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02-03-2009, 01:30 PM | #1 | |
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Bring on the pork ...
Republicans release a list of pork in the "stimulus" bill. Take a look and tell me if you think any of these are legit:
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Are you being facetious, Tex? A lot of those look like pretty legitimate expenses. I mean, people need sewers and waste disposal, and stuff.
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Or perhaps you'd like to make the case for how $125m for Washington sewers stimulates the economy.
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Why would you take the position that none of the items above "stimulate" the economy? Are you under the impression that paying for improvements to water and sewer treatment, for example, goes into a big black hole that nobody benefits from? There are a few theories on how to stimulate the economy. One theory is that you spend as much as possible, in diverse sectors of the economy, to lift multiple sectors rather than just one. Water and sewer plants hire people. Construction work requires people doing jobs. Those people get money rather than get laid off. You may argue it isn't the BEST way to stimulate the economy (debatable, and nobody really knows), but it is totally absurd to argue it has no effect on the economy at all. Spending of this amount will have an effect. The debate ought to be whether it is the most efficient way of attaining the desired result rather than whether there is any effect at all. |
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02-03-2009, 09:23 PM | #7 |
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Dramatically increasing pay for guys who build roads, and increasing their numbers, is going to give America an edge that other nations will be sorely jealous of.
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As I mentioned, the idea is to lift multiple sectors of the economy, not just one. That is why there is a lot of spending for R&D as well. Again, whether or not this bill makes sense is one debate, but Tex's statement that none of the spending he listed does anything to stimulate the economy reflects a deep lack of understanding of economics. |
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02-03-2009, 09:33 PM | #9 |
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I'm sure the massive delays due to highway and street construction will do wonders for the economy.
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The New Deal didn't end the Great Depression. And if we're going to bring up the '30s, why is the WH supporting Buy American provisions in the bill? Do they know the history of the Depression?
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