MaggieMae
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I think that has been a problem with both Democrats and Republicans for a long long time now RW. Perhaps that is why most of the stimulus money went to very rich Americans rather than to create jobs for the unemployed and therefore poor.
The conservative approach is to empower the poor to become more prosperous, and prosperity then bubbles up.
Think about that as an alternative for awhile.
Works for me..
ALL of the Stimulus should have gone for job creation. Allocating 40% for tax cuts is just buying votes
Not one dime of the stimulus money went for tax cuts. You don't buy tax cuts.
Had there been no healthcare overhaul, had there been no stimulus package, had there been no truly indefensible appropriations bills passed to reward cronies, and had the government focused on a positive tax and regulation policy to encourage business to resume investing, buying, hiring, and negotiating contracts, we would be well out of the recession right now.
But they didn't do that did they? They continue to think that more and more oppressive government regulation and the government taking and using and manipulating more and more resources won't continue to have horrendous negative effects on the spirits and prosperity of the people.
Once again, creating a long-term program focusing on positive tax reform and regulation takes time, which we did not have. The stimulus bill was aptly named: The tax cuts afforded businesses were intended to jump start the economy--stop the bleeding--and perform the surgery after the infection was gone. Which is what's happening now. It's truly unfortunate that so many businesses COULD HAVE rehired, but chose instead to sit on their profits and invest in overseas ventures which allowed unemployment to skyrocket.