Bill Scher: The Gang of Moderates, is a gang alright, committing economic crimes against humanity.

[marmar]

from OurFuture.org:



Gang Of Fools
By Bill Scher

February 6th, 2009 - 2:06pm ET



Gangs are groups of hoodlums that commit crimes and terrorize neighborhoods. In the Senate, we have a Gang of Moderates, and they're a gang alright. A gang that is trying to commit crimes of humanity to the economic recovery bill.

The Plum Line has the latest draft of $80 billion in cuts the Gang is considering. It is sheer foolishness.

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Total Reductions: $80 billion

Eliminations:

Head Start, Education for the Disadvantaged, School improvement, Child Nutrition, Firefighters, Transportation Security Administration, Coast Guard, Prisons, COPS Hiring, Violence Against Women, NASA, NSF, Western Area Power Administration, CDC, Food Stamps

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Reductions:

Public Transit $3.4 billion, School Construction $60 billion

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Increases:

Defense operations and procurement, STAG Grants, Brownfields, Additional transportation funding

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Can this be any more pound foolish?

Economist Mark Zandi's analysis of effective stimulus makes it crystal clear that the Top 4 Most Effective Stimulus, in order, are: Food Stamps, Unemployment Insurance, Infrastructure, and State Government Aid.

That puts money in the hands of the most needy, which will surely get spent on essentials. That invests in tangible projects that create jobs. That helps states avoid cuts in jobs and services that would undermine stimulus.

And these jokers want to eliminate any increase in food stamps?

Force states to layoff police and firefighters? ..........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.ourfuture.org/blog-entry/2009020606/gang-fools

[democracy1st]

1. thank you

[fascisthunter]

2. even in a majority, the dems are failing the people...

why? because a bunch of "moderates" don't want a Bill helping real average Americans in any way at all. But hey... give billions away without oversight to corporate fascist criminals. Fuck the phony moderates... they corporate tools for the wealthy class.