was my argument.. to use an old term, pump-priming economics. Good policy.
Though I have no problem with nay sayers, I do request that they either help solve the problems by bringing solutions to the table instead of complaints about a future we have no way of predicting accurately.
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Wow, you are really good at finding extremely biased and inaccurate numbers on both sides of your argument.
If the stimulus actually was $3.27 trillion we wouldn't have all this rising unemployment since that would easily fill the gap in lost production. Also, the war in iraq has cost us over a trillion dollars since the last time I saw a real number mid-last year.
The difference of course, is that spending money at home creates jobs and public works projects including long-term infrastructure enhancements, while blowing shit up overseas doesn't accomplish anything except creating a new generation to despise America so the cycle can be repeated.
Last part is especially true, if you look at US or European history from 1800's on, it's a cycle of state building by either force or economic subjugation that ends up creating an antagonized population that bites us in the ass later.
The short list.
The Shah - Iran
La Mumba - Congo
Chavez -(we tried to usurp a democ. elect with a mil. dicator.)
Israel -1950's to present
The Taliban - guess who trained and aided them.
Fidel Castro/Cuba
Sadam Hussein
Korea - that worked out well..
Short list without reference, so I'll wait to be trolled on it to back up my claims, but history shows a constant need of first world countries trying to control the world outside of their nation and pretty much having it blow up in their face every time.
