[Terabitten]

"We've never done it," Durbin said. "And it is counterintuitive that to stop a recession we have to take spending away from one area and put it into another. We need to put money into the economy."

Do they even listen to themselves? He's right. They *do* need to put money into the economy. Since all government money comes from the taxpayers, the ONLY way to "put" money into the economy is to lower taxes.

The fastest way to put money into the economy would be to announce that the corporate tax rate is now zero. That would pump hundreds of billions of dollars into the economy virtually overnight.

[Qbert]

“The fastest way to put money into the economy would be to announce that the corporate tax rate is now zero. That would pump hundreds of billions of dollars into the economy virtually overnight.”

Yep- but that would make too much sense. And the Dims wouldn’t be able to demagogue about how the eeeeeeevil GOP hates the unemployed.

[facedown]

Since all government money comes from the taxpayers, the ONLY way to "put" money into the economy is to lower taxes.

Correct, but then it doesn't buy any influence.