Both the Senate and House stimulus bills are Trojan horses that deliberately exploit anxiety about the current recession to conceal their destruction of the foundation of welfare reform and a massive expansion of the welfare system. Since its enactment in the mid-1990s, such reform has proven to be a very successful policy that dramatically reduced welfare dependency and child poverty. The fact that the stimulus proponents seek to conceal the bill’s massive permanent changes in welfare is a clear indication that they understand how unpopular these changes would be if the public became aware of them. Far from an exercise in “unprecedented transparency”–as President Obama claims–the stimulus bills are an example of unprecedented deception."
1913 - The Fed
1930’s - The New deal
1960’s - The great society
2009 - The “new” new deal
In the meantime, govt consumes more and more of GDP and for what? Look, government is neccessary, but limited government is even more neccessary. We are going the wrong direction.
I agree, but currently there is not enough consumers or business with sufficient confidence and / or resources to buy stuff - so the gov’ment is stepping to fill that function.
Both the Senate and House stimulus bills are Trojan horses that deliberately exploit anxiety about the current recession to conceal their destruction of the foundation of welfare reform and a massive expansion of the welfare system. Since its enactment in the mid-1990s, such reform has proven to be a very successful policy that dramatically reduced welfare dependency and child poverty. The fact that the stimulus proponents seek to conceal the bill’s massive permanent changes in welfare is a clear indication that they understand how unpopular these changes would be if the public became aware of them. Far from an exercise in “unprecedented transparency”–as President Obama claims–the stimulus bills are an example of unprecedented deception."
What has been concealed? Here you are with a link to the information. Where is the deception? Have the Republicans suddenly gone silent? Everything, and I mean everything, has been reported on. Many times the “details” are being working out in committee but secret? I’d like to see a final draft of the proposal to actually understand what really is in/out of the proposed legislation but until both houses are in agreement that’s not going to happen.
Reagan has been spinning in his grave ever since the big Bail-out last Fall. One of the new alternate energy plans is to hook a generator up to his ass.