On Feb 4, 2009, at 10:03 PM, Patrick Coskren wrote: > On Feb 4, 2009, at 9:51 PM, Charles Bennett wrote: > >> My problem is that I don't see how the stimulus package helps. It >> literally fires up the printing presses and creates money out of thin >> air >> to give to the people that screwed it up in the first place. They >> turn around and go to Vegas unless the reporters follow them around >> 24/7 and your average person, little less a low income person, >> still can't get a loan for a house. > > FWIW, don't confuse the stimulus (bill pending in Congress) with the > bailout (TARP).
I understand. The thing they have in common is that both are done with the magic of owning the printing press. Sorry I mixed in my bitches about both. I really do hope that infrastructure repair etc will work. I'm just in a foul pessimistic mood at the moment. Odd, since I have a job that is likely to do better as the economy gets worse. To a point. =c= _______________________________________________ OSX-Nutters mailing list | [email protected] http://lists.tit-wank.com/mailman/listinfo/osx-nutters List hosted at http://cat5.org/
