Re: Is everybody feeling stimulated?

On Feb 8, 7:50 am, "Carl A. in FL" <chai...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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Obama Stimulus Package Really Socialism?

Thursday, February 05, 2009
By Glenn Beck

Everyone else is talking about what's in the $825 billion stimulus
package, but here's the one thing I want to know: How can we let the
government get away with calling it a "stimulus" in the first place?

Let's break down the numbers on this with the help of those non-partisan,
radical hate-mongers over at the Congressional Budget Office.

According to the CBO, only $26 billion — just over 3 percent — will be
spent this year. Another $110 billion — or 13 percent — will be spent next
year. Which means that by the time President Obama's term is halfway
through, just 16 percent of the money will have been spent.

I thought President Obama said this is supposed to be a quick "jolt" to
the economy?

The president has also billed the stimulus as an investment in America's
infrastructure. And if that were true, I'd be all for it. I mean, I-95
here on the East Coast isn't exactly the autobahn. Yet only 3 percent —
just $30 billion — of this entire package is dedicated to road and highway
spending.

Then you have the promise about creating "green jobs" and clean energy.

Again, you want to seriously get wind and solar and nuclear power off the
ground, I'm in. But this isn't serious. Only 2 percent of the money is
earmarked for clean energy and only 1/7th of that will be spent over the
next 2 years.

The CBO tells us that billions of dollars are going to buy new computers
and replace government cars with new alternative fuel vehicles. In all,
the money is going to 150 different federal programs — from Amtrak to the
TSA — and it's not clear a single new job will be created.

America, let's call a spade a spade: This package isn't meant to stimulate
the economy, it's meant to reshape it.

If President Obama, Nancy Pelosi and the rest of the progressives really
believe that socialism is the best way out of this mess and the best way
forward for America, then make the case. Let's debate it and allow the
American people to decide.

But what they're doing now — using fear to promote long-term changes to
the country — is exactly the kind of thing that has led to the biggest
deficit of all: The deficit of trust we now have in our leaders.

Expect a response from our resident idiot -- attacking Beck's objectivity
rather than addressing the issues.

Am almost tempted to unplonk him, just to see whether I accurately predict
his response.

But, I can resist temptation...
--
Carl A. in FL
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You are on the money, Carl. They are
blasting away at Beck with off the cuff
prattle. But are NOT addressing the stats
that Beck puts up about the truth of how
and when the money would be spent.
They don't want to address the substance
of the truth in those stats.

Weeks is such an ingrained socialist
that he is claiming victory for Socialism
in the USA.

Smiity who SHOUTED during the election
that Obama was not a Socialist obviously
doesn't want to go there.

Meanwhile, the Anti Stimulus Socialist
Engineering Experiment Bill marches ahead
in their attempt to bury our Republic Form Of
Government once and for all.

They hate business. They want the collective
state. They want nationalism. They hate Big
Business. And.....they really hate Small Business
but won't say so. Small Business Entreprenuers
are the REAL backbone of our economy that makes
it tick. Those small biz entreprenuers are light on
their feet and will always be a step ahead of their
nasty *** to control them. Those small biz folks
will invent new ways to survive their *** and they
hate that with a passion. That small biz ethic is
ingrained in the fabric of our nation and it will not
go away.

I can now see an undergound and barter economy
all around us. Young business folks digging in for the
long haul. Others like me are retired and watching the
fireworks. We didn't fall for a Barney Frank Scam Loan.

Jan Eric Orme
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