Since when did we all become economists? Did we ever shy away from pork before and do you think we should start now? Hoover cut the pork too. Reagan didn't in the early 80's. We need to manage our spending better and that means some cuts out of the package but not scrapping the whole thing. I though I heard Sen Shelby (R-AL) say that public transportation spending is not stimulus. We need to hire a national economist, kind of like the poet laureate, to cut through some of this BS.
From the editorial page of Today's Phoenix:
| Stimulus is bad idea |
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I applaud you for publishing the editorial entitled “Stimulus package raises big questions.” The public needs to know that much of the House passed bill does nothing to stimulate the economy and is just more of the same pork barrel spending promoted by Nancy Pelosi. Hopefully the Senate will attack this bill and eliminate this unnecessary spending and increased debt and concentrate on getting the economy going again.
Jeanne Oglesby Phoenixville |
