Cuts to special Olympics?

[sealybobo]

"Schools use athletics to improve the development of students. Football is a common one. Thus, the FedGov should fund the NFL."

That is akin to what I am reading in this thread.

Am I wrong?

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NFL is for profit

Special Olympics is not

I propose we take it from the Federal tax HIV money and give it to the Special Olympics. I mean it is compassion for the disabled and sexual diseases are optional.

Don't force me to have compassion for your disabled kids. I told you to abort them. You didn't so now you should pay. Fucking socialists.

 

[depotoo]

If he did do this, which as you know can only be if Congress authorizes it and he was working with a republican controlled Congress for the last 4 years of his two terms, and with a republican house for 6 years total, it was not changed since he left office OVER 2 BUDGETS AGO....and yet you still want to blame Obama? Out of the loop, much?

Have you ever taken the time to see how they spend their money?

Salaries and benefits for 2017, the latest they have posted, was over $23 million.
They spent another $20 million on consultants.
Another $21 million on public education and communications.
There is much more on expenses I could post, but those are the biggest red herrings.

Now, let’s look at how much they actually spent on on sports training and competitions- a mere $8 million dollars.

Something is very wrong with this picture.
https://dotorg.brightspotcdn.com/a2...pics-inc-2017-audited-financial-statement.PDF

 

[karpenter]

The Olympics Were Originally To Display Martial Excellence

So Maybe We Can Get Rid Of Women's Categories Too
Especially Since Now
Women's Sports Will Be Dominated By Role-Playing Men

Except Figure Skating....
But Only If They Have Decent Tits

 

[sealybobo]

If he did do this, which as you know can only be if Congress authorizes it and he was working with a republican controlled Congress for the last 4 years of his two terms, and with a republican house for 6 years total, it was not changed since he left office OVER 2 BUDGETS AGO....and yet you still want to blame Obama? Out of the loop, much?

Have you ever taken the time to see how they spend their money?

Salaries and benefits for 2017, the latest they have posted, was over $23 million.
They spent another $20 million on consultants.
Another $21 million on public education and communications.
There is much more on expenses I could post, but those are the biggest.

Now, let’s look at how much they actually spent on on sports training and competitions- a mere $8 million dollars.

Something is very wrong with this picture.
https://dotorg.brightspotcdn.com/a2...pics-inc-2017-audited-financial-statement.PDF

I am not kidding this is a program that should not be funded by the federal government.

All the republicans who don't want to be forced to help people need to donate to the Special Olympics to make up for the lost money. If there isn't enough money to have these games then each state should be in charge of having special olympics for the retards that live in their state.

Remember the last time America's retards got together in 2017?

 

[depotoo]

How silly. You utter not one word regarding how little they actually spend on the very thing it is supposed to be all about. Not one word over where their money is going to, rather than helping these kids, themselves.

If he did do this, which as you know can only be if Congress authorizes it and he was working with a republican controlled Congress for the last 4 years of his two terms, and with a republican house for 6 years total, it was not changed since he left office OVER 2 BUDGETS AGO....and yet you still want to blame Obama? Out of the loop, much?

Have you ever taken the time to see how they spend their money?

Salaries and benefits for 2017, the latest they have posted, was over $23 million.
They spent another $20 million on consultants.
Another $21 million on public education and communications.
There is much more on expenses I could post, but those are the biggest.

Now, let’s look at how much they actually spent on on sports training and competitions- a mere $8 million dollars.

Something is very wrong with this picture.
https://dotorg.brightspotcdn.com/a2...pics-inc-2017-audited-financial-statement.PDF

I am not kidding this is a program that should not be funded by the federal government.

All the republicans who don't want to be forced to help people need to donate to the Special Olympics to make up for the lost money. If there isn't enough money to have these games then each state should be in charge of having special olympics for the retards that live in their state.

Remember the last time America's retards got together in 2017?

 

[22lcidw]

"Schools use athletics to improve the development of students. Football is a common one. Thus, the FedGov should fund the NFL."

That is akin to what I am reading in this thread.

Am I wrong?

.

NFL is for profit

Special Olympics is not

I propose we take it from the Federal tax HIV money and give it to the Special Olympics. I mean it is compassion for the disabled and sexual diseases are optional.

Don't force me to have compassion for your disabled kids. I told you to abort them. You didn't so now you should pay. Fucking socialists.

The anything goes culture is evident in you. If it has an orifice, it is open season. Not enough orifices, create more through operations. #0 billion a year just in the Federal taxes for HIV. Add the rest of the local and state governments and hidden taxes and it has to be at least 50 billion easily. And this will grow into unwieldly numbers as the years go by. But it is easier to abort them. Abortion is the end result of the way we live. There are not endless funds for everything and eventually tough choices will be made. In the words of Barack Hussien Obama....take the pain pill! And he will be prophetic.

 

[Thunderbird]

Isn’t freely donating to charity better than forced giving?

Get the grandstanding politicians and bloated bureaucrats out of the charity business.

 

[tycho1572]

Obama’s chief of staff apologizes for “retarded” remark – The Denver Post

Remember that? Republicans felt that special needs children had been terribly maligned and insulted.

Trump administration proposes to end all government funding for the Special Olympics, arguing that private philanthropy will pick up the bill

Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos' budget proposal for 2020 would eliminate $17.6 million in federal funding for supporting Special Olympics athletes, training facilities, and programs for children with disabilities.

as well as several cuts to public-school funding, including to programs for students with autism and students who are blind.
——————

The early dollars that come from the federal government are used as leverage to help get more money from charitable organizations. The federal money shows you organization is important.

Isn’t it enough the Republicans have to screw over the middle class and the poor, but now they’re going after special needs children, the autistic and even the blind?

Are they still calling themselves Christians?

Can somebody explain this to me?

I really want to know.

To me, this doesn’t seem just un-American, it’s monstrous!

Everything is just fine, derp. You won’t be excluded from participating.

 

[22lcidw]

If he did do this, which as you know can only be if Congress authorizes it and he was working with a republican controlled Congress for the last 4 years of his two terms, and with a republican house for 6 years total, it was not changed since he left office OVER 2 BUDGETS AGO....and yet you still want to blame Obama? Out of the loop, much?

Have you ever taken the time to see how they spend their money?

Salaries and benefits for 2017, the latest they have posted, was over $23 million.
They spent another $20 million on consultants.
Another $21 million on public education and communications.
There is much more on expenses I could post, but those are the biggest.

Now, let’s look at how much they actually spent on on sports training and competitions- a mere $8 million dollars.

Something is very wrong with this picture.
https://dotorg.brightspotcdn.com/a2...pics-inc-2017-audited-financial-statement.PDF

I am not kidding this is a program that should not be funded by the federal government.

All the republicans who don't want to be forced to help people need to donate to the Special Olympics to make up for the lost money. If there isn't enough money to have these games then each state should be in charge of having special olympics for the retards that live in their state.

Remember the last time America's retards got together in 2017?

The validity of the photos I do not know. But the welfarian and tit sucking chitthole that is D.C. is known. Lots of moochers there. Lots of people scamming the system and playing the games. Trump's so called base were working.

 

[depotoo]

My, goodness!

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

56 individuals received more than $100,000 in compensation with the 12 most highly compensated individuals listed below:

• $486,996: Mary Davis, CEO
• $335,478: Kelli Seely, Chief Marketing/Development Officer
• $317,605: Mark Edenson, Regional President, SONA
• $312,095: John Dow, Jr., Chief Program Operations
• $286,916: Angela Ciccolo, CLO/Secretary
• $261,702: Timothy R Shriver, Chairman
• $259,776: Mike Meenan, CFO
• $235,875: Drew Boshell, SVP, Sports and Health
• $216,462: Louis Lauria, Chief of Games and Competition
• $206,242: Angelina Ong, Regional President, Asia Pacific
• $203,293: Christa White, SVP, GDGR
• $197,112: Ayman Wahab, Regional President, MENA

As listed above, the CEO was paid close to $500,000 in 2017. In addition, it is important to note that the Chairman of the organization, Timothy R Shriver (who is related to the founder, Eunice Shriver) was paid $261,702 in 2017 (often times, the CEO or the Chief Investment Officer are among the most highly compensated. A Chairman is not always listed as one of the most highly compensated or even compensated individuals for many 501 (c) (3)’s).

Among the 12 most highly compensated individuals, 7 are male and 5 are female.

36 independent contractors were compensated more than $100,000 in 2017. The five most highly compensated independent contractors were reported to be:

• $13,486,662: Production Solutions of Vienna, VA for fundraising and mailing services.
• $ 2,100,000: Fusesport, Inc. of Colorado Springs, CO for software development.
• $ 1,537,336: The Heritage Group of Little Rock, AR for fundraising services
• $ 978,544: Blackbaud of Atlanta, GA for database management and analytics
• $ 866,908: Blue State Digital of New York, NY for fundraising services

It is important to point out Form 990 (in the Statement of Functional Expenses) reports $15 million (which includes $2 million in staff compensation and other support costs) was spent on fundraising expenses in 2017. However, the list above shows that 3 independent contractors were paid nearly $16 million so there appears to be a discrepancy.

Executive Compensation at the Special Olympics
The above figures do not include expenses paid or benefits received.

And only $8 million for sports training and competitions.

Why does this remind me of the scandal of the American Red Cross?

 

[Dekster]

I am fine with them cutting government funding, Let them sink or swim on their own. The bulk of their money is non-governmental anyway.

 

[whitehall]

Democrats call for the legal execution of newborn babies with Down's Syndrome and other birth defects and now they whine about federal funding of "Special Olympics"? Let's face it, if you pooled the the poor Down's Syndrome kids you would probably find that they would just as soon stay home and not be forced to compete in a phony exercise where everyone gets a trophy. Barry Hussein even joked about the "Special Olympics" in one of his stand up comedy performances. Just like any amateur sporting event the S.O. is sufficiently supported by the private sector and probably better off without the graft and corruption associated with federal funding.

 

[LoneLaugher]

Oops! Our resident nutbags will have to start cheering for our tax dollars going to fund the special olympics. You’ll have to get on board with your master.

Tonight, Trump will get wild applause when he exclaims that he is overruling DeVoss.

 

[Deplorable Yankee]

Obama’s chief of staff apologizes for “retarded” remark – The Denver Post

Remember that? Republicans felt that special needs children had been terribly maligned and insulted.

Trump administration proposes to end all government funding for the Special Olympics, arguing that private philanthropy will pick up the bill

Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos' budget proposal for 2020 would eliminate $17.6 million in federal funding for supporting Special Olympics athletes, training facilities, and programs for children with disabilities.

as well as several cuts to public-school funding, including to programs for students with autism and students who are blind.
——————

The early dollars that come from the federal government are used as leverage to help get more money from charitable organizations. The federal money shows you organization is important.

Isn’t it enough the Republicans have to screw over the middle class and the poor, but now they’re going after special needs children, the autistic and even the blind?

Are they still calling themselves Christians?

Can somebody explain this to me?

I really want to know.

To me, this doesn’t seem just un-American, it’s monstrous!

gotta watch that budget

its a big issue amongst the progressive chattering class

 

[Rambunctious]

Obama’s chief of staff apologizes for “retarded” remark – The Denver Post

Remember that? Republicans felt that special needs children had been terribly maligned and insulted.

Trump administration proposes to end all government funding for the Special Olympics, arguing that private philanthropy will pick up the bill

Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos' budget proposal for 2020 would eliminate $17.6 million in federal funding for supporting Special Olympics athletes, training facilities, and programs for children with disabilities.

as well as several cuts to public-school funding, including to programs for students with autism and students who are blind.
——————

The early dollars that come from the federal government are used as leverage to help get more money from charitable organizations. The federal money shows you organization is important.

Isn’t it enough the Republicans have to screw over the middle class and the poor, but now they’re going after special needs children, the autistic and even the blind?

Are they still calling themselves Christians?

Can somebody explain this to me?

I really want to know.

To me, this doesn’t seem just un-American, it’s monstrous!

Don't worry about it deanrd.
Charities will still sponsor you to go to the Special Olympics.

 

[JBond]

"Schools use athletics to improve the development of students. Football is a common one. Thus, the FedGov should fund the NFL."

That is akin to what I am reading in this thread.

Am I wrong?

.

NFL is for profit

Special Olympics is not

If you don't believe people are making money off the Special Olympics, you are nuts.

 

[Avatar4321]

Why is the government funding this to begin with? It should be funded by private charity

 

[Avatar4321]

Devos was asked how many children was she hurting?

And she said I don’t know.

But I’m pretty sure she was thinking I don’t know and I don’t give a flying sh!t.

Like Melania said, I really don’t care, do you?

I know Republicans won’t understand this, but yes, I do care.

How many children are you hurting?

 

[rightwinger]

Oops! Our resident nutbags will have to start cheering for our tax dollars going to fund the special olympics. You’ll have to get on board with your master.

Tonight, Trump will get wild applause when he exclaims that he is overruling DeVoss.

Trump has backed down

 

[rightwinger]

"Schools use athletics to improve the development of students. Football is a common one. Thus, the FedGov should fund the NFL."

That is akin to what I am reading in this thread.

Am I wrong?

.

NFL is for profit

Special Olympics is not

If you don't believe people are making money off the Special Olympics, you are nuts.

Show me some Special Olympic millionaire athletes