The Numbers Game

What could have been had President Obama gave the stimulus money to The People instead of spending us into deficit hell.

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News & Politics

Tags:

• Barack Obama
• stimulus

[BlackAndRight]

I've heard that argument several times, and it seems we're beginning to forget how the free market works, thank you Mr. President.

If no one went to the $35,000 store, it wouldn't take long for it to revert back to its old name.

[DillonX]

You're right -- that this would be a temporary boost -- people would go out & buy Chinese big-screen TVs, eat at fancier restaurants, whatever.

But would they feel happy if they got $35K & their 401 went down $65K?

Barack isn't looking for a short-term fix but hoping for something more lasting - like jobs in the energy field that'll be here in 20+ years, like new schools that''ll be in 20+ years.

Two different approaches - advantages to each.

[BlackAndRight]

What do you base the downing of 401ks if the banks became solvent? It's the current state of the financial markets that have caused the drop. Makes no sense.

Energy jobs need to be subsidized. You want to pay for it? New schools? Try better teachers first.

[w3tua]

Just wait for socialized medicine and cry "THE STANDARD OF CARE SUCKS!!!!!"

I've been in socialized healthcare for over 19 years and it is slow and overburdened.

Medicare, welfare, and foodstamps are welfare but were not meant to be permanent. Of course you have people who love to just sit around and collect it.

Hard working people would be ashamed to stay on it any longer than needed.

If having an opinion makes me an idiot then so be it.

[CultureKill]

Give this guy his own TV show, more people need to hear this.

[jcapatelli]

You don't understand basic math, do you?

Are you stupid or do you just assume that other people are?

[Idolcruisefix]

a bailout of 35, 000 per tax payer would allow buisinesses to not have to worry about raises for at least a few years, and extra money from a bailout's inflation causing, would go dirrectly into the economy, i'd bet that over 100,000 partnerships in small buisiness deals would happen in a week. that means taxes ant compitition and stimulous...these people are not crazy for throwing money away, they are sociopathic.

[wolfgangfaust]

"our"government says it has created 600,000 jobs at a cost of only $323,000 per job. . . .it is a junkie, feeding off of us.

[Erandir03]

Actually, my whole life I've had to use socialised healthcare. It's sweet.

[girzwald3]

No shit sherlock. Im not advocating for socialized medicine. What I am complaining about is that, me, a citizen is/was in need of help. But they wont. No, they care more about some illegal alien that doesn't belong here.

[katseye888]

Sounds like a plan to me! I'd be totally out of debt & even able to afford to stimulate the economy by buying things currently on-hold until my fnancial situation improves w/$35k.

BO & Bush should've given the cash to main St. instead of Wall St. We're much more in control & much wiser spenders.

[itrod123]

He tells it like it is not how he wants it to be. Keep up the good work!!!!

[kswan47252]

down payment? i could buy a whole car with $35,000!! great point made, bob! obama could not possibly have had time to think of that--he was in such a hurry to get the bill passed, nobody even read it!

[Deleanredtiger]

Love Kraftwerk man!!