November 21, 2024

stimulus packageThe Obama stimulus package made it through the House, but every Republican voted against it and so did 11 Democrats.

The House members discussion on the stimulus bill had a number of good comments. One was by Rep. Roscoe Bartlett, an 82-year-old Maryland Republican, when he thought back to the Great Depression he said: "I don't remember any of the many government programs affecting the course of the Depression. Government programs didn't work then, I don't know why we think they would work now. Mr. President, I think our obsessive borrowing has fully mortgaged my kids and my grandkids. Now we're working on mortgaging my two great-grandkids. Mr. President, I think it's more than a little bit selfish to try to solve our economic problems which we created by burdening future generations yet to be born." The House chamber burst into applause.                                                                          San Diego MLS listings

 

 

6 thoughts on “Obama’s stimulus package … reason for optimism?

  1. In many ostensibly socialist countries, the benefits eventually wound up going mainly to the “right people”. There are winners and losers in any system. It’s not the system, it’s the people. They never change, and there will always be alphas around to boss and rip off the rest of us who have the nasty habit of minding our own business and being honest.
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  2. OK America Business & Politicians…..it’s time for you idiots to get out of the way of those who have real answers to save the economy. You idiots have been in power too long. You don’t know what you’re doing trying to save those stupid banks and mortgage companies. You’ve screw the American public out of their equity in their homes, that which was driving this economy. Threat was the “ATM” of the consumer.
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