Wooden Arrow

The Wooden Arrow Bailout

While Senators should be applauded for finally recognizing that America's financial system is on the brink, one can't help but wonder why in the world they included a provision to protect a company that makes children's toy arrows into the bailout bill. Did they think no one would notice the pork added to what is probably the most important bill of a lifetime? Amazing (via Bloomberg):Senators attached a provision repealing a 39-cent excise tax on wooden arrows designed for children to an historic $700 billion financial-markets rescue that passed tonight by a vote of 74-25. The provision, ...

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