What is this latest $26 Billion stimulus, is it number 5 or 6? I’ve lost count. But this one you can bet will work effectively to accomplish its intended purpose…..to buy votes for Comrade Obama and his leftist cronies. It goes directly to the public employee unions, specifically the teachers. That increases union dues which in turn increases political donations. This stimulus rewards spendthrift states–takes from fiscally responsible states like Indiana and gives to bankrupt states like New York and California. Seems we find the most registered Democrats in those fiscally irresponsible states!
Today’s WSJ pens a great editorial on the subject, “Stimulus Pushers.” As the title suggests, Hussein Obama is the dope pusher further addicting these leftists spendthrifts with a high powered dose of bailout. The addicts don’t care about the hidden costs or the consequences; they just want the fix.
A few principled governors like Haley Barbour of Mississippi are pushing back. The federal government is hijacking state budgets. Rick Perry of Texas is in disfavor with the DC crowd so Texas gets penalized in the legislation. What’s astounding in this is the sheer hubris, the sheer abuse of power with the simple justification that the leftists have the power.
Two points are clear: One, this stimulus only postpones the day of reckoning for these bankrupt states. And, two, these parasites if left unchecked will eventually kill the host—the private sector that pays taxes will no longer be able to afford the excessive pay and benefits sucked up by the public sector. Atlas will indeed shrug!
For Nevadans, Reid must go, and the Pelosi’s democratic lackeys must be defeated. By piling up deficits and debt they are stealing from our children and grandchildren, the height of immorality!