Stimulus spending DOES stimulate the economy (Write this down; Bob’s actually saying this), which is why the Democrats are constantly trumpeting it. Here’s the problem, though; it’s very hard to say that government stimulus actually stimulates the economy MORE than the alternative.
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Reviewing the Dueling Debt Speeches
Last night, both President and Obama gave speeches regarding the debt limit debate going on in Washington, D.C. I did not watch the speeches, but I did read the text of both of them. Here are my thoughts as I read them (if you would like to read them, you can read the president’s here, and the speaker’s here):
The U.S. is not broke!
BREAKING NEWS: the United States is not broke! We do not have a budget crisis. There’s no need to worry. Everyone can return to their debt-induced coma. E.J. Dionne of the Washington Post brought us the good news this morning:
My first choice for Congress…
I don’t often campaign for people. In fact, I’ve only ever done it for two people in my entire life (short, though it may have been so far). When I lived in Wheaton, I worked for Peter Roskam’s first campaign, and he’s turned out to be a very good Congressman. When I moved to Naperville,…
