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In a new Rasmussen poll, for the first time more people think the Stimulus Bill hurt the economy more then it helped.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that only 25% of U.S. voters now say the stimulus plan has helped the economy. That’s a six-point drop from a month ago.
Thirty-one percent (31%) say the stimulus actually hurt the economy, little changed from a month ago. However, this is the first poll showing that more voters believe the plan hurt rather than helped.
A plurality (36%) says the plan has had no impact.
A couple of noteworthy things here. First, for the first time since the Spendulous Bill was passed a plurality of American’s believe that the thing has actually hurt the economy. That is an interesting shift in public opinion. Second, if we do a little math here and add those who think the Stimulus Bill did nothing to help the economy then we get a whopping 67% of Americans who believe that the stimulus either hurt or did nothing at all. Bear in mind, conservative estimates place the cost of the Stimulus Bill at $1.5 Trillion dollars, some think the long-term costs could be as much as $23 Trillion dollars. That’s a whole lotta jack to piss off 67% of the population (and that number will grow). Just imagine what the opinion polls would be if they knew what $787 Billion dollars actually meant and how much inflation is going to kill the dollar.
It’s almost like this guy has no idea what he is doing. It’s amazing to think a guy who has no experience doing anything other then voting present has managed to screw up our entire country in a short 7 months. Awesome job Obama. It sure is a good thing we avoided that snowbilly Sarah Palin, think of how messed up we’d be with her as Vice-President.
I hate to sound too much like the liberal haters who were almost rooting for more deaths in Iraq so that they could finally get Democrat President again. I’m not rooting against our economy, I wish to Heaven that Obama had a clue and our Congress would do something to help the folks out. The thing is, this plan never had a chance of working because it just flies in the face of good economic policy. In fact, everything we’ve done in the past 5 years has flown in the face of good economic policy. Socialism cannot work in this country. I don’t root against Obama because I hate him and want Republicans in office, I root against him because I know that Socialism and out of control government spending just simply cannot work in a country like the US.
On the bright side, 2010 is looking a little brighter . . . I’m looking at you Sen. Reid, you’re up first buddy.
Here is Ron Paul’s take on how much of a waste this Stimulus Bill was, hard to disagree:
July 25th, 2009 at 12:45 pm
When the economy comes back (which will happen soon) everyone will sing a different toon.
Rasmuzzen is biased. It should be muzzled.
July 25th, 2009 at 1:02 pm
Yeah, Ras is biased, that’s what the libs say. Even if he was, I believe he was the most accurate pollster in the last election, both primaries and the final thing.
July 25th, 2009 at 1:03 pm
well there has been a large stock market and rally of nearly 40 percent from March and a bond rally of nearly 20 percent. So if you got invested then you made some money. If you were just a wage earner you are lucky to still have a job. The bankers are gaming the system to keep their compensation up and bonus checks are soon to be in the mail and raises are in store for next year. Did we do nothing more than spark a stock market rally? And worse yet, for those who brought us the stock market crash? Did we even really save the car industry as they monkey around with the restructurings.?? Dealerships, middle managemeent and union’s got clobbered. I estimate only about 250 billion of the stimulus will really be spent on anything measureable via the states and infrastructure. Are we suffering the kinds of cracks the old soviet union went thru shortly before its dissolution? Are we going to be thrust into a new kind of prarie capitalism as credit cards take a prolonged series of hits? The only solution is for America to create a whole lot of new productive jobs that actually contribute real things to our economy. How is that going to happen?
July 25th, 2009 at 1:41 pm
This could be the issue that gives the Republicans 2010 and 2012. Now we better start common up with some new ideas to answer the problems such as the bad economy, healthcare, and social security or were are not going to take back Congress in 2010. As for 2012 it’s ares for the taking as long as we don’t pick someone that gets caught with an affair or Palin runs as an independent. This stimulus failed simple, because the government can’t do anything right.
Bryan:
A little question for you what do you think of this idea to replace Social Security and also tell me if anyone else has this idea. You privatize it through putting money into a renewable energy like Nuclear or Geothermal. Now when you die your children will be giving a check by people who are purchasing your parents shares in the Nuclear plants, because this will make it so you can’t run out of places to put energy. This bill will create jobs,get us out of our energy problems, fix Social security,won’t cost the government a nickel, and it will not be affected by inflation. Also states could use this system for cops pensions to keep them safe. Now I’m sure there will be some flaws, but look at our current Social Security system and tell me if this is better or not.
July 25th, 2009 at 2:17 pm
The only people who seem to be benefiting from the stock market right now is Goldman Sachs, they win whether the market goes up or down. We’re also a long way off from 12,000 points and I still think (sadly) that there is another dip in the market coming.
Charles: I think the biggest problem with your plan is that no one would invest in it. Why? Because no one has faith in alternate energy right now, oil is the only thing we know. With that said, anything is better then our current system.
July 25th, 2009 at 3:04 pm
Bryan,
Your level of liberal on this site is quite low. None of them can spell or construct a sentence. I guess the addiction centers are now allowing their patients internet access.
July 25th, 2009 at 3:13 pm
Heh, remember blog hole reader, that guy was a real piece of work.
July 25th, 2009 at 3:34 pm
Bryan:
Well we do have that problem, but if we can show the people a graph of how they would profit off of this and than you’ll get a lot of support.
July 25th, 2009 at 3:49 pm
Heh, you mean like Ross Perot graphs
Seriously, I’m not sure about this green energy stuff as an investment. If anyone could have done it, you would have thought T. Boone Pickens could have, he was totally gun ho about it, and now he’s already dropped a lot of it. Maybe when gas is like $6 bucks a gallon it might be something to look at, but right now, people want what actually works.
July 25th, 2009 at 6:24 pm
Hey look, I can see Obama’s face on that $100 bill, right where it belongs.
Rasmussen has been a fairly accurate pollster, particularly in 2000 and 2004. But on the election eve poll in the 2008 presidential, when they cut thru the BS and try to get it right, recollection is he was pretty off.
July 25th, 2009 at 6:50 pm
McCain,
Only after I have taken the time to practice proper hygiene. Then, yes, you are correct.
July 26th, 2009 at 5:05 am
Bryan:
Well first off we put a lot of the money in Nuclear power, but that’s a problem do to people hating Nuclear power. So I can just see people investing money into these plants and they never get built, but there is more good to this than bad. I mean you do bring out a lot of good points about what’s is wrong with this idea, but I’m young I’m sure gas will go to 6 dollars eventually so I have time. Now maybe I shouldn’t even mention the energy part and just mention all the advantages. Now I just feel bad for my grandparents, because they put money into Social Security there whole life and they’re going to get killed by the inflation do to obama spending.
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