Thursday, October 29, 2020

The idea that Nancy Pelosi was going to save us from the COVID crisis should have been laughed out of town long ago

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called Republicans' failure to agree to her $2.2 trillion bill "Malfeasance." Never mind that the White House's $1.8 trillion proposal was right up there with hers.

Today, unemployment is down by half; the economy is growing again; pretty much everything is improving; but both the Democrats and the White House still want another $2 trillion.

Making matters worse, the White House and Democrats want to spend that $2 trillion on the same programs as before.

The overall coronavirus relief bill returned 60 cents in economic growth per dollar invested.

As a result, our budget deficit is now $3.3 trillion.

Pelosi's bill contains another round of payments up to $1,200 for individuals and $500 for each dependent, with more $600 weekly enhanced federal unemployment payments through January 2021, followed by a transition period through March 2021.

If it's the case that politicians don't really try to pass policies that will succeed, keep the deficit low and tell the truth - because they can get away with bad policies, misleading claims, and spectacular deficits - then shame on them.
 

https://spectator.org/cares-act-pelosi-government-officials/ 

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