Katrina vanden Heuvel: A Stimulus for the People

[islandmuffin]

Destroying America aint no way to rebuild America!

[ourearthhome]

Because all government services and infrastructure result in increasing land values why is it not relevant to ask why these values are not taxed to pay for the services and infrastructure. This is especially relevant because leaving these values in the hands of private owners is the sole motivation for all real estate, i.e land, speculation and for all environmental abuse. Let people own land for USE and require payment to the public fisc what amounts to its rental value every year.

[gorgeskiller]

This video is for Pussies!

[Jyoyo1]

Terms are important.

Depression NOT "recession!"

Handouts to the elite NOT "stimulus!"

Since when is big congressional spending "bold?"

It is TYPICAL and part of the problem.

The problem is unsustainable DEBT and insolvency.

NOT lack of credit or liquidity.

The credit bubble has burst. You cannot "fix" it by borrowing and spending even more. Bush II won't work now.

[dizzymasekela]

Liberals are the only real Americans.

Go Al Franken!!!

[poopstreek]

Any money handed out as "stimulus" IS money going back to waste. This woman farts in wine glasses and smells it, I am sure of this. I agree that we need to spend our money at HOME, but a stimulus package/INFLATION, is not the answer. After Katrina, the government came in and helped landlords, and tenants with expenses. Sounds good, but look now, the cost of rent in N.O. went up 60%. Almost every time the government comes to "help" they end up hurting. Obama stands for the big banks, not you or I

[TuskAmerica]

Another upper west side limousine liberal commie. NYC is full of them.

[homer30]

US debt comes to about 11 trillion dollars. Everyday an additional 3 billion dollars are added for interest. US can never recover from this debt. It's only a matter of time when the Federal announces to the american public that the country is BANKRUPT! Indeed US is already bankrupt; the government is just unwilling to accept the fact but they will sooner

[asmetuyasiempre]

no lady what you all need its less regulations,less taxes,less permits and less goverment control,meaning u all need freedom and liberty wich brings happiness acording with the consitution,and u goverment its pissing that hell out of u own constitution,denying u rights to travel and live weher ever u want,denying u right to own property witch its protected by the consitution,u need lets control on u lives i can imagine someone saying he its free when he its paying for work.WAKE UP LADY U R OUT

[Xervosh23]

Say what you will about her politics, that woman is hotter than the surface of Mercury.

[dale1966gto]

i agree, she's hot. for a leftie she is definately hot. she's starting to show her age however. i'm sure she doesn't look it but she's on the sunny side of 50.

i kept hoping she'd outgrow her silly immature liberalism, but she never did. some old lefties never die, they just drift further and further left until they fade into a deep shade of scarlet. and she's as deep red as they come. she makes a living out of being commie too. she's like editor in chief of ''the nation'' a communist rag.

[jebbushforpresident]

You're a creep and a liar.

[dale1966gto]

why am i a creep and liar. maybe that i said this middle-aged commie was hot for her age. maybe cause i called a spade a spade - or in this case a commie a commie - that upset you. anyway, i'm not letting anyone who calls himself jebbushforpresident says upset me. i was just curious as to why you called me a creep and liar. just curios, that's all.

[rileymayhem20]

hey Katrina, we are coming over the Hudson River to live in your house on the upper west side

- New Jersey

[tardbuster007]

uh Katrina, Wall Street is the dashboard of the economy. Publicly traded companies drive the economy...get a clue.

[tardbuster007]

Here's a novel idea ol' Katreena...why not take existing simulus dollars going to lazyasses who refuse to be stimulated, sucking the teat of government handouts and give to those who can be stimulated. Those with intitiative and a viable WORK ETHIC.

[HomoGeneyes]

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[jaif4]

In America, it was never lack of good ideas, there is been and will always be smart thinkers in America, I am sure that is President Obamas plan too, which is good for the middle class and the country as a whole, including the rich. How ever, I am not sure if he will find one single republican to support such plans.

These ideas make way too much sense for the GOP to accept.

[333SICKofANT]

speaking truth to the powerless

[marniespeaks]

no brainer - why aren't these word coming from Obasma's mouth?

[Gilliatt83]

Don't expect toooo much you wont get disappointed, the american people will be ssooooooooooooooo disappointed

[borat443]

Amen to bryandenhy76 he hit the nail on the head

[bryandenehy76]

we need to hold these criminals and the mainstream media accountable for these acts of treason, theft and the propaganda. We need to end the fed and elect a candidate that isn't owned by private interest groups.

[matrixxx123456789]

We do not need more food kitchens... or bailouts... we need BAIL HEARINGS for the folks that are manipulating our economy!

Fed Reserve, Congress who voted YES, Paulson, Obama, Bush, Pelosi, and more!

[cycimian]

Matrix, Agreed totaly. If this was Joe average citazen were talking grand larseny, Fraud, Theft. Insider trading and thats just whats known. Agner to the point of give me valium to sleep

[matrixxx123456789]

We threw 8.5 TRILLION! Wake up.... this is treason!

[sealhunter5]

to late ! money has been given to the bankers ! So the crooks can loan the money back to the people! give the farmers the money try this ! give the small business owners of this country 1 year of not paying taxes! Try giving the small inventors free patents <Give joe the plumber 1000 dollars for gas this year,

these are stimulus packages, for what makes this country great not wall street !

[Kerastes33]

No, put an extra tax on Joe the Plumber for being an idiot. If ignorance were taxed, voters who were for the Iraq War could pay it off.