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  • Trump's 'Infrastructure' Plan Versus Obama's 'Stimulus': Part II

    05/16/2019 4:41:58 AM PDT · by Kaslin · 12 replies
    Townhall.com ^ | May 16, 2019 | Larry Elder
    My previous column objected to President Donald Trump and Sen. Chuck Schumer's, D-N.Y., proposed $2 trillion "infrastructure" spending. As with President Barack Obama's "stimulus," the Trump-Schumer plan violates the concept of federalism and bails out states that spend irresponsibly, guaranteeing a future of continued irresponsible behavior by state and local governments. But several of my column's readers insisted that Trump -- a builder and shrewd negotiator -- plans to spend more efficiently and effectively than Obama did under his $787 billion so-called stimulus plan. Respected lawyer and columnist John Hinderaker, for example, wrote: "I disagree: Obama's faux stimulus consisted largely...