Sunday, February 15, 2009

Intellectual Honesty and the Stimulus

Wouldn't it be more straightforward and honest for the Republican talking points to be, "We know it's unpopular, but we just don't believe in Keynseyan stimulus.  We don't think you should spend money on government programs just as a matter of principle.  We think that makes you dependent on the government and That's Bad.  We think it's just a bad idea to spend money without paying for it and we think taxes are too high as it is." I personally disagree, but at least that's a tenable position.

But then, the other side of this is the war of the last several years, which was...let's see...government spending without paying for it????

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