Posts Tagged ‘stimulus’
Krauthammer on the CBO “recovery”: Phony numbers vs hard facts
As Ed Morrissey at Hot Air said so many months ago , “if your are going to make up a number, why don’t you just say the stimulus created or saved a gazillion jobs?” Indeed … and Charles nails it. Say whatever you want, make up whatever you want, the hard numbers tell another story.
Read MoreStimulus: Stupid solar investment pays off in 70 years, panels dead in 40
What a way to spend $179,00. Not only is funding this project completely unconstitutional, it’s a flat out bad investment even if it was paid for local government dollars or private funding. Roger Meiners takes a look at the return on investment for a solar installation at a fish hatchery in Montana.
Read MoreA prophet among us
I wish I could take credit for this, but I can’t. My producer Bob Joyce pointed this one out and the more I thought about it, the more I realized he is right. Peggy Joseph is indeed a prophet among us. And you laughed. Ok, and I did too.
Read MoreThank you America…Love, Maine
On Wednesday, the Senate overcame a filibuster for a bill that would send $26 billion to the states to “prevent teacher layoffs and help states with Medicaid costs”. The bill will now pass the Senate this week. As a result, Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi (D. Ca.) has quickly called all House members back from their…
Read MoreEconomic stimulus…a far better idea
Last week, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D. Ca.) told us, with a straight face, no less, that unemployment benefits create jobs. Anyone who frequents this blog knows that her comments make absolutely no sense. But, in a marvelous article in Thursday’s Wall Street Journal, Arthur Laffer explains not only why Ms. Pelosi’s statement is completely…
Read MoreStimulus to create 5000 jobs
Great news! The President is announcing today the “winners” of his “we need to expand broadband in America” program. Remember, this plan was part of the Stimulus Package passed last year. And, the winners are… You’ll have to go to this link to find out, but I will tell you that should you live in…
Read MoreAFL/CIO Economist Ken Blackwell to Cavuto: You’re an a##hole
Not really sure what to say here. This interview got nasty in a hurry. Blackwell tried to make the case for even more government spending because the last trillion dollars generated jobs, just not enough. Cavuto tried to point out the nonsense of it all, insults started to fly and what happened next is pure…
Read MoreFeds loan Mohegan Sun $54 million from stimulus funds
You’ve got to be kidding me. The US Department of Agriculture has a rural development program – what ever that is – with available funding from the most recent stimulus package totaling $168 million. The Mohegan tribe in Connecticut got almost one-third of the funds.
Read MoreCongress ignores ‘Pay-as-You-Go’ rule in favor of jobs bill
The Congress-critters have done it once again. Last summer when pay-as-you-go legislation was passed in the House, it was political theater providing the illusion Congress was concerned about the deficit. But there were loopholes, always loopholes.
Read MoreSept. 11 an inside job versus Americans who think stimulus worked
I’m not exactly certain how to write the headline for this post, but in a recent New York Times/CBS News poll, only 6 percent of Americans believed the $787 billion stimulus program created any jobs. So, in comparison, how many think Sept. 11 was an inside job or involves a government cover-up?
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