In a fairly limited sense.
Didn't see them screaming about bridges and roads did you?
Re: Repairing the National Mall is infrastructure...
In a fairly limited sense.
Didn't see them screaming about bridges and roads did you? I will choose a path that's clear. I will choose freewill.
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Some of them screamed about everything, at various points.
http://tpmdc.talking...erican-people.php
The stimulus bill that is being championed by President Obama, which was passed by Democrats in the House last night, is the worst piece of economic legislation Congress has considered in a hundred years. Not since the passage in 1909 of the 16th Amendment - which cleared the way for a federal income tax - has the United States seriously entertained a policy so comprehensively hostile to economic freedom, nor so arrogantly indifferent to economic reality. ... http://www.humaneven...icle.php?id=30399 Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) is working on a real stimulus plan for the economy. The DeMint Plan is similar to a plan rolled out by The Heritage Foundation: Keep in place the tax rate reductions scheduled to expire in 2011 and lower marginal tax rates across the board on individuals, small business and corporations. And a flying pony for every good girl and boy! Cheers, Scott. |
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His plan was garbage too
but his criticism of the one in play was pretty spot on. Money spent now is emergency stimulus. Putting "long term investment" projects in that bill is pork.
I will choose a path that's clear. I will choose freewill.
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You're not paying attention. See HR 1 preamble text again.
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Re: You're not paying attention. See HR 1 preamble text aga
So we can see what got written instead of what was promised?
I will choose a path that's clear. I will choose freewill.
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Eh?
http://www.nytimes.c...?pagewanted=print
[...] It was never sold as "just" a stimulus package by Obama. He's been exceedingly clear about this. HTH. Cheers, Scott. |
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75% spend within 18 months.
They're not even at 50 last I heard.
I will choose a path that's clear. I will choose freewill.
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More words, please.
Who are you criticizing for supposedly promising something that isn't in the Economic Recovery Act proposals? Please be specific about your criticism. Thanks.
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Re: More words, please.
I will choose a path that's clear. I will choose freewill.
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:-)
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That's a number proposed by a citizen on a web page.
What did he actually say?
January 3: http://change.gov/ne...and_reinvestment/ ThatÂs why we need an American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan that not only creates jobs in the short-term but spurs economic growth and competitiveness in the long-term. And this plan must be designed in a new wayÂwe canÂt just fall into the old Washington habit of throwing money at the problem. We must make strategic investments that will serve as a down payment on our long-term economic future. We must demand vigorous oversight and strict accountability for achieving results. And we must restore fiscal responsibility and make the tough choices so that as the economy recovers, the deficit starts to come down. That is how we will achieve the number one goal of my planÂwhich is to create three million new jobs, more than eighty percent of them in the private sector. Yes, Obama "endorsed" that 75% figure. But let's see what else he said: http://www.whitehous...etrics_report.pdf In light of this historic economic weakness, President Obama is working with Congress to enact an American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan, a nationwide effort to create jobs and transform our economy to compete in the 21st century. The plan invests in clean energy, health care, education and infrastructure; cuts taxes for American families and businesses; and helps protect the most vulnerable families from economic harm during the recession. This plan will also break from conventional Washington approaches to spending by ensuring that public dollars are invested effectively and that the economy recovery package is fully transparent and accountable to the American people. Overall, the plan will: It's a goal, not a "promise". HTH! Cheers, Scott. |
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Thanks for weasel wording for him.
I will choose a path that's clear. I will choose freewill.
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Thought the weasel was the Patron Saint of Reactionaries :-0
The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.
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