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Okay, that makes sense.  I'd be wondering why I hadn't heard much about aid to the state and local governments in the stimulus package beyond the infrastructure projects, and why there hadn't been emphasis placed on small business help, which actually can stimulate job growth (unlike these idiotic cuts for large business that are basically just appeasement to the Reps).

If the second $350bn goes to these kinds of things, that brings the "stimulus package" up to $1.125tn.  Still a couple hundred billion short of what we need, but that would at least put it in the ballpark.

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Fri Jan 9th, 2009 at 09:07:37 AM EST
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...adding...And after Congress has its way with the bill, I'm sure it'll meet or exceed the necessary number, and it'll probably be a better bill.  We're getting one of those rare situations in which Dems having brass balls only when they're going up against other Dems is actually a good thing, as there's a lot of liberal pushback on the Hill from Pelosi, Kerry and Wyden, among others.

I'm especially pleased that Pelosi seems very passionate about repealing the Bush tax cuts, and that Kerry and Wyden are demanding a lot more emphasis on public works.

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Fri Jan 9th, 2009 at 09:15:29 AM EST
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