Oh FFS... Ryan voted for the 2008 Stimulus Act

[cthulu2016]

Of course he voted for the wars and other budget-busting Bush nonsense. That's to be expected. But how does the supposed most principled anti-Keynesian in the world vote to send everyone a check for $300 to stimulate the economy?

Seems rather a waste of money for something you "know" cannot possibly work.

Government debt-funded direct stimulus was effective economic policy in February, 2008. By January, 2009 it was an insane communist doctrine that had never worked and never could work as it ran counter to everything "we" know about economics.

At least I know my first debate question for the VP debate if I'm called to fill-in at the last moment.

"Representative Ryan, if President Obama proposed stimulating the economy by borrowing money in order to send every American tax-filer a check for $300, would you vote for that? And I do have a follow-up question...

http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2008/roll025.xml

[lunatica]

1. Maybe Ryan will retroactively vote against it.

[ProSense]

2. Ryan is Mini Mitt, a

liar, opportunist and protector of tax cuts for the rich.

Paul Ryan questioned over apparent shifts on issues
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021149046

Krugman: What’s In The Ryan Plan?
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021142015

[Hissyspit]

6. Etch-A-Sketch VP Candidate.

[greatauntoftriplets]

3. Good catch.

What a giant hypocrite.

[jwirr]

4. It should be called the bankster act.

[SDjack]

5. Ryan didn't realize that he voted "Yes" for that bill. He thought he was voting

for a taxcut.

[cthulu2016]

7. Actually, that is probably true

Since the checks went only to tax-filers one could tell himself that they were a retroactive tax cut.

Anything that does not benefit the indigent is a tax cut... it's magic.

[Canuckistanian]

8. Yeah, but that stimulus was DIFFERENT

And how was it different? Look, ummm, I haven't read the report, I'll have to get back to you on that.....

[Shankapotomus]

9. They just brought this up

on Melissa Harris-Perry.

[cthulu2016]

10. Greats minds... (I haven't seen any TV today)