cixelsyd Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 This bit of news came out yesterday on DCI.org: https://www.dci.org/news/dci-receives-grant-from-sba-federal-disaster-assistance-program What are your thoughts (besides the obvious "thank you!")? Can we party like it is 1993? Does this only pay half the funeral expenses for a doomed DCI? Or are we somewhere between those extremes? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimF-LowBari Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 Your tax dollars at work…. 😫 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Continental Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 (edited) 29 minutes ago, JimF-LowBari said: Your tax dollars at work…. 😫 Is that a positive reference or do you think it's a bad thing? Edited June 24, 2021 by Continental Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimF-LowBari Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 17 minutes ago, Continental said: Is that a positive reference or do you think it's a bad thing? The clue is 😫…. That’s my usual “pithy comment” ($1 to BigW) regarding how US govt spends money. And having worked for Uncle Sugar… I mean Uncle Sam I have said it many times…. 😈 Stopping there before I derail… 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntercalaryTurtle Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 53 minutes ago, JimF-LowBari said: Your tax dollars at work…. 😫 Not to get political but there are plenty of way worse things that my tax dollars are going to. This is fine in comparison. 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimF-LowBari Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 Just now, IntercalaryTurtle said: Not to get political but there are plenty of way worse things that my tax dollars are going to. This is fine in comparison. I usually think of food, shelter and job training…. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Continental Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 28 minutes ago, JimF-LowBari said: The clue is 😫…. That’s my usual “pithy comment” ($1 to BigW) regarding how US govt spends money. And having worked for Uncle Sugar… I mean Uncle Sam I have said it many times…. 😈 Stopping there before I derail… I do not agree. I have seen much worse situations with what has happened in the past with handouts. The news is full of situations where handouts in the US were outrageous and subsequently ill spent. I am glad DCI got this. This is a pittance in comparison to many others where it seems out of control. I don't want DCI to die. I hope this keeps them alive. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimF-LowBari Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Continental said: I do not agree. I have seen much worse situations with what has happened in the past with handouts. The news is full of situations where handouts in the US were outrageous and subsequently ill spent. I am glad DCI got this. This is a pittance in comparison to many others where it seems out of control. I don't want DCI to die. I hope this keeps them alive. To be fair I would like to see the breakdown and reasoning behind where the $$$ figure came from before I agree or blast any further. I know this money was spent/wasted in too many ways. But seeing waste in some areas doesn’t excuse it elsewhere. Just too many years of getting it up the you know what at work due to waste that kills the budget in areas where the $$$ was needed. Edited June 24, 2021 by JimF-LowBari 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Lancer Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 (edited) I think this grant is generally a good thing. DCI can pay off their credit cards now. My question is does this mean the member corps are going to get a share of this grant or is this designated for DCI’s office only? Edited June 24, 2021 by Jurassic Lancer 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IllianaLancerContra Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 1 hour ago, JimF-LowBari said: To be fair I would like to see the breakdown and reasoning behind where the $$$ figure came from before I agree or blast any further. I know this money was spent/wasted in too many ways. But seeing waste in some areas doesn’t excuse it elsewhere. Just too many years of getting it up the you know what at work due to waste that kills the budget in areas where the $$$ was needed. Same here. The $ didn’t just show up ‘out-of-the-blue’. Would love to see the paperwork DCI put in asking for the cash. I would think this is something that could be accessed via Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) although I would hope DCI is transparent & we don’t need to resort to a FOIA request. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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