Writing to politicians is not how I usually spend my time, but today I wrote to both of my senators, pleading with them to vote NO on the mis-named “stimulus” bill currently under discussion. This bill is nothing more than an accumulation of some 20 years of old, bad ideas for pork barrel spending. Most of these proposals are so bad, in fact, that they were never able to slide through in some earlier pork-laden bill in Congress, which has been passing pork barrel spending at record levels for years. These proposals would never stand a chance of passing on their own merits, so they have been accumulated and dumped into this disastrous hodge-podge of bad ideas being rushed through when people are frightened enough to swallow almost anything. I know Rahm Emmanuel says “never let a crisis go to waste”, but this bill is far worse than a waste. This bill is using a crisis to do serious damage to our economy for generations to come. I have 5 granddaughters; I do not want to saddle them with this catastrophic burden. While real stimulus might be helpful, our economy would be far better off if the government did absolutely nothing, rather than pass this bill. And if you still think we need a stimulus package, please watch this video for a lighter take on the topic.
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