Feral Hogs - The Other White Meat

After reading this article on pork spending I am thrilled to see that it's literally being applied to pigs. It's time to address the feral hog crisis here in Missouri. After all, all those feral pigs pillaging towns.....

With less money for many federal programs, and growing concern over the long-term financial health of programs such as Social Security and Medicare, politicians had little trouble tucking special projects into the $388 billion spending package Congress passed over the weekend. Among the items in the spending bill are $1.1 million for "alternative salmon products" in Alaska, $70,000 for the Paper Hall of Fame in Wisconsin, and $1 million to convert animal waste into energy in Missouri. The Show-Me State also got $50,000 for feral hog control, while the Center for Grape Genetics in Geneva, N.Y., secured a $3 million appropriation.

Then I read this story about Pell Grants being reduced and I'm even more ashamed of this country's ever-increasing stupidity, callousness and greed.

Nearly a quarter of low- and moderate-income college students who currently qualify for federal Pell grants will see their awards reduced or eliminated under a change in federal rules that Congress allowed in its new spending bill passed over the weekend, according to an estimate from higher education analysts.

Great. Let's keep money from kids who want to go to college - and throw those dollars into cow shit and wild boars.