Despite the GOP's lack luster attempts the derail the money train, the House signed-off on President Obama's $819 Billion "rescue" plan. The mindset being: the stimulus package will get money into the economy quickly and it will invest money in projects that supposedly will have long-term economic benefits.
That all sounds good but there is one nagging question that nether the White House nor Congress have been able to answer. What happens if this stimulus package turns out to be a dud like the last one, what then? What is the fall back plan...is there a plan "B" ? And more importantly, why isn't the government seriously studying these questions before signing off on $ 1 Trillion gamble ?
And while were on the subject, has anyone in Congress bothered to look at the more than 600 pages of the stimulus bill ... at a rough guess I would say "hell no." Why would they, it's Christmas time in Washington and all the little boys and girls on both sides of the aisles are getting stocking's full of goodies paid by the tax-payers of today and Christmas yet to come. Yes Virginia can we say pork...like a lot of unnecessary items hidden in the fine print of the stimulus package. Juicy items that amount to hundreds of millions in spending that wont help the economy.
Last time I checked, money like that doesn't grow on trees and we just don't print up more and chalk up everything to experience. But in the long run it's only money right? After all, our kids wont mind picking up the tab for our Christmas goodies...that reminds me, I want a gas guzzling, environmentally unfriendly, Ford F 150 pickup truck, with a pulley in the front and 32 inch spinning rims.
Hey, its Christmas in January and I've been a very good boy.
That all sounds good but there is one nagging question that nether the White House nor Congress have been able to answer. What happens if this stimulus package turns out to be a dud like the last one, what then? What is the fall back plan...is there a plan "B" ? And more importantly, why isn't the government seriously studying these questions before signing off on $ 1 Trillion gamble ?
And while were on the subject, has anyone in Congress bothered to look at the more than 600 pages of the stimulus bill ... at a rough guess I would say "hell no." Why would they, it's Christmas time in Washington and all the little boys and girls on both sides of the aisles are getting stocking's full of goodies paid by the tax-payers of today and Christmas yet to come. Yes Virginia can we say pork...like a lot of unnecessary items hidden in the fine print of the stimulus package. Juicy items that amount to hundreds of millions in spending that wont help the economy.
Last time I checked, money like that doesn't grow on trees and we just don't print up more and chalk up everything to experience. But in the long run it's only money right? After all, our kids wont mind picking up the tab for our Christmas goodies...that reminds me, I want a gas guzzling, environmentally unfriendly, Ford F 150 pickup truck, with a pulley in the front and 32 inch spinning rims.
Hey, its Christmas in January and I've been a very good boy.
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There is no backup plan...other than the fact that our economy is CRAP. People are suffering & it is sad that it is going to keep happening if there is no one overlooking where this money is going.
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