Today Congress passed a new bill promoting the Privatization of all Public Libraries by the year 2020.
This is one of the main cost-cutting proposals offered up by the Republican Caucus in the House.
Estimates say that this will save over $20 million from the Budget this year alone and will totally eliminate all government expenses by the year 2050. Critics complain that this just is not enough and that Libraries should be eliminated immediately.
"The Beauty of this pork-barrel rider to the Budget Bill is that no books need to be purchased for public libraries now that books can be downloaded for "free" on the internet," according to Rep. John Boehner (R).
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