Republicans are finally willing to spend on the economy - at the exact wrong time

[applegrove]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/12/12/republicans-are-finally-willing-to-spend-on-the-economy-at-the-exact-wrong-time/?utm_term=.a3314e702e93

(I could not cut and paste however I think the title is right on. Canada has spent during recessions and paid down the debt during the good times in the last 20 years. The result: a stable economy. The Republicans have done the opposite of this to make government look bad.)

[Warpy]

1. We can always count on them to spend in the wrong places

like the military instead of raising wages and increasing the demand side of the equation. They're still supply siders with the supply pipeline full to bursting and no demand because they've shifted money from workers to the 0.1% for so many years.

They're going to crash it all again and stupid people still won't catch a clue.

[Wellstone ruled]

2. Two featured Economist 's

on Bloomberg said the same today. Sad to say,the Rethugs are going to cut Domestic Programs as offsets to give the 1%ers some Trillion plus in Tax Cuts.. There is zero chance of a true so called Infrastructure Program. Money is going in the form of Tax Breaks and subsides and other gifts to Contractors who have some thing in the pipeline.

Appears the Rethugs want to Inflate the Economy with out really doing anything.

[Beartracks]

3. Republicans really are dumb on economics.

Makes me think of this...



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