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by Doug MataconisThe United States Congress is well known for handing out money to many interest groups, including farmers, corporations, and, now, bartenders:
Do you own a bar? You should ask Congress for some money. They like handing out taxpayer dollars to bars, including:
- $50,000 to the Antigua Tiki Bar & Grill in New Jersey
- $12,500 to Baba Budan’s Espresso Bar in Ohio
- $25,500 to the Barking Spider Bar & Grill in Minnesota
- $7,500 to Akiyama Habachi & Sushi Bar in Colorado
- $56,750 to the Bar-B-Que Pit in Alaska
- $88,145 to the G-Spot Bar in Iowa
- $127,500 to the Nite Owl Bar in Montana
The full list of lucky booze handlers can be found here.
H/T: Club For Growth
Doug, and with all that, you didn’t include a $635,000 payment to a bar in Massachusetts?
I’m sure Teddy Kennedy had nothing to do with that one!
(Actually, it was an SBA loan, so he probably didn’t…)
Comment by Brad Warbiany — April 10, 2007 @ 11:07 pmC’mon, bartenders see a lot: how else can the government persuade them to keep their mouths shut?
Comment by raincoaster — April 11, 2007 @ 1:49 am