So I did a little bit o'math today...
After we found out today that by the time you add interest, financing, and the actual true numbers of what the stimulus package calls for that the REAL amount it will cost in REAL dollars today will be: "Ta Da... ONE POINT THREE TRILLION!"
Here's what that looks like in case your calculator can't hold a number that big: $1,300,000,000,000.
Now keep in mind that we have roughly 303,000,000 people as our most recently certified population (July 2008).
Now since the government seems so insistent on doing a "stimulus" anyway - here's one they could get everyone to go along with...
Since 1.3 trillion divided by 303 million comes out to $4290 per person, why not give it directly BACK to the people. A married couple would get $8580. A family of three (2 parents, 1 child) would be $12,870. A family of four $17,160.
Tell me that wouldn't FLOOD the economy with the ability to recover!
I dare you!
Then we wouldn't have
to fund condoms, or
ACORN, or any of the other stupid things that are being thrown into the package faster than someone can blink...