02-14-2009, 04:40 PM
Quote:Just because someone thinks its a good idea, does not mean it really is a good idea or will stimulate the economy. So, for example, is corn based ethanol *really* a good idea? I say no, and I question why the government is subsidizing a failed concept.
Me too, and the answer is almost certainly "the corn lobby". But that's a different issue. The question before us here is whether what they're doing *now* is a good use of money, not whether everything the government does is good. Perpetual wise investments is not a hallmark of anyone except maybe Warren Buffett. Surely nobody, in the wake of this colossal clusterfrack, is going to pretend that private enterprise can do no wrong.
Quote:Maybe we could find a more objective, or reasonable (rather than insane) source?
"Insane" is a little over the top, but use whatever source you like. They all seem to be painting about the same picture about the breakdown of expenditures. The rest is just window dressing in any case.
Quote:I think Congress is now getting around to reading what came out of the closed door democrat only committee.
Which committee is this, that writes policy, but only Democrats sit on? And, if they wrote it, and it passed without anyone reading it, in what sense could it be a "compromise"?
-Jester