Democrats Already Want More Money
Wednesday, February 25th, 2009Less than one week after passing the $787 billion stimulus bill, the Democrats have already unveiled another $410 billion spending bill to increase revenue for government programs.
Didn’t President Obama call for more fiscal responsibility during his speech at the Economic Summit on Monday? Apparently someone forgot to pass the memo - possibly the head of Obama’s National Economic Council who actually fell asleep during the conference!
According to the Associated Press, the new spending bill includes thousands of earmarks, pet projects, and other forms of pork barrel spending.
Recovery: A Laughing Matter?
When combined with funding from the “economic stimulus,” there has been an astronomical increase in spending on government programs. Where is the extra money going to come from?