Three less than transparent aspects of the stimulus bill

[Mark Tapscott]

--The Oversight Board is entirely composed of members of the Administration.  So the foxes will guard the henhouses.

--The oversight reporting provisions expressly do NOT go beyond the Freedom of Information Act, and all its exemptions are incorporated to allow redaction of data before it's given to the public

--Information that is "proprietary" under ANY state or federal law or regulation is also exempted from disclosure

--A website www.recovery.gov is to be established and has the potential to contain useful details—or could be a sham like the TARP oversight provisions.


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