There's more in the Obama plan than the $250. Investment takes longer -- the spend out rate is lower, the grander the project. It wouldn't be the worst thing in the world, but better IMO would be unemployment benefits, Food Stamps, payroll tax credit, aid to state govs (all together).
Obama's $250 scheme is definitely too weak. But what is wrong with a _larger_ priming of the pump? (for instance, how about the idea of not just extra unemployment insurance benefits (and the like) but also government investment in infrastructure and "green" technology?) -- Jim Devine / "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante.
