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Michelle Obama decries short-term fixes - First Read - msnbc.com
Oh wait, that was on Bush's plan, Obama's is only $400.
From NBC/NJs Carrie Dann
PONTIAC, Mich -- In response to a question about the economic stimulus checks administered by the U.S. government earlier this year, Michelle Obama said her husband believes that short-term fixes don't solve economic problems.
"You're getting $600," she told an audience of mostly African-American women here. "What can you do with that? Not to be ungrateful or anything. But maybe it pays down a bill, but it doesn't pay down every bill every month."
"Barack's approach is that the short-term quick fix kinda stuff sounds good," she continued. "And it may even feel good that first month when you get that check. And then you go out and you buy a pair of earrings," she joked....
Oh wait, that was on Bush's plan, Obama's is only $400.