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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2023 15:36:07 GMT -5
The post about the episode about "The Boondoggle" and Judy's video got me thinking has there every been any instances in other shows/movies/daily living or even in anyone of your own personal experiences that you have seen a "Boondoggle" take place?
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Post by Easton on Jan 29, 2023 16:24:02 GMT -5
You, my friend, have experienced one of the biggest and expensive boondoggles in American history: Trump's wall.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2023 16:28:24 GMT -5
You, my friend, have experienced one of the biggest and expensive boondoggles in American history: Trump's wall. What wall? Wait that is the boondoggle.  |
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Post by Easton on Jan 29, 2023 16:36:30 GMT -5
Yes, that was (and still is) a boondoggle... and it's falling down and you can easily get through it after a short trip to a hardware store.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2023 16:39:21 GMT -5
Yes, that was (and still is) a boondoggle... and it's falling down and you can easily get through it after a short trip to a hardware store. I can only imagine how much $$$$$$$$$ that cost for that mess. |
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Post by Easton on Jan 29, 2023 17:01:42 GMT -5
^ When Trump left office in 2020, the tally was $11 billion, a cost of almost $20 million per mile.
If Grandma Walton was upset about Porter Sims' report, imagine how furious she would be over 'the Wall'.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2023 17:07:59 GMT -5
^ When Trump left office in 2020, the tally was $11 billion, a cost of almost $20 million per mile.
If Grandma Walton was upset about Porter Sims' report, imagine how furious she would be over 'the Wall'.
OMG what a waste of money for something that is falling apart and really didn't even happen. I don't know much about politics and it is many years away before I can even vote, but I am smart enough to know one thing but I will keep that one thing to myself. I think you might know what I am thinking though.  |
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Post by Easton on Jan 29, 2023 17:51:23 GMT -5
^ I'm sure I do, but I've been biting my tongue as well.
There are plenty of other boondoggles in the past, and not just in the United States. It happens here as well - pretty-much anywhere in the world. I chose to use an example that you would know and has affected you and your family (taxes).
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2023 17:57:43 GMT -5
^ I'm sure I do, but I've been biting my tongue as well.
There are plenty of other boondoggles in the past, and not just in the United States. It happens here as well - pretty-much anywhere in the world. I chose to use an example that you would know and has affected you and your family (taxes).
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Post by whisper on Jan 29, 2023 18:28:47 GMT -5
Firstly forgive me, it has been a few years since I have seen this episode. I do remember it was one of my favourites, but I never quite understood what a boondoggle was.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2023 18:35:26 GMT -5
Firstly forgive me, it has been a few years since I have seen this episode. I do remember it was one of my favourites, but I never quite understood what a boondoggle was. I think if I understand what the show taught me, it is when someone tells you they are going to get something done for a certain amount of money and in a certain amount of time and it doesn't happen that way. Like the example that Easton gave with what then President Trump promised to all the American people with his Wall and it never happen, but it still cost a ton of money. On the Waltons show the example they gave is if Daddy(John) told Elizabeth to clean out the barn for an hour and she will get paid a nickel for it and she only does 20 minutes of work. That is also a boondoggle. |
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Post by Easton on Jan 29, 2023 19:21:01 GMT -5
^ I'm sure I do, but I've been biting my tongue as well. Are most all boondoggles government/politics related? They're mostly associated with government spending at any level of government.
Firstly forgive me, it has been a few years since I have seen this episode. I do remember it was one of my favourites, but I never quite understood what a boondoggle was. For instance, in the episode, Porter Sims has been paid by the state government of Virginia to write a guide book about Virginia. Grandma believes it to be a complete waste of tax payers' money. Who would need it and why would they need it? About the only people who got anything out of it was the Baldwins who discovered that their father wasn't a traitor.
In essence, a boondoggle is the spending money for a project and getting very little (if anything) in return. One of the main reasons for Brexit was the thought that money put into any project by the EU was a waste of funds. Keep the money in Great Britain where it will do some good. Paying the Royal Family is also considered a boondoggle by many. The family is rich enough. Why should Brits make them richer by wasting their taxes on things that the Royals can easily afford? (By the way, I'm a Monarchist.) |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2023 19:30:16 GMT -5
Are most all boondoggles government/politics related? They're mostly associated with government spending at any level of government.
Firstly forgive me, it has been a few years since I have seen this episode. I do remember it was one of my favourites, but I never quite understood what a boondoggle was. For instance, in the episode, Porter Sims has been paid by the state government of Virginia to write a guide book about Virginia. Grandma believes it to be a complete waste of tax payers' money. Who would need it and why would they need it? About the only people who got anything out of it was the Baldwins who discovered that their father wasn't a traitor.
In essence, a boondoggle is the spending money for a project and getting very little (if anything) in return. One of the main reasons for Brexit was the thought that money put into any project by the EU was a waste of funds. Keep the money in Great Britain where it will do some good. Paying the Royal Family is also considered a boondoggle by many. The family is rich enough. Why should Brits make them richer by wasting their taxes on things that the Royals can easily afford? (By the way, I'm a Monarchist.) I never really understood that part of the story. If Porter Sims was paid by the government to write a book about Virginia why would people want to know about The Baldwin Sisters Father. Was he that important to Virginian history to make him one of the highlights to the book? I would think at that point in time Porter Sims could have written a lot more important things about Virginia than the Baldwin Sisters father having Yankee Soldiers in his home. I guess he was pretty important or was Grandma right and the entire thing was a boondoggle? |
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Post by Easton on Jan 29, 2023 21:13:37 GMT -5
There were other things more important than Judge Baldwin. The judge's tale was nothing more than a piece of information he had was interesting and was quite surprised that the sisters had no idea that their father had harboured Yankee soldiers in his home and that he had been charged with treason. After his talk with John-Boy, who explained the Baldwins to Sims, Porter continued his investigation and discovered information that brought great relief to the Baldwin sisters.
In Earl's closing voice over, he said:
"Their family honor restored, the Baldwin ladies returned to their happy yesterday world, cherishing the memory of another gallant gentleman caller. The guide books for all the States have become valued historical references, and when Waltons Mountain was mentioned in the volume for Virginia, Grandma never again referred to it as a boondoggle." |
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Post by pinkbaker07 on Jan 31, 2023 18:53:18 GMT -5
They're mostly associated with government spending at any level of government.
For instance, in the episode, Porter Sims has been paid by the state government of Virginia to write a guide book about Virginia. Grandma believes it to be a complete waste of tax payers' money. Who would need it and why would they need it? About the only people who got anything out of it was the Baldwins who discovered that their father wasn't a traitor.
In essence, a boondoggle is the spending money for a project and getting very little (if anything) in return. One of the main reasons for Brexit was the thought that money put into any project by the EU was a waste of funds. Keep the money in Great Britain where it will do some good. Paying the Royal Family is also considered a boondoggle by many. The family is rich enough. Why should Brits make them richer by wasting their taxes on things that the Royals can easily afford? (By the way, I'm a Monarchist.) I never really understood that part of the story. If Porter Sims was paid by the government to write a book about Virginia why would people want to know about The Baldwin Sisters Father. Was he that important to Virginian history to make him one of the highlights to the book? I would think at that point in time Porter Sims could have written a lot more important things about Virginia than the Baldwin Sisters father having Yankee Soldiers in his home. I guess he was pretty important or was Grandma right and the entire thing was a boondoggle? Because it's a scandal. He would have been considered a traitor in VA. |
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