Economy -- Right-Wing Myths About The Stimulus

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pr.thinkprogress.org - 1/26/2009

Economy -- Right-Wing Myths About The Stimulus

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ECONOMY Right-Wing Myths About The Stimulus Last week, House Democrats released an $825 billion economic recovery package , which consists of $550 billion in government spending and $275 billion in tax cuts. The provisions in the plan were marked up by various congressional committees this week, ...

michellemalkin.com - 1/26/2009

ACORN Watch: Left-wing fraudsters “could get billions” in stimulus money

— michellemalkin.com — House GOP leader John Boehner’s office reports that the left-wing voter fraud/illegal alien/housing entitlement racketeers at ACORN... “could get billions” more in federal taxpayer funding from the Democrats’ stimulus bill. [...] ... (more) ACORN Watch: Left-wing fraudsters “could get billions” ...

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cboblog.cbo.gov - 2/3/2009

Testimony on the Economy and Stimulus

— cboblog.cbo.gov — This morning I testified before the House Budget Committee on The State of the Economy and Issues... in Developing an Effective Policy Response (click here for full text of my written testimony). My testimony discussed both the basis for CBO’s ... (more) Testimony on the Economy and Stimulus

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google.com - 1/20/2009

The Associated Press: Much in Obama stimulus bill won't hit economy soon

— google.com — Much in Obama stimulus bill won't hit economy soon By ANDREW TAYLOR 4 hours ago WASHINGTON (AP)... It will take years before an infrastructure spending program proposed by President-elect Barack Obama will boost the economy, according to congressional ... (more) The Associated Press: Much in Obama stimulus bill ...

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New Right-Wing Stimulus Myth: Progressives Want To Spend ‘Hundreds Of Millions On Contraceptives’
Think Progress — ... their opposition to any stimulus proposal that favors smart spending over tax cuts for businesses. To push their argument — which most economists have discredited — they have tried to call out wasteful spending in the bill. Last week, for example, House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA) ...

Anchor Debunks Job Myth: ‘You Have To Hire Somebody To Put The New Sod Down On The National Mall’
Wonk Room — ... REP. MCARTHY: Refurbishing a building, putting new grass down in a mall. That doesn’t create buildings. That doesn’t creates jobs. O’DONNELL: Really? I would think you have to hire somebody to put the new sod down on the National Mall. Watch it: O’Donnell was spot on in demolishing the right-wing myth that infrastructure investment won’t create jobs, and that the plan to repair ...

Hoyer to GOP: Bipartisanship does not mean capitulation.
Think Progress — ... with congressional Republicans to discuss their concerns about the package, which is scheduled to be voted on in the House tomorrow. Hours before that meeting, House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) urged Republicans to ...

Boehner admits that stimulus will ‘create much-needed jobs.’
Think Progress — ... ,” and declared, “When it comes to slow-moving government spending programs, it’s clear that it doesn’t create the jobs.” But as Media Matters Action Fund ...