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One difference between Democrats and Republicans is that most Dems want to get into public office to govern, to make a difference, to help people. Most GOPers want to just use government to impose their life choices and religion on the electorate, and to make a buck.
Illustrating this is a North Carolina State Senator who pushed through a bill to provide $5 million in funding for farms. Oh, and of course he was in line for about $1 million of that.
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| Not NC State Senator Jackson, Just Looks Like Him |
This summer, state Sen. Brent Jackson pushed a law through the legislature that made it easier for farms to win state grants to help cover the cost of obtaining natural gas or propane.
What Jackson didn’t tell his colleagues on the Senate floor was that his farm had previously filed a $925,000 grant application with the state agency that approves the grants. He says that’s because he didn’t realize it was still under consideration.
The bill sailed through the General Assembly, and the state agency that makes the decision on the grant for Jackson Farms says it could still be approved. The money would come from a $5 million economic development fund Jackson set up in 2013 legislation that created the natural gas subsidies.
But wait, he has an explanation.
Jackson now says he never intended to keep the money – and would refuse it if it were awarded. He said he had heard from other farmers who were having a hard time getting a grant and was testing the process.
But he does say one thing we agree with.
“Well, you probably are not going to believe this, but I wanted to see if the program would work,” Jackson said in an interview Monday.
Yep, we sure don't believe you. You just got caught, otherwise $925k is in your pocket.
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