Michelle Malkin » “Stimulus” you can’t afford

“Stimulus” you can’t afford

By Michelle Malkin • January 27, 2009 07:02 PM

The Foundry shows you in graphic form just how unaffordable the Generational Theft Act of 2009 really is:

Average spending for all family groups in the United States is similar to that of families with children. On average, families annually spend:

* $2,330 on apparel and services,
* $3,595 on health care,
* $4,322 on food at home, and
* $11,657 annually on shelter.

If all families were asked to equally shoulder the burden of the $825 billion “stimulus” package, it would be like asking them to take on an amount of debt equivalent to what they spend on food, clothing, and health care — or most of what they spend on shelter — for an entire year.

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#604284

On January 28th, 2009 at 12:21 am, bluesoc said:

You don’t think public policy has to be fair. Great, I’m going to hold that argument up to liberals next time they whine about the uncaring policies of conservatives.

Who said I’m a liberal?

The rest of your points are well taken. I’d agree with your conclusions if I took your premises to be true. However, I just don’t think the country has turned that far left (fiscally).
#604304

On January 28th, 2009 at 12:51 am, FamilyMan said:

This country began its accelerated downhill fall after Oliver Wendell Holmes was appointed to the Supreme Court,
Holmes was criticized during his lifetime and afterward for his philosophical views, which his opponents characterized as moral relativism. Holmes’s believed that he saw few restraints on the power of a governing class to enact its interests into law.
#604314

On January 28th, 2009 at 1:09 am, ITookTheRedPill said:

Only through the abolition of the capitalist system and the socialist reorganization of society can exploitation of human beings by others, and the evils of oppression, war, racism, environmental degradation, and poverty be ended. We seek to build a socialist society…

Founded in Chicago in 1919, the Communist Party of the United States has an outstanding history in the struggles for peace, democratic rights, racial and gender equality, economic justice, union organization, and international solidarity. Our Party is organized on the principle of democratic centralism, combining maximum democratic discussion and decision-making with maximum unity of will and action, ensuring our ability to play a strong organizing role in the class struggle. We focus our efforts on increasing our ability to organize millions into struggle, fighting anti-communism as a divisive weapon of the capitalist class. With Marxism-Leninism guiding our actions, the Communist Party strives to build the broadest unity against global capitalist imperialism now headed by U.S. imperialism, for immediate gains and reforms that benefit working people, and for a progressive democratization of the government, the economy, and society of our country on the road to and after winning socialism.

With pride in our past and confidence in our future, we hereby establish this Constitution of the Communist Party of the United States America.

See also:

The Road to Socialism USA:
Unity for Peace, Democracy, Jobs and Equality

That’s the CHANGE they want. And it’s not change most Americans can believe in.

The Convention carried out various measures. It voted to dissolve the Communist Political Association and to re-establish the Communist Party. It voted to re-dedicate itself to its revolutionary task of establishing a Soviet America. It voted to intensify Marxist-Leninist education from the leaders down to the lowliest member. It voted to oust Browder as leader. It voted to return to the use of the word “comrade.”

–From Chapter 13 of “School of Darkness”
by Bella V. Dodd, Ex-Communist
#604315

On January 28th, 2009 at 1:10 am, ITookTheRedPill said:

Pardon…
#604316

On January 28th, 2009 at 1:10 am, ITookTheRedPill said:

the…
#604317

On January 28th, 2009 at 1:10 am, ITookTheRedPill said:

bump…
#604318

On January 28th, 2009 at 1:11 am, ITookTheRedPill said:

Only through the abolition of the capitalist system and the socialist reorganization of society can exploitation of human beings by others, and the evils of oppression, war, racism, environmental degradation, and poverty be ended. We seek to build a socialist society…

Founded in Chicago in 1919, the Communist Party of the United States has an outstanding history in the struggles for peace, democratic rights, racial and gender equality, economic justice, union organization, and international solidarity. Our Party is organized on the principle of democratic centralism, combining maximum democratic discussion and decision-making with maximum unity of will and action, ensuring our ability to play a strong organizing role in the class struggle. We focus our efforts on increasing our ability to organize millions into struggle, fighting anti-communism as a divisive weapon of the capitalist class. With Marxism-Leninism guiding our actions, the Communist Party strives to build the broadest unity against global capitalist imperialism now headed by U.S. imperialism, for immediate gains and reforms that benefit working people, and for a progressive democratization of the government, the economy, and society of our country on the road to and after winning socialism.

With pride in our past and confidence in our future, we hereby establish this Constitution of the Communist Party of the United States America.

See also:

The Road to Socialism USA:
Unity for Peace, Democracy, Jobs and Equality

That’s the CHANGE they want.
And it’s NOT change most Americans can believe in.

The Convention carried out various measures. It voted to dissolve the Communist Political Association and to re-establish the Communist Party. It voted to re-dedicate itself to its revolutionary task of establishing a Soviet America. It voted to intensify Marxist-Leninist education from the leaders down to the lowliest member. It voted to oust Browder as leader. It voted to return to the use of the word “comrade.”

–From Chapter 13 of “School of Darkness”
by Bella V. Dodd, Ex-Communist
#604320

On January 28th, 2009 at 1:15 am, puhiawa said:

This is really an anti-stimulus package. Economic insanity, on the level of Hoover/Roosevelt. An item by item analysis, in summary:
http://deathby1000papercuts.com/2009/01/obama-stimulus-package-anti-business-pro-welfare/
#604322

On January 28th, 2009 at 1:17 am, ITookTheRedPill said:

What they are trying to achieve is

the abolition of the capitalist system and the socialist reorganization of society

The November elections just put the Presidency and complete control of Congress in the hands of Socialists/Communists.

Every state secret of this country is now in the hands of people who are friendly with Communists and Jihadists.
#604326

On January 28th, 2009 at 1:27 am, ITookTheRedPill said:

Yuri Bezmenov, 1983:

“Sleepers Emerge and Messiah Appears”
#604427

On January 28th, 2009 at 8:42 am, John Deaux said:

On January 28th, 2009 at 12:21 am, bluesoc said:

Who said I’m a liberal?

Every post you’ve ever made.
#604825

On January 28th, 2009 at 12:53 pm, eaglehaslanded said:

Than you truly are an illiterate moron.

The very fact that you hold the views you do means that you are either an idiot or a selfish $%$^. If you’re just an idiot, learn – we will teach you. If you’re not and just evil, then I am working to defeat you. The fact that you are miserable is a wonderful thing. I come here to be uplifted by your spite and misery, knowing that we are winning.

And, sport, go back and look at economic success levels under republican administrations vs. Democratic ones.
#605012

On January 28th, 2009 at 3:07 pm, emjem24 said:

eaglehaspooped said:

The very fact that you hold the views you do means that you are either an idiot or a selfish $%$^. If you’re just an idiot, learn – we will teach you. If you’re not and just evil, then I am working to defeat you. The fact that you are miserable is a wonderful thing. I come here to be uplifted by your spite and misery, knowing that we are winning.

And, sport, go back and look at economic success levels under republican administrations vs. Democratic ones.

Ah, yes, violating the Constitution and stealing from the American people to only benefit the leeches of society must be so invigorating to you libs. So, you get a kick out of making those who oppose The One miserable really speaks volumes of your true character, now doesn’t it? What kind of human being gets off on reveling in political rhetoric at the expense of national economic health?

As to those economic success levels, where exactly is all that money that funds both social security and medicare/medicaid? Didn’t Clinton “borrow” some of that money to make his federal surplus happen? What happened to all that money that has gone into our “lovely” public school systm? Ah, I guess we really need sophisticated coffee machines in certain school districts, right?

Oh, sport… look in the mirror…. your face and irony are synonymous. Nah, Dems don’t pay off their political sub-groups like ACORN. Dems are the most ethical ever.

Here’s a thought…. when you start understanding that there really is no significant difference between the political parties and that the Dems are tearing down the economy with too much debt and overspending that was also encouraged by the Repubs then perhaps you’ll get a clue.

Have fun while it lasts. When China and the Gulf States start recouping the money they’re owed by us, we’ll no longer be a sovereign nation. Only slaves to the New World Order. Something it would appear you’re in favor of.