Rathole

Earlier this year, human rights organizations charged that over 70,000 children were impressed into labor in some of the nation's most dangerous "rathole" mines. ❋ Jeff Biggers (2010)

There's lots of public money. 3 or 4 BILLION a WEEK of it going wasted down a rathole through Iraq-Afghan and into the purses of corrupt politicians and private-held businesses. such as The Oregonian ... so-called 'war' brings big profit to The Oregonian, it declines to report how much "big" that is ... and Stickel is rich by it, and supports more 'war.' ❋ Unknown (2009)

In the Jaintia Hills in northeast India, according to human rights organizations, over 70,000 children continue to labor in dangerous rathole coal mines. ❋ Jeff Biggers (2010)

Can you provide a link to the “hundreds of billions” you claimed were currently being “thrown down the global warming rathole”? ❋ Unknown (2010)

However, when we're talking about government jobs that are no longer needed at the post office, it's cause for celebration because it means billions of taxpayer dollars aren't going to be thrown down a rathole. ❋ John Hawkins (2011)

The fact that so many millions of people get their news from a corporation beholden only to their stockholders is much worse than corporations throwing money down a rathole like the McCain/Palin campaign … ❋ Unknown (2010)

Despite an ever-decreasing rate-of-return per unit of drilling effort, billions of dollars in subsidies continued to be poured down the rathole, pardon me, the oil well. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Where was all this criticism about government spending when the previous administration was pouring money down a rathole in Iraq?????? ❋ Unknown (2009)

In the Jaintia Hills in northeast India, according to human-rights organizations, more than 70,000 children continue to labor in dangerous rathole coal mines. ❋ Jeff Biggers (2010)

Despite the "Freedom to Farm Act" of 1996 (courtesy Bureau of Orwellian Legislative Titling) we are still pouring billions down the rathole of farm aid. ❋ Unknown (2009)

We were concerned when bush was throwing money down a rathole. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I see countries like Korea, that have made almost superhuman progress economically speaking, going down the rathole of European style welfare statism, rather than emulating the economic dynamism that is the US. ❋ Unknown (2009)

And again, to whatever extent that businesses who genuinely should be getting short-term credit can't, the government could far more effectively be providing it either directly, or by way of creating new banks, instead of throwing money down Vikram Pandit's rathole. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Bernanke draws from the body of econometric knowledge generated by academics, which has proven beyond dispute that gold is a barbarous relic, and that the consumer price index, along with national income accounts, are the best indicators of whether we are launching into inflation or falling into a deflationary rathole. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Ms Dimboat from teh estate is likely to bring up problem kids anyway - will leaving them in an overcrowded rathole rduce that likelihood? ❋ Inspector Gadget (2008)