 BILLION! That is billion with a "b". Why does the government try to compete with private nonprofits which are a lot more efficient and a lot less corrupt? It's easy, it's a ploy to help them get reelected. A feel good piece of legislation that will burn a bigger hole in everyone's pocket. The question that I would like to ask is if there is even a demand for that many volunteer positions. How many people applied last year to volunteer for Americorps? How many people are they projecting this year? Maybe I don't want to know the answer...
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Thursday, March 19, 2009
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