FSM CONGRESS REPORT CARD IN REVIEW
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FSM CONGRESS REPORT CARD IN REVIEW
From Fiscal Years 2016 through FY 2019, the FSM Congress appropriated a disturbingly over $540 million for the operation of the FSM National Government, Priority Projects for the States and Pork Barrel spending on Social and Economic Public Projects. Of the over $540 million, $435 million or 82 per cent was ear-marked for general operations, $71.5 million or 13 per cent in Public Projects and $34.2 million or 5 per cent for State Priority Projects.
FSM Congress appropriation of a whopping $71,534,800 in pork barrel Public Project Spending averaged $17,884,000 per year and an alarming $1,277,000 per Congressman per year. The said over $71.5 million does not include an additional $34 million in “States Priority Infrastructure Projects” which are in a way still treated like “public projects” in that the funds do not go to the states governments but remain with members of congress to allocate and distribute as they see fit and on behalf of the state governments. If we are to combine those two, members of the FSM Congress command a whopping $105.7 million in project related funds which translate to an average of $24.4 million per year and $1.9 million each member of Congress. Members of the FSM Congress for ages have continued to think that it is their responsibility too distribute these funds as they wish. Every single one of them will swear by the bible that they do not, but it is a known fact. The states have very little or no involvement whatsoever in determining how these funds are distributed and how it should be implemented. Everything is now a responsibility of the FSM National Government and I am truly sad that this is the reality. Why is there no economic development derived from all these funds? I think we could easily conclude from here forward. This would make a very interesting Con Con issue.
A review of the Public Laws of the 19th and 20th Congress has revealed some very disconcerting trend which I believe is news worthy to report to the PEOPLE of the FSM. There were 364 Public Laws that was signed during the 19th and 20th Congress; 174 and 190 respectively. Out of the 364 Public Laws, 267 were for Public Projects and subsequent amendments that further, further, further, and further……… amend Public laws, 38 Public Laws for Operations Budget and Supplement Budgets and only 59 Public Laws that have very meaningful effects. This reads as the FSM Congress spent 84 per cent of their time amending and further, further, further……….. amending appropriation laws and a meager 16 per cent on meaningful laws. The general operations budget of the FSM National Government have been amended with supplemental budget 18 time during the 19th Congress and 20 times during the 20th Congress. Why exactly is this disturbing and upsetting? Because this simply depicts general and complete lack of proper PLANNING when your government is allocating funds. A gross general lack of planning that is indeed affecting everything that we are as a people. Could this be the real reason why we have not developed economically? Is the random manner in planning how we spend our government funds the major set back to our deficiencies in development? It is your government, you decide.
This is another attempt to keep the FSM People informed by enhancing more Accountability and Transparency.
FSM CONGRESS REPORT CARD IN REVIEW
From Fiscal Years 2016 through FY 2019, the FSM Congress appropriated a disturbingly over $540 million for the operation of the FSM National Government, Priority Projects for the States and Pork Barrel spending on Social and Economic Public Projects. Of the over $540 million, $435 million or 82 per cent was ear-marked for general operations, $71.5 million or 13 per cent in Public Projects and $34.2 million or 5 per cent for State Priority Projects.
FSM Congress appropriation of a whopping $71,534,800 in pork barrel Public Project Spending averaged $17,884,000 per year and an alarming $1,277,000 per Congressman per year. The said over $71.5 million does not include an additional $34 million in “States Priority Infrastructure Projects” which are in a way still treated like “public projects” in that the funds do not go to the states governments but remain with members of congress to allocate and distribute as they see fit and on behalf of the state governments. If we are to combine those two, members of the FSM Congress command a whopping $105.7 million in project related funds which translate to an average of $24.4 million per year and $1.9 million each member of Congress. Members of the FSM Congress for ages have continued to think that it is their responsibility too distribute these funds as they wish. Every single one of them will swear by the bible that they do not, but it is a known fact. The states have very little or no involvement whatsoever in determining how these funds are distributed and how it should be implemented. Everything is now a responsibility of the FSM National Government and I am truly sad that this is the reality. Why is there no economic development derived from all these funds? I think we could easily conclude from here forward. This would make a very interesting Con Con issue.
A review of the Public Laws of the 19th and 20th Congress has revealed some very disconcerting trend which I believe is news worthy to report to the PEOPLE of the FSM. There were 364 Public Laws that was signed during the 19th and 20th Congress; 174 and 190 respectively. Out of the 364 Public Laws, 267 were for Public Projects and subsequent amendments that further, further, further, and further……… amend Public laws, 38 Public Laws for Operations Budget and Supplement Budgets and only 59 Public Laws that have very meaningful effects. This reads as the FSM Congress spent 84 per cent of their time amending and further, further, further……….. amending appropriation laws and a meager 16 per cent on meaningful laws. The general operations budget of the FSM National Government have been amended with supplemental budget 18 time during the 19th Congress and 20 times during the 20th Congress. Why exactly is this disturbing and upsetting? Because this simply depicts general and complete lack of proper PLANNING when your government is allocating funds. A gross general lack of planning that is indeed affecting everything that we are as a people. Could this be the real reason why we have not developed economically? Is the random manner in planning how we spend our government funds the major set back to our deficiencies in development? It is your government, you decide.
This is another attempt to keep the FSM People informed by enhancing more Accountability and Transparency.
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Thanks for the information. I bet you, less than 20% of the Government employees in the entire FSM know about this. Let alone the majority of our Citizens. Could this be translated in all our FSM different languages and distributed through out our country? Majority of the folks that make the decisions on election day does not know this important information. I wish it could be translated exactly as you have written and explained point by point. I will keep my fingers cross!
In any case, the statements are an ominous revelation, if true.
It is quite unfortunate that Congress has been able to get away with this type of legal highway robbery for so long, if these allegations are true.
What needs to be put in place to mitigate future abuse is a request from the public to have the leadership provide their annual financial statements for all to see on a yearly basis.
Because at the moment, what they do, how they do it, and how it is perceived is all anyone's guess. There needs to be accountability.
Honestly, who judges the lawmakers when they are creating laws for their own personal gain? God help us all!!!!!
Congressman mentality: "The ship is going down, I might as well take as much as I can before everything goes south. Fuck the stupid citizens. They believe whatever I tell them."
How long will the people let congress get away from these corrupt schemes?
What needs to happen is on the last month of the election, a full blown campaign to discredit and expose the incumbents should be implemented. Social media, forums, and youtube should broadcast and remind the people who the incumbents really are and how much personal gain they have reaped from abusing the system.
Then and only then will the public be angry enough and reminded enough to change their votes.
I agree with you. This is really getting out of proportion. Like you said, WE bitch and complain, but get side tracked with a bottle of sakau and a case of chicken.
It would be refreshing to see an all female congress or legislature. Mothers take care of their families while the father sits back and bullshits.
Perhaps in this way, an all female legislature can start taking care of its citizens.
When? When pigs fly! But we can hope.
Hypocrisy at its best.
Apparently this has been going on since the TTPI days.
The most dangerous jobs in the world and in micronesia are occupied by men. Men are 10 times more likely to be killed on a job than a women. But as we are being told men do nothing.
Who build on the roads and schools and power plants and houses in FSM? Asnwer to that is MEN. When a house goes up in flame in kosrae i have yet to see an all female fire crew. Who earn the bread and bring homes the money in FSM? Majority its by men. But somehow men are doing nothing in FSM while women are doing most of the heavy lifting.
When the roof goes leaking i haven't see a female go up to fix it but calls a man to do it. Even when the light bulbs need replacing.
Women are more vindictive and prone to dirty politics than men. And when women does something wrong its the men who go to fight do fix that mistake a women make.
Foolish lessons from 2 has been white trash.
Both you and Rastaman are short-sighted and ignorant to a point where you believe someone more intelligent than you is more likely a white man than a local.
You are both rigid and lack any semblance of compassion to a nation that needs change.
Lastly, just because I am for females in a leadership role does not mean I am white. I am a man, who has enough confidence in my masculinity to admit that woman can play a big role in development of our Nation. Woman are level headed when it comes to responsibilities that affect the family and their livelihood whereas we men measure our worth by the length of you know what.
It is safe to say I don't have to over compensate whereas the both of you seem like you need to dish out insults to compensate where you are most likely lacking.
Its brown ass. Not black, brown. And there is no such thing as a local whiteman.
This is how Snowden-691 looks like.
This is the picture of a typical white trash Socialist who want women to rule. How can you take someone like this seriously?
And as I stated earlier, your topics involve plagiarism and repetitiveness. All in all, basically useless
I don't need lecturing from a man that is trying to score some points by hating his own sex.