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6. That's what's called stimulus spending, or Keynesianism

Wed Oct 16, 2013, 07:37 PM

Oct 2013

Not quite sure why anybody on the Left would object to it.

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Shutdown Deal Includes Nearly $3 Billion For Kentucky Dam Project [View all] applegrove Oct 2013 OP

Is this what you call an earmark? applegrove Oct 2013 #1

yup nadinbrzezinski Oct 2013 #3

So they got their ransom after all. Squinch Oct 2013 #2

nope. more like a public works project arely staircase Oct 2013 #14

Good. Earmarks are good. Shivering Jemmy Oct 2013 #4

I'll take a bridge to nowhere for every ten to somewhere joshcryer Oct 2013 #20

Dam Boom Sound 416 Oct 2013 #5

That's what's called stimulus spending, or Keynesianism alcibiades_mystery Oct 2013 #6

I object to the hypocrisy of wanting to cut the debt or end Obamacare applegrove Oct 2013 #9

Exactly. The spending is fine. The people asking for it Squinch Oct 2013 #21

yeah no shit arely staircase Oct 2013 #11

The usefulness of earmarks. PeteSelman Oct 2013 #7

Oh I agree you cannot get republicans to do anything without an earmark. applegrove Oct 2013 #10

Earmarks work for everyone. PeteSelman Oct 2013 #23

It might also be useful to ask whether they actually need to repair this dam alcibiades_mystery Oct 2013 #13

not how it works joshcryer Oct 2013 #16

I'm just saying let red states return to the Confederacy they want. onehandle Oct 2013 #18

Dam straight. nt BluegrassStateBlues Oct 2013 #12

That's going to upset teabaggers even more. Also, ProSense Oct 2013 #15

quid pro quo SoCalDem Oct 2013 #17

something to assure mitch's re-election spanone Oct 2013 #19

If it creates jobs, I'm okay with it. liberalmuse Oct 2013 #22