Comments on: The Federal Stimulus Plan Does What?

By: That bill should be

That bill should be — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 17:08:46 +0000

“FAT FREE” and come out of the Senate “Lean and Mean.”

I also still believe in the Tooth Fairy.

By: aic4ever

aic4ever — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 00:38:42 +0000

More delving into the Senate’s version, where even less short term stimulus finds its way in:
http://organizedexploitation.blogspot.com/2009/02/slicing-up-senates-spending.html

By: Craig Bline

Craig Bline — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 19:53:45 +0000

Stimulation items should be temporary in nature, targeted to create private sector jobs, and would be effective today.
All of the rest should be addressed as the economy proceeds to get healthy again and not before. We as Americans need to learn that we cannot continue to buy on credit. Sooner or later we will become a Bad Credit Risk and countries will stop lending us money and demand immediate repayment, then what do we do?

By: The stimulus pie has too much fat in the crust

The stimulus pie has too much fat in the crust — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 23:51:25 +0000

There are about 23 slices of the stimulus pie.

STIMULUS = about 4-5 of them.

the rest are STEALTH PORK.

By: turfgrrl

turfgrrl — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 19:34:17 +0000

Brainflation: The debate about what would stimulate job creation, innovation, new markets etc is exactly the conversation we are all supposed to be having.

For the record, I would start by targeting spending allocations regionally to the areas that generate the jobs and taxes. So the Northeast gets transportation infrastructure dollars to offset a bunch of things. Same with California. So high speed rail and WIFI broadband (data transportation ) in the economic corridors to enable people, goods and services to compete globally.

By: Brainflation

Brainflation — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 19:17:34 +0000

While you and I no doubt differ on just what would be a positive stimulus in the economy I appreciate the even handed approach to this article.

I get so tired of the side taking that ignores the problems we get time after time so I appreciate your calling this stimulus plan the pork bill it is. If everyone would just admit that the stimulus never made it into this bill and hold our pols accountable instead of circling the party wagons maybe the pols would stop playing games and get some actual results whether it be a plan I would agree with, you would agree with or one that is mutually acceptable.