But an across-the-board tax cut will NOT help much UNLESS government spending is slashed. Congress will just…..borrow the money…to maintain its spenidng levels.

(and oh yes, Alphonse, it’s CONGRESS that does the borrowing and budget approval, not the GOP or the Dems. The growth of government, and of deficits, has been going on for fifty years, no matter who’s in power (but the Dems held the “power of the purse” for most of those years). The only time we’ve moved into substantial surplus territory was during the Clinton years, but that’s because the GOP forced tax cuts AND welfare reform onto Der Schlick, against the wishes of the Dems.)

Anyone want to see the ugly truth can go here:

http://perotcharts.com/challenges/

Yeah, I know it’s a Perot production, but the data and conclusions are unassailable (and Perot doesn’t blame either political party).

I thought the idea of government was suppose to tax and spend prudently.Not give back.We elect them to represent us and not just give us back some of our own money.

There, fixed it. And it makes no difference unless Congress actually makes significant spending cuts and makes current tax rates and cuts permanent.

Many of the proposals being floated by Democrats this time are ones President George W. Bush and other Republicans rejected in the last go-round

This time? how about everytime, this is the typical clown congress M.O. they continually bring up the same things that have been defeated over and over and over and you get the idea.

Lets use that money and start DRILLING.

Anything to avoid talking about the real problem, DRILLING FOR MORE OIL.

Exactly! Has anyone noticed how the price of oil plunged just with President Bush’s announcement that he would lift the off-shore oil ban? Just the prospect of a greater supply of oil lowered the price.

Yet the MSM has spun it that oil prices are dropping because of a “bad economy.”

These people are shameless, and liberals will NEVER drill and keep waiting for Republicans to avert us from economic disaster. . .and then the Dems take credit for it.

As others have stated above, we don’t need a stimulus check, we need energy independence with drilling for oil everywhere we can in America. That will be a long term stimulus to the economy.

It is not just the democrats promoting this bailout & stimulus garbage… when is someone in Congress going to propose that any government entity that performs the be spun off into a pure private enterprise. Why are we forking over # to Fannie Mae & Amtrak? Isnt this the job of the private sector? I’d rather be taxed less and be able to spend my $$ on what I want when I want

Ross Perot was ahead of his time. Remember the “giant sucking sound” phrase from his campaign? Well, it’s now coming from the 300 million teats of the federal cow Congress has primed with “stimulus” funds, and both Democrats and Republicans will be sure to see doesn’t run out of ‘milk’ from now on. The socialism farm is just over the horizon. Bah! Humbug!

Not 300 million as I don’t get a “rebate” of the 50% plus that I pay in taxes. Why is it good to take from me and give to people who pay no taxes but tax cuts are bad? How much on the dollar do the idiots in congress spend to give my hard earned dollars to welfare cheats?