Kudlow: Kill the Obama Stimulus Plan. Kill It Dead.

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I agree with you kill this stimulus. When President Obama says it want cost anything you can`t cut what you don`t have. If you are going to cut lest cut Obama care I bet we can save some money thier. It time to work on the deficits. With all of the stimulus that has been spent we could be milliom-aires and would not need a job. Get serious and stop spending.

Jim of AL 6:32PM September 08, 2011

+1

soundtracks of AL 6:59AM July 17, 2009

Let me see:
There used to be a story about the Queen who said - Let them eat cake.
Well, Obama is giving us well $500. That is what he may give American workers.
Well,then he is going to tax us at 30 per cent so that goes down to about $300.00.
In California that goes for about 2 weeks of groceries...and we are at over 8 per cent unemployment.
Obama could incorporate plans for high tech that would lead to thousands of jobs - Even Barbara Boxer is for tax cuts to allow for more jobs for California,
Obama who has not visited California since he got the nomination could care less about California - he cares about such things as having the tax payers pay for SPA Vacations for their Deemocratic meeting this weekend. $300 what a joke - that is not a stimulous

shirley of CA 12:34AM February 06, 2009

Let me make an analogy...
If a generally responsible person loses a job and can't pay his bills, help from parents, unemployment insurance, or other sources may (or may not) get him through hard times.
On the other hand, if a one-eyed, decadent, mumble-and-stumble, hopeless drunk with bad hygiene is given money, he will blow it on demon rum, cigarettes, and drugs.
The US is like a hopeless drunk...drunk on profligate spending. Already saddled with crushing debt from the borrow-and-spend legacy of the supply side lunatics added to the tax-and-spend legacy of the Democrats, the ultra-liberal King of Spenders, Bush, delivered the coup de grace with two unnecessary wars, a veto pen that ran out of ink, and so forth. Giving God knows how many of trillions to Nancy Pelosi and the Congress to spend is like giving a mumble-and-stumble hopeless drunkard hundreds of cases of cigarettes and fine whiskey.
The US is too far gone for stimulus; it is time to face reality and return to fiscal conservatism.

Luther of IL 3:42AM February 02, 2009

Cheap loans with no accountability is not a Bush admin policy; this is the policy of Clinton. George Bush tried several times to regulate the ridiculous loaning of unsecured monies. The Congress, be it Republican or Democrat refused to emplement regulations. Unless, you just lie about it like Barney Frank-=-=-=-=-=. All Obama is doing in the stimulus package is paying back supporters; it is easy to buy votes!!!!!! 150 Million for honey bee insurance, um um um.....Shame!

Ricky Ray of TX 5:28PM January 30, 2009

How cynical, tragic, yet amusing it is to hear the right suddely ranting about responsible spending.
After 8 years of Bush and 6 of them with a full majority in both house of congress - spending this country into a gigantic hole, they suddenly discover fiscal responsibility.
Since Reagan they have pushed deregulation on all fronts - suddenly they discover discipline?
It is truly sweet and touching how they have done a full 180 degree back-flip. Of course with a healthy dollup of fear-mongering to get their panicky base to react to economic policy that they don't understand even slightly.
Once again - The Republicans bring fear, anger, hatred, uncertainty, and inability to work towards a healthy future.

Dorfy of SC 5:03PM January 30, 2009

Irresponsible spending is not the way out. Future generations cannot afford this type of irrational thought and action. This new administration has admitted they have no idea how all the spending will be paid for. That is the kind of thought which has put us in the current situation. Business, small and large, needs to flourish before any form of recovery can be thought of. The stock market is the best indicator of investor confidence, or lack thereof, in business's ability to grow, make a reasonable profit, which will result in saving existing jobs, as well as creating new ones. Obviously, investors are not encouraged by the pending proposal. Giving tax breaks to those who do not pay taxes is foolish. Look closely at what is actually in the proposed bill, it will NOT stimulate anything but increased anger & hardship when it fails.

Slate of AZ 4:40PM January 30, 2009

Without a productive society being capable of manufacturing something, a country really has nothing to trade. We talk about brain power like we are the only ones on the planet that have brains. (Talk about being superior.) Well it is about time we really wake up and smell the roses. We have to bring back what we have happily sent overseas. Yes we have to start acting like all the other countries do. Protect our manufacturing base and that means putting up protection like they are doing and do what we have too to bring the manufacturing base back. That means TV's, Radio equipment, all electronics, cars, Textiles, Apparel.
Worry about what our money will be worth when other countries refuse to take the dollar because it really has no value. Of course we could always rent out the Army, Navy and Marines, That is if we could afford to pay them.

Alvin Mondorw of MI 4:25PM January 30, 2009

Thet is the only thing I can think of why someone would support this bill. Cut taxes back to Reagan levels or lower and freeze all spending at all levels of Government or even demand a 5 to 10% cut in pay for all governement agancies employees. I haven't heard one sacrifice from the PUBLIC sector to help out our country. Just a bunch of whining...

Chris of NY 4:19PM January 30, 2009

VA
1) have you ever read a piece of tax credit legislation? those epitomize "pork filled" usually oriented for "rich people and corporations"
2) with libor and fed funds at record lows, how you "ease credit"
3) assuming credit were somehow eased how would that easing improve demand?
4) how is a "rich" person (such as myself) money more valuable than anyone elses?
5) What is a real job exactly?

concerned reader of Pethmeth of IL 4:17PM January 30, 2009