Today, Friday, February 13, 2009, the House just voted for the Stimulus package without a single Republican vote. And, afterwards, we heard a number of Republicans defend their unanymous NO vote.
1. "More tax cuts will create twice as many jobs as spending". (Only a partial rebuttal follows):
Excuse me, but, in many states, people will actually find their taxes increased! A number of states have constitutions that prevent deficit spending. Thus, they will be forced to increase their state taxes, while laying off many of their employees. (One example, California, is having to give IOU's, because they have no money in their treasury. This includes anybody who overpaid their state taxes, who will not be able to get their refund).
2. "Just because Bush overspent doesn't mean Obama gets to".
The error in logic here is that Bush's spending equals Obama's. Excuse me, but Bush's spending was purely on Destruction! A couple of wars! The money went out of the country where it could not help with, say, our country's infrastructure! And, so, for example, we had a huge bridge collapse in Minneapolis, Minnesota, because there was no money to fix it in advance! (And don't even get me started about Katrina!)
That's what hit me the hardest today. Give me some more Republican talking points, via Comments, and I'll rebut them also.
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