Just say No to stimulus package?!!!

iVillage Member
Registered: 03-17-2006
Just say No to stimulus package?!!!
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Tue, 01-27-2009 - 1:44pm
I see that Republican leaders in the House have urged their members to say No to the Obama economic stimulus package. But, this is no big surprise. The Republican idea of helping the economy is always to give a big tax break to the rich people. The so-called trickle down effect. But Republican economics have put us in the mess we are in right now. It is time to try something different. I urge everyone to contact their representatives and senators to pass the stimulus package. Average Americans are losing their homes, their jobs, and any hope for the future. We cannot afford to wait any longer.
Our country is headed for the second Great Depression in US history. Coincidentally, the Republicans brought on the first Depression back then. Many people suffered a long while before FDR’s programs slowly began to kick start the economy once again.
Tax cuts for the rich will not stimulate our economy. Even tax cuts for average Americans will not help us, if we do not have a job to put food on the table.

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iVillage Member
Registered: 11-13-2008
Wed, 01-28-2009 - 12:43pm
I posted what respected economists say - even some who were at first doubters. Did you even read my post?
iVillage Member
Registered: 01-04-2009
Wed, 01-28-2009 - 12:50pm

Politifact is picking through the stimulus package claims and posting the results of their fact checking.

 

iVillage Member
Registered: 12-16-2008
Wed, 01-28-2009 - 12:52pm

Which post?

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iVillage Member
Registered: 12-16-2008
Wed, 01-28-2009 - 12:54pm

Tax cuts would have helped far more if spending was kept in check.


FDR's war spending was several years after FDR's depression spending.


Biggest problem this country got into was the misuse of personal credit.

iVillage Member
Registered: 11-20-2008
Wed, 01-28-2009 - 12:56pm

(((And those whose livelihood comes from money paid by a "government" entity who don't realize that that translates into the government helping them have not thought the principle through.)))


So are you telling me that your employer helps you?

iVillage Member
Registered: 11-20-2008
Wed, 01-28-2009 - 1:03pm

Where is the link to the bill that you are referring to...the one from 2004?


You are aware that the extension was passed and is now in effect right?

iVillage Member
Registered: 11-20-2008
Wed, 01-28-2009 - 1:05pm

I love the liberal numbers game.

iVillage Member
Registered: 11-13-2008
Wed, 01-28-2009 - 1:18pm

http://messageboards.ivillage.com/n/mb/message.asp?webtag=iv-elpoliticsto&msg=18754.125

And... you've been lied to about the surplus. It was a PROJECTED surplus that never materialized due to 9-11 and other factors. You can't "squander" something that never existed in the first place.

iVillage Member
Registered: 01-07-2009
Wed, 01-28-2009 - 1:40pm
Well, if there was no surplus, why did Bush say there
iVillage Member
Registered: 11-13-2008
Wed, 01-28-2009 - 1:49pm
Key word here: PROJECTED. Projected surplus, not surplus.

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