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April 25, 2005
Government Subsidizing of Rich Socialists
Hat tip: Michelle Malkin
Billionaire George Soros needs your cash! According to Jeff Johnson at CNSNews.com,
The Open Society Institute, a private foundation controlled by liberal billionaire and political activist George Soros, received more than $30 million from U.S. government agencies between 1998 and 2003. Last year, Soros donated at least $20 million of his own money to such liberal groups as Moveon.org, in a failed attempt to block the re-election of President George W. Bush.
Tax records the Open Society Institute (OSI) is required to file with the Internal Revenue Service list "FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES" as "Contributors" of amounts between $4.6 million and $8.9 million over a six year period:
1998 - $4,611,617
2000 - $4,934,678
2001 - $5,869,809
2002 - $6,138,125
2003 - $8,889,802
So Soros could throw $20 million away on last year's election, but can't fund his own group, depending instead on government handouts? But that's the socialist mindset for you. Don't people like Soros believe in taking the money from the rich to give to the poor? So why is his group receiving millions of dollars when he could fund the whole thing himself? I'm sure the answer will be an interesting one.
That's your tax money and mine going toward a man with more money than some countries so he can spread his ideology around, whether we agree with it or not. Make sense? No, I didn't think so.
Oh, did I mention the aforementioned OSI also funded the defense for convicted terrorist-aide (and sweet granny lady) Lynne Stewart?
If you want to register your displeasure, contact the State Department here and/or USAID here.
Sheesh.
Posted by at April 25, 2005 12:58 PM
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Comments
What does the $250,000 paid to Armstrong Williams for propaganda vs. $30 million paid to George Soros for agitprop???
Posted by: Aaron at April 25, 2005 03:23 PM
Armstrong Williams' accepting the $250,000 may have been a case of really bad judgement. He should have had the backbone to say "This is not a proper use of taxpayer money". As far as I know, he didn't alter his stance on any important issues, did he?
Posted by: joe-6-pack at April 25, 2005 09:14 PM
Now that I think about it, hasn't Ted Turner received farm subsidies? Was it for buffalo or something else? And he has admitted he is a socialist!
Posted by: joe-6-pack at April 25, 2005 09:18 PM