Bailout Pork (In Parked Domain Names)
Friday, October 3rd, 2008
Here are some of the sweetener’s the in the Senate’s bailout package.
Whenever there’s something I want to discuss that can’t be tied to domain names, I just find parked domain names for some of the words. I felt sick last night after reading about the pork shoved into the $700 billion bailout package. Here are some of those items according to Taxpayers for Common Sense.
Sec. 503. Exemption from excise tax for certain wooden arrows designed for use by children. The Oregon senators were the initial sponsors of the provisions. According to Bloomberg News, the provision would be worth $200,000 to Rose City Archery in Myrtle Point, Oregon.
Sec. 317. Seven-year cost recovery period for motorsports racing track facility
Sec. 308. Increase in limit on cover over of rum excise tax to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Sec 502. Provisions related to film and television productions — basically, providing incentives for films to be shot in the United States.
Sec. 211. Transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters. Allows employers to provide a benefit to employees for costs associated with bicycle commuting, including purchase and repair of a bicycle, bicycle improvements, and bicycle storage.
Sec. 325. Extension and modification of duty suspension on wool products; wool research fund; wool duty refunds
Sec. 201. Inclusion of cellulosic biofuel in bonus depreciation for biomass ethanol plant property
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