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	Name:	water_watcher -
	Subject:	I'm right here WW
	Date:	4/10/2012 10:00:48 AM

I will give you that the stimulus had a short term positive impact ... why wouldn't it. Pumping $800 billion borrowed dollars in to the economy has to have some stimulative impact ... but at what cost?   And was it directed to the right places ... I would say no ... even Oblamer said it was not put to the right places ("I guess those shovel ready projects were not as shovel ready as we thought ... chuckle, chuckle").

The biggest difference in our thinking is if government has the responsibility to create jobs or if the private sector does. I believe the government should create incentives for the private sector to create jobs through policy.    But you can not be crying for more regulation, higher taxes, bashing business, etc, etc and then the government go on a spending spree printing money and ask why businesses are not hiring?

It really comes down to if you believe in capitalism or socialism ... one has the private sector in charge with the power and the other has the government with all the power.   One has proven to work and one has not.

I will give you an example, My primary home is still atlanta, they want to pass an additional 1 cent sales tax that is suppose to raise $8.2 billion a year that will be used for more road construction and rail improvements to reduce the traffic nightmare ... they are assuming people will spend the same ... but when you take $8.2 billion out of peoples pockets, do you think that will be good for business or bad? It seems to me that someone does the mat and says we can raise taxes and look at the additional revenue.   It does not work that way.

Now you answer what Obama means when he refers to the failed policies of the past ... like he has all the answers and everyone but him is wrong.   It sure sounds like he is saying capitalism does not work ... I hope he gets called on it and is honest for once in his life and we can see if people are on board with his vision.

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where is Archie & Jellyfish on the jobs report? - water_watcher - 4/9/2012 6:26:47 AM

I'm right here WW - architect - 4/9/2012 9:21:00 AM

I'm right here WW - water_watcher - 4/9/2012 11:19:58 AM

one other thing - water_watcher - 4/9/2012 11:24:45 AM

I'm right here WW - architect - 4/10/2012 8:31:57 AM

I'm right here WW - water_watcher - 4/10/2012 10:00:48 AM

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