Posted on 01/25/2010 9:45:30 AM PST by Cheap_Hessian
Washington (CNN) -- Nearly three out of four Americans think that at least half of the money spent in the federal stimulus plan has been wasted, according to a new national poll.
A CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey released Monday morning also indicates that 63 percent of the public thinks that projects in the plan were included for purely political reasons and will have no economic benefit, with 36 percent saying those projects will benefit the economy.
Twenty-one percent of people questioned in the poll say nearly all the money in the stimulus has been wasted, with 24 percent feeling that most money has been wasted and an additional 29 percent saying that about half has been wasted. Twenty-one percent say only a little has been wasted and 4 percent think that no stimulus dollars have been wasted.
"One reason why the economic stimulus bill is no longer popular with the American public is the perception that a lot of the money has been wasted. Six in 10 believe that the projects in the stimulus bill were included for purely political reasons," said CNN Polling Director Keating Holland.
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News flash: 75% of Americans smarter than Dems in Congress who voted for porkulus....
Shut up, Beavis!
Typical conversation between the people who actually believed that the stimulus would NOT be wasted.
It's irrelevant that Denish (NM's Lt Gov.) says she purchases carbon credits to offset the greenhouse gases emitted by the state's $5.5 million Cessna Citation. That's not the point of strict rules brought about by the budget crunch.
It's even worse that some of the expense she occurred came out of federal stimulus money. Every new Mexican on a budget knows the almost $33,000 in stimulus cash would have been better spent stimulating the economy.
This was in the Albuquerque Journal
“much” of the stimulus wasted? How about all of it wasted and in fact going to pay off Obummer’s supporters and cronies! there was never a stimulus in the stimulus package.
However nearly half still give Obama a pass...
And the 4th person works for the govn’t where all the money went to....gawd.
Lmao... Exactly!!!
Even Mort Zuckerman realizes the stimulus was pure patronage to Obama supporters.
That said, the 2010 will be used to purchase democrat votes in Nov. (FDR wrote the playbook.)
Really? Ya’ Think?
The other 25% are hoping to get a cut from a second “stimulus”.
now how did those odd characters get into my previous post?! I don’t even have keys for some of those!
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