Stimulus spending comes from tax revenue and any time you run money through the gov't it produces far less economic gain than leaving it in the hands of free enterprise.

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Yep.....

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Actually, the stimulus is recouped. It directly creates tax revenue. So we aren't out on either. But all the spending without taxing during the Bush years has murdered the economy. You have to pay for what you order.

In addition, Clinton left Bush with a surplus so yes... Factually it's Bush. I could care less who we blame as long as it is factually accurate. You can't blame the doctor who lances a boil for causing pain, blame the doctor who allowed the boil to fester.

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Perhaps you will consider voting for Obama so your state can keep its education department.

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It's sucking $10 out of the economy to get $3. Explain to me how that's supposed to help.

BTW - If "flow" is so important, why not leave the money in the economy in the first place?? Wouldn't the flow be faster if teh gov't wasn't bottlenecking it?? Also, free enterprise lives on your idea of flowing money and they make decisions based on what will flow the money the most profitably, the gov't has NO motivation to do so, so why put the gov't in charge of the money?? Why not leave it in the hands of teh people who have the most motivation for creating the most flow and thus profit??

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Our nation has not always lived up to its ideals, yet those ideals have never ceased to guide us. They expose our flaws, and lead us to mend them. We are the beneficiaries of the work of the generations before us and it is each generation's responsibility to continue that work. - Laura Bush

"I am sick and tired of people who call you unpatriotic if you debate this administration’s policies. We are Americans and have the right to participate and debate any administration." -Hillary Clinton

But when there is an investment freeze (thank your capitalist banking institutions for that one), there is no factor other than government that can move that sort of money through the system, in essence priming the pump.

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It's not sucking 10 to get 3, it's sucking 10 to get 9.5. And yeah, the .5 is too much, but its better than the alternative.

When the people aren't willing to spend or invest, the economy dies. Obama didn't have a choice but to create an environment where investors were willing to start investing again.

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That giant sucking sound is obama sucking the life out of this country!

Scary: Obama Triples Deficit, CBO Projects Debt will hit 90% of GDP by 2020 Gop3.com: The Triumvirate

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Good Post.. Yet just before I clicked this I was checking the Daily Presidental Tracking Poll, at Rasmussen Reports.

And some of it differs with this report.

Daily Presidential Tracking Poll - Rasmussen Reports

So which is correct?

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When asked if you'd like to pay higher taxes for any reason, what would be your answer?
There's your answer.
I didn't even vote for new funds for the fire department. First time ever on an issue like that for me. If libraries had been on the ballot (a favorite project of mine) I would have voted that down too.
The fire department got its money though. My vote was in the minority.
I happen to know we have a fine department that is financed as is. The new bond would add additional schooling (pay a teacher) when at present they volunteered. I didn't think it was a good time to add a paid position.
JMO

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