Oh boy....(sm)

Posted By: Just the big bad on 2009-02-05
In Reply to: It provides GOVT jobs! -Who pays for that? - WE do, the taxpayer. awful plan.nm

The govt sends money to states for infrastructure (for example). That means they build/fix bridges, roads, etc. The states contract that work out to construction companies, which hires people. This stimulus creates the demand for work, which in turn provides jobs. Get it?

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Listening to the Senate debate this so-called - Backwards typist
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