Ravi
Diamond Member
And there are a few more. But again, the objected portions of the bill add up to less than one-half of one percent.That isn't what they are saying. They've nit picked out the two items the guy complains about in the linked article and three or four more. And yes, money is money, but it makes no sense to totally oppose something based on less than one-half of one percent.Who knows why they are voting against it. But, you know what Senator Dirksen said, "A billion here, a billion there and pretty soon, you're talking real money!"
Let's see less than 1%. In this package, that's 9 Billion dollars. Some people might consider that real money. But, in the vast scheme of things, I hope they are opposing it because they know that we are going to have 20% inflation in 2 years if they spend it.
I think they are saying this too. This would be from Ben Nelson, but I got it off Eric Cantor's web site (Republican Whip).Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE): Spending In Stimulus Bill "Don't Really Seem To Be Truly Stimulus, But They Would Constitute Spending." "But other elements of the bill such as $1.1 billion allotted for medical research are troublesome, said Nebraska Sen. Ben Nelson, a Democrat. 'They don't really seem to be truly stimulus, but they would constitute spending,' said Nelson, who said he wanted to see more jobs created." (Anna Jo Bratton, "Neb. Senators Not Sure On Support Of Stimulus Plan," The Associated Press, 1/29/09)