Obama's Failed Stimulus Cost More Than Iraq War

[Islandborn]

And Ford didnt have to take taxpayer money for bad buisness choices and leadership.......and its FREAKING PAID FOR.

They are practically giving away Chevy's though.....I swear some dealerships will give you a BJ to buy a Chevy right now.

[Islandborn]

And the Congressional Budget Office backs this up with its own report released yesterday........Nobody wants to hear anything about the cost of the Iraq war from Democrats ever again.

FOXNews.com - CBO: Eight Years of Iraq War Cost Less Than Stimulus Act

8 YEARS OF THE IRAQ WAR COST LESS THAN THE STIMULUS. And.....in the midst of the Iraq war.....the deficit was actually going down. There is even a pretty graph that highlights this for those who cant seem to read and understand.

[5280and420]

The revised number for Obama's plan, again, was $787B, not the $862B number used in the story.

And, the money spent by Obama went to Americans. Bush's $700B spent on Iraq? Went into thin air.

Obama's plan:

$288B in tax cuts, for both individuals and businesses.
$155B to sure up health care (including Medicaid, Veterans Health, COBRA, etc)
$100B in education spending so that schools didn't have to fire all of the teachers.
$82B in low-income help, like unemployment insurance, social security, vocational training, etc.

Republicans always scream about tax cuts. Well You just got nearly $300 BILLION in tax cuts from Obama. Why are you complaining about the number?!

[boulderbud5525]

citing fox news as your source is laughable. open up your skull and let beck and o'reilly put thoughts in your head so you don't have to think for yourself.

[Islandborn]

Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, the origins of the report is the CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE........genius.

Read a book sometime.

[5280and420]

I'm not sure if you're defending the CBO or lambasting it? They revised the number and Fox chose to ignore that in their story. It's not surprising.

[boulderbud5525]

I'm not sure if you're defending the CBO or lambasting it? They revised the number and Fox chose to ignore that in their story. It's not surprising.

word!

[oldhaole]

The big chunks of taxpayer money were TARP, Bailing out the banks, and keeping AIG afloat, along with Freddy and Fannie, with theit implied backing of the treasury, were all done in the last two months Of The Bush Administration.

In Bush's final quarter he ran up 2.3 trillion and stuck it on the credit card. When all of Bush's bills are paid for (never happen) it will be in the 5 trillion range. And that's not counting the Iraq debacle. Or his borrowed tax cuts for the super rich.

Five trillion in 90 days. In the end that's what we got stuck with thanks to the Republican "bail out". Given to kick the can down the road to Obama.

And you want to whine about 750 billion stimulus? You guys piss away trillions, then Obama comes in, and all of a sudden you care about the deficit? You didn't give a shit about it for the last 8 years, and now you care? Bullshit. Need I remind you AGAIN of Dick ,I have no heart, Chaney and his statement. And I quote "Defictits do not matter" unquote.

Let's face it. You want Obama to fail. And by that you want the country to fail. Your inability to cross party lines, not to mention your rejection of those that did, speak volumes about you and your ilk.

Now be a coward and change the subject. Go sprinkle some more of you shit balls through this MMJ board.

You have the honor of being the only person on my ignore list. Now go back there.

[LucidDreamer85]

Bush spent $850B in 2008 on his recovery programs. Obama's will cost $787B over ten years.

Obama's plan:

$288B in tax cuts, for both individuals and businesses.
$155B to sure up health care (including Medicaid, Veterans Health, COBRA, etc)
$100B in education spending so that schools didn't have to fire all of the teachers.
$82B in low-income help, like unemployment insurance, social security, vocational training, etc.

I say he should have let the economy collapse. Let all of the banks and businesses fail, and have unemployment rise to 100%. That would have been the better choice.

ehh same people...same team.....they just don't let you know it...