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Excerpted from “Obama to Call for $50 Billion Spending on Public Works” By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG, The New York Times, Published: September 6, 2010
[SIZE="+2"]P[/SIZE]resident Obama on Monday is to call for as much as $50 billion in government spending to start up a long-term public works plan emphasizing transportation projects – roads, rail and airport runways – over the next six years. …
It's time to put America back to work building America again.
“[The plan would] put construction workers, welders, electricians back to work ... folks that have been unemployed for a long time.” — Labor Secretary Hilda Solis
It's time to put America back to work building America again.
“[The plan would] put construction workers, welders, electricians back to work ... folks that have been unemployed for a long time.” — Labor Secretary Hilda Solis
I thought he was supposed to be smart? He keeps making the same mistake over and over and over again. Where is he getting this $50,000,000,000.00? And since the LAST 2 Shovel Ready plans failed, why will this one work? Oh that's right, IT WON'T.
50 billion really isn't an enormous amount compared to what we have spent on other things.
$50,000,000,000.00 wasted is still waste.
It's time to put America back to work building America again.
“[The plan would] put construction workers, welders, electricians back to work ... folks that have been unemployed for a long time.” — Labor Secretary Hilda Solis
$50,000,000,000.00 wasted is still waste.
A good way to employ some people and repair the massive rot to our infrastructure that occurred under the Bush years.
but this isn't a waste, creating jobs isn't wasteful. Not to mention to make improvements to public property. I see nothing wrong with it.
Better to spend money on OUR infrastructure than rebuilding middle east nations that are constantly at war with themselves....
if we are going to spend money, this is definitely an area that needs it.A good way to employ some people and repair the massive rot to our infrastructure that occurred under the Bush years.
agreed......Better to spend money on OUR infrastructure than rebuilding middle east nations that are constantly at war with themselves....
if we are going to spend money, this is definitely an area that needs it.
WHy do you expect the stimulus to work instantly. Its like you think obama is a socialist therefore he has complete command over the economy as a communist dictator and if he cant fix it its because he's inept. Please.
His rhetoric is no worse than that coming from the GOP. The main difference between GOP and DEM rhetoric is the target audience. Republicans see more value in destroying the ME than building America...Democrats are the opposite....currently anyway. Historically, both sides have their moments of stupidity...Wasn't that where the first stimulus plan was supposed to go? Why aren't you holding Obama responsible for that lie? Now you continue to buy his rhetoric?
Fool me once, shame on you, Fool me twice shame on ME.
Total control? The GOP votes according to his dictates? Living in fear, are we?Because he was part of the problem and because spending was supposed to keep unemployment from exceeding 8%. He know that stimulus program was a lie but had to be passed without even reading it. The results today are worse than they were when the stimulus passed yet you ignore that. Most of the money has been spent so where are the jobs? Where is the economic growth? where is the reduction in the deficit and debt? Please tell me what economic prediction made by this Administration has been accurate? Now you want another 50 billion spent on a stimulus program where the first one didn't work? You don't see how you are being duped?
Obama has total control of the Govt. thus is acting like a dictator and liberals hold him to the same accountability as people living under a dictatorship, NONE.
Because he was part of the problem and because spending was supposed to keep unemployment from exceeding 8%. He know that stimulus program was a lie but had to be passed without even reading it. The results today are worse than they were when the stimulus passed yet you ignore that. Most of the money has been spent so where are the jobs? Where is the economic growth? where is the reduction in the deficit and debt? Please tell me what economic prediction made by this Administration has been accurate? Now you want another 50 billion spent on a stimulus program where the first one didn't work? You don't see how you are being duped?
Obama has total control of the Govt. thus is acting like a dictator and liberals hold him to the same accountability as people living under a dictatorship, NONE.
His rhetoric is no worse than that coming from the GOP. The main difference between GOP and DEM rhetoric is the target audience. Republicans see more value in destroying the ME than building America...Democrats are the opposite....currently anyway. Historically, both sides have their moments of stupidity...
A good way to employ some people and repair the massive rot to our infrastructure that occurred under the Bush years.
:roll: Look. Firstly I dont think all the stimulus money has been spent. Possibly allocated, but not spent from what I know. Second. Most economists would tell you the stimulus was too small, so Im not opposed to this plan. Third, without a stimulus wed definitely be worse off. In my simple understanding of economic increasing govt spending during a recession maintains output, preventing a worse outcome. Seriously you ARE blaming Obama in his 2 years for not being able to completely put of a disaster from the previous administration that he's inherited.
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