http://blog.lawsonforcongress.com/2008/06/10/we-cant-afford-the-price/ Peace, Prosperity, and Liberty Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:39:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://blog.lawsonforcongress.com/2008/06/10/we-cant-afford-the-price/#comment-3409 Lawson for Congress Blog » Archive » Stimulate Me Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:43:19 +0000 http://blog.lawsonforcongress.com/2008/06/10/we-cant-afford-the-price/#comment-3409 [...] One might reasonably question if the money we borrowed to pay for these “rebates” are going to spur capital investment and wealth creation. Or do these data suggest that we’re simply seeing “Congressmen Gone Wild”? It appears our incumbent Representative and others in Congress who supported this legislation have succeeded in seeking a short-run economic boost to satisfy their constituents and facilitate their re-election while ignoring- and in fact exascerbating- very serious fundamental and long-run challenges. [...] [...] One might reasonably question if the money we borrowed to pay for these “rebates” are going to spur capital investment and wealth creation. Or do these data suggest that we’re simply seeing “Congressmen Gone Wild”? It appears our incumbent Representative and others in Congress who supported this legislation have succeeded in seeking a short-run economic boost to satisfy their constituents and facilitate their re-election while ignoring- and in fact exascerbating- very serious fundamental and long-run challenges. [...]

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