WHY would FEDERAL DOLLARS be paying for LOCAL Teachers, Firemen, and Police?????? This makes NO SENSE!!
If a community can't afford these people, then they should let them go!
The PENSIONS of these retirees that these people get are the reson that they can't keep the working ones!
The theory is that the government takes the extra money and uses it to create programs that provide or help people find jobs.
Of course, the government is wildly inefficient at this process, and "the most affluent" promptly take tax avoidance steps, which quickly does away with most the extra money anyway.
Bump
Mr. Barone,
You left out "Pretend." As in, "Let's pretend there is a bill called the 'American Jobs Act.' You (Congress) must pass thiss bill now."
When Obama spoke to the joint session, and admonished them some 17 times to "Pass this bill," there was no actual bill yet.
Obama has moved beyond Pelosi. Pelosi said, "We have to pass the bill so you can see what's in it." That was highly unpopular, and probably was one of the biggest reasons she's no longer speaker. Obama went to Congress on September 8, 2011 and basically said, "You must pass this bill so we can write it."
What I don't understand is why didn't Boehner call his bluff on this? Why didn't Boehner ask Obama for the actual bill so that Congress can start working on it.
His net worth is only pathetic promises.
Barack Obama seemed like an unhappy warrior Thursday night, still unreconciled to the results of the 2010 elections, “seeming desperate and condescending at the same time,” in the words of maverick liberal blogger Mickey Kaus. That darn garage door just won’t open!
2010 was just the opening act...the main event takes place in November 2012.