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White House Gets Green by Putting Federal Budget Online

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the won't-someone-think-of-the-trees dept.

coondoggie writes "Looking to save $1 million, 20 tons of paper, or close to 500 trees, the White House said today President Bush's 2009 Federal Budget will for the first time be posted online. The E-Budget will be available for downloading at the Office of Management and Budget Web site on Feb. 4. Typically the White House has paper-bombed congress and anyone else who wanted to read the budget with a tome which can reach 3,000 pages and weighed multiple pounds each."

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  1. The page uses browser exploits by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    To force anyone visiting it to print it out.

  2. cash money by User+956 · · Score: 5, Funny

    White House Gets Green by Putting Federal Budget Online

    Really? I thought they got green by taking it out of your paycheck?

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    The theory of relativity doesn't work right in Arkansas.
  3. Re:Paperless is good by User+956 · · Score: 5, Funny

    3000 pages??? Just printing the budget puts a nice dent in the budget, huh?

    Seriously. You know that trillion dollar deficit? Two words: Ink Cartridges.

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    The theory of relativity doesn't work right in Arkansas.
  4. Re:Useful? Maybe not as much as you think... by yali · · Score: 5, Funny

    If the do the redactions their usual way, then the answers to both your questions will be "yes."