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But economists on both ends of the political spectrum say infrastructure improvements might not make much of a splash in the short-term.
“It’s not good stimulus,” said Alice Rivlin, a Democratic member of the president’s Debt Commission and former head of the Office of Management and Budget.
A January 2010 Associated Press analysis of Recovery Act spending on roads and bridges “had no effect on local unemployment and only barely helped the beleaguered construction industry,” regardless of how many dollars lawmakers threw at the various projects.
SO......LET'S DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN!
Doesn't matter that it FAILED, it only matters that the intentions were pure and good.
Any chance obama will mention "shovel ready" or "stimulus" tonight?
Problem with the ARRA is half of it was tax cuts, and as for the other half, majority of it went to simply plugging in budget holes versus directly creating jobs just for the unemployed.
Does anyone in Washington have a clue on how supply and demand works in economics?
When will you understand? The American people are against spending trillions more in money we don't have.
If we were capable of printing out trillions of dollars for QE 1 and QE 2 to help the fat cats on Wall Street then surely we can find enough money to help the unemployed.
If we were capable of printing out trillions of dollars for QE 1 and QE 2 to help the fat cats on Wall Street then surely we can find enough money to help the unemployed.
A solid job creation plan that actually puts money into the pockets of the unemployed (without them worrying about it running out) and that helps to re-train them to do the jobs employers supposedly say they can't fill would be enough.
A solid job creation plan that actually puts money into the pockets of the unemployed (without them worrying about it running out) and that helps to re-train them to do the jobs employers supposedly say they can't fill would be enough.
That would actually require that all students have access to an academically demanding education via school choice/vouchers, which the Democrats won't allow.
The Dems want to keep students trapped in horrendous public schools. Keeping them dumb and dependent creates the demand for a bigger government and more economy-stripping government sector jobs that must be paid for via tax dollars.
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