Friday, 6 February 2009 by bbbeard.

“So then you get the argument, well, this is not a stimulus bill, this is a spending bill. What do you think a stimulus is?”

The Kennedy tax cut was stimulative. The Reagan tax cut was stimulative. The Bush tax cut was stimulative. Is He really unaware of these basic economic facts?

The Japanese experience with huge public works programs in place of stimulus is unimpressive. So why is He trying to emulate it?

Oh, wait, I forgot — He’s an “intellectual”.

People like Him give intellectuals a bad name.

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Friday, 6 February 2009 by bbbeard.

“There will be time for them to make profits, and there will be time for them to get bonuses — now is not that time. And that’s a message that I intend to send directly to them.”

Gee, I would have thought an economic downturn would be a great time for companies to start making profits.

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Friday, 6 February 2009 by bbbeard.

First, win.

Then, decide which laws you don’t like. And just stop enforcing them.

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