Oh, joy.  President Obama said last night that the federal government is the ONLY institution with the wherewithal to pull our economy out of the pit (that’s a socialistic mantra if I’ve ever heard one).  Today the Senate brainiacs in Washington passed the 850 Billion dollar “spendulous” package.  And the markets jumped for joy, right? Wrong.  They plummeted.  Again. If the economic stimulus package put together is so good, why did the stock market drop? Maybe it has something to do with the fact that we don’t HAVE 850 Billion dollars sitting around to be distributed.  Our government is already … Continue reading Show Me The Money

Dear Senator, Congressman, and President Obama: The current economic stimulus bill is so large and cumbersome that it is ripe for corruption. It would be very easy for one of your colleagues to sneak in provisions that have absolutely nothing to do with stimulating the economy and everything to do with satisfying corporate campaign donors. If, as President Obama suggested yesterday, our economy will not recover without a 1 trillion dollar injection (in addition to the 700 billion passed last fall), then my husband and I propose a different way to spend 1 trillion dollars. Cut a $3,300 check to … Continue reading An Open Letter to the Senate, Congress, and President Obama