Re: What's Your Favorite Government Expenditure?

On 4/2/2024 6:34 PM, BTR1701 wrote:

In article <a60p0j9mro42sauclhjq06j97sqhl3qc9s@4ax.com>,
  shawn <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com> wrote:
 

On Tue, 02 Apr 2024 14:17:57 -0700, BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
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Just taking a little poll here. What is you guys' favorite part of the
recent $1.2 trillion federal spending bill?
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Is it...
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(1) $850,000 for a gay senior citizen home in Massachusetts; or

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Why do they need a home just for gay senior citizens? There must be
something else going on.

 And why should do I, as a California resident, pay for it? If
Massachusetts needs gay senior citizens homes, let Massachusetts pay for
them.

The "local community" is the one being served.  Depending on the prevalence of the minority being addressed, that could be anything from a city block to an entire nation.