Should he have lied about it?
Of course Porkulus paid for a bunch of state workers and helped states balance their budgets. Even after a bitter fight, SC accepted the money for that reason.
He was right, though, that it made no long term difference.
It was a waste, and just encouraged the excesses of the states to continue.
That has come to a screeching halt since the Repubs took over the House in 2010.
Of course Porkulus paid for a bunch of state workers and helped states balance their budgets. Even after a bitter fight, SC accepted the money for that reason.
He was right, though, that it made no long term difference. It was a waste, and just encouraged the excesses of the states to continue.
That has come to a screeching halt since the Repubs took over the House in 2010.
Sadly, there are people on all sides who will refuse to admit anything that could possibly be interpreted to help "the other side".
As you said, Bob's right when he says the 2009 stimulus money helped short term, but no long term employment was gleaned. I live here in Tidewater VA, and I've seen plenty of businesses fold up and disappear with no private businesses replacing them at the store frontages.