Obama Questioner: What About Sending All That Stimulus Money Directly to People?
Filed under: Barack Obama, Economic Stimuls, Recession, U.S. Economy
I’ve been wondering why there hasn’t been much talk about sending big bucks directly into the mailboxes of American taxpayers. The amounts of money being bandied about in Washington are astounding, yet nothing that speaks directly to our pocketbooks.
After all, if you sent every person who has paid taxes for the last five or ten years, say, 50 to a 100 grand, wouldn’t that stimulate the economy?
Let me answer my own question. Hell yeah — but do you want your tax dollars spent on my paying off my mortgage or my goofy neighbor buying that Hummer he’s always wanted?
Transcript: President Obama, Elkhart Indiana, Townhall – February 9
Filed under: Barack Obama, Economic Stimuls, Recession, U.S. Economy
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OBAMA: Thank you so much.
Well, listen. Everybody can have a seat. Make yourselves comfortable. We’re going to be here a while.
(APPLAUSE) It is good to be back in Elkhart.
