[MamaLucci]

Keep calling, Freepers!

[Para-Ord.45]

Ha, wishfull thinking.

That`s just Hyenas fighting over the carcas.

[txrangerette]

This is old news.

Happened hours ago and they came to a final agreement later.

[pabianice]

I understand $500M to pay for Republican backbones was also deleted from the bill.

[Blackyce]

"Senators negotiating a final compromise economic stimulus package said the House of Representatives and Senate agreed Wednesday on a $789.5 billion package that scales back tax breaks for new car and home buyers while restoring some cuts in state education aid and health care."

I'm opposed to this monstrosity as a whole, but they can't even get their compromises right. They stripped tax credits which would directly lead to new consumption and replaced them with even MORE social welfare spending? Even if you accept keynesian logic on the crisis, that makes no sense.

[irish guard]

The Democrats know its a bad deal and don’t care. Its got pork in it for african americans ($4.5 billion for Acorn), Hispanics (easy immigration and giveaways), the unions and elderly. They want to enact the New Deal with this stimulus bill so they can hope that with it, they will control the House and the Senate for the next 40 years just like FDR did. Call me cynical, but I believe the Dems don’t care that this bill is loaded with pork as long as it promotes their ability to rule.