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JBoy

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12. Republicans would have the poor and middle class lie down in the hole

Reply to LuckyTheDog (Original post)

Fri May 4, 2012, 01:01 PM

May 2012

and have the 1% climb out on their backs.

Tada! No ladder needed.

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Elevator speech: What I tell people when they say "the stimulus failed" [View all] LuckyTheDog May 2012 OP

Why should you buy a ladder when you're already in debt from buying the shovel? Ian David May 2012 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author EOTE May 2012 #2

But the world's most respected economists said a taller ladder was needed from the start EOTE May 2012 #3

Correct. n/t EFerrari May 2012 #4

Well, at the time, they were working from faulty, out-of-date numbers LuckyTheDog May 2012 #6

Once again, the most informed of them KNEW a bigger stimulus was required. EOTE May 2012 #7

Agreed. Paul Krugman then...and again last night on MSNBC FailureToCommunicate May 2012 #8

It was not JUST the "most informed" - the Congressional Budget Office numbers were KNOWN BY ALL kenny blankenship May 2012 #29

Stiglitz' theory (in his magisterial 'Freefall') is that the Obama administration for reasons known coalition_unwilling May 2012 #30

Thanks for this information. EOTE May 2012 #32

Dean Baker was warning Obama in January 2009. EFerrari May 2012 #11

As soon as the Administration realized SCantiGOP May 2012 #13

Then they were very late to the party. EOTE May 2012 #15

yep, they're running the ad right now newspeak May 2012 #24

also, I'd like to ad, they're still claiming that lower taxes for the rich and infamous newspeak May 2012 #25

The stimulus, such as it was, actually DID work. We were coalition_unwilling May 2012 #31

yes, I remember that, now that you mention it. BlancheSplanchnik May 2012 #16

Yep. But I keep forgetting... LuckyTheDog May 2012 #23

Good visual. But most of the country knew the economy was in much worse shape. MrTriumph May 2012 #5

Government always does less than what is needed abelenkpe May 2012 #9

The banks got their 15 foot ladder. progressoid May 2012 #10

EXACTLY. sendero May 2012 #27

Republicans would have the poor and middle class lie down in the hole JBoy May 2012 #12

Blame Obama LASlibinSC May 2012 #14

When the hole is full of water a 10 foot ladder is an insult. progressoid May 2012 #18

Well played! LASlibinSC May 2012 #20

Great explanation! Important too, bec. those who think the stimulus failed BlancheSplanchnik May 2012 #17

The truth is the stimulus did fail as was predicted EFerrari May 2012 #21

actually the stimulus could not be called a failure newspeak May 2012 #26

They gave the BANKS a 15' ladder, and told us that they would pull us up once they were safe... Romulox May 2012 #19

Total BS: "The hole was deeper than anyone realized." cthulu2016 May 2012 #22

GOP Solution ThoughtCriminal May 2012 #28

Good analogy Proud Liberal Dem May 2012 #33

I ask them 2 questions ... 1) Why is UE down to 8% from a high of 10%? ... JoePhilly May 2012 #34