tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137997322301347949.post6078927578321876268..comments2023-07-04T06:58:32.627-04:00Comments on View on the News: Money, money, moneyMoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13612323587459830074noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137997322301347949.post-66121831364110191152008-02-11T12:56:00.000-05:002008-02-11T12:56:00.000-05:00Not that we can actually afford to give away anoth...Not that we can actually afford to give away another $168 billion, but is there a better way to spend that kind of money than doling it out to everyone and hoping they spend it on stuff that could actually make a difference in the economy? Won't most people take that $600 to Wal-Mart and buy the cheap Chinese goods that are stocked there? And how does that help anyone but Wal-Mart and China?<BR/>A point has been made that if we absolutely have to go in hock for that kind of money (and suggesting that we may need the pain of recession to realize how much the war has cost us is political suicide), the government ought to make sure it is spent by spending the money itself on public works projects, like those you suggest.Park Burroughshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17653759670285239020noreply@blogger.com