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$100 BILLION AND COUNTING: PRICE TAG FOR DEMOCRATS' "STEALTH STIMULUS" CONTINUES TO ESCALATE
THE FREEDOM POST ^ | October 20, 2009 | TheCapitalist

Posted on 10/20/2009 7:26:13 AM PDT by TheFreedomPoster

Just days after the federal government reported a budget deficit more than triple that of any previous fiscal year, Democrats in Washington prepared to double down on their disastrous economic record with “more stimulus” – read: more spending and borrowing. The price tag for this “stealth stimulus:” $100 billion & counting. While Democrats “have scheduled a meeting” for this week to talk about all this new spending, House Republicans have proposed a “bipartisan jobs plan” to help small businesses, assembled a “kitchen cabinet” of economic experts, and convened a working group of lawmakers to review additional job creation proposals. Out-of-work families asking “where are the jobs?” are looking for more than another pile of debt on our children and grandchildren.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; Politics; Society
KEYWORDS: debtspending; deficit; stimulus

1 posted on 10/20/2009 7:26:13 AM PDT by TheFreedomPoster
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To: TheFreedomPoster

Do you think tax cuts to corporations, placing more funds in the hands of those that create real long-term jobs, will be part of the Democrat plan?
Or will it be more handouts to create temporary jobs that either go away when the funds expire or require continuous funding?


2 posted on 10/20/2009 7:29:23 AM PDT by Maryland Man (NOW is the time for conservatives to rise up!!)
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To: Maryland Man

You counting 250 Billion to Doctor bribes?


3 posted on 10/20/2009 7:42:06 AM PDT by scooby321
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