It's one thing to vote to strike a line item in the stimulus package. It's one thing to be against the stimulus altogether. It's one thing not to care about the environment, or biking, or anything good and wholesome in … [Read more...]
An initial reaction to the compromise: are you kidding me?
So it sounds like there's a compromise stimulus bill. And the Republicans, with the full cooperation of centrist Democrats and praise from Harry Reid, have stripped billions from it. What have they cut, you ask? Perhaps some … [Read more...]
Stimulus for food
I've linked to this or something like this before, and I'm essentially stealing this post from Paul Rosenberg, but everyone should see this. This is from respected economist Mark Zandi of Moody's: "The Economic Impact of the … [Read more...]
What Is So Hard About Solving the Economic Problem?
1. The federal government will immediately buy all the mortgages that have failed, are failing, or are about to fail, because of crooked mortgage brokers (I typed this expression into Google, and got 49,000 hits - pick one!) who suckered … [Read more...]
Can McCaskill show us the way in Massachusetts
Go, Claire McCaskill: Cap the pay of Wall Street's 'idiots' Claire McCaskillBy Yael T. Abouhalkah, Kansas City Star Editorial Page columnist Go, Claire, go. Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill today got national attention for ripping into Wall … [Read more...]
Bailout and the Banks: Time for Nationalization
I have never been one for protectionism, as the grandson on an Irish Immigrant, I firmly believe in an open door policy, yet like the challenges my grandfather faced the United States can only hold the hope that opportunity offers. Not a … [Read more...]
Recovery Package Will Invest Billions in Massachusetts Innovation, Job Creation
Van testified, "If we are smart, we will make the invention, manufacturing and deploying of clean energy technology a cornerstone of the next American economy - and create green pathways out of poverty, while we do it." With the support … [Read more...]
Transit bumped in House stimulus
TPM's Elana Schor is reporting that transit got a bump in the stimulus bill passed by the House today -- somewhat allaying concerns that mass transit would not get a bump commensurate to highways. And they're only talking about $3 billion … [Read more...]
And the NEXT industry seeking a bailout and “stimulus package” is:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/new... Is this for real, folks? … [Read more...]