tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post5341671509104259113..comments2024-03-19T02:45:37.685-07:00Comments on Calafia Beach Pundit: The silver lining to the faux-stimulus billScott Grannishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-58346317654308629302009-02-02T13:52:00.000-08:002009-02-02T13:52:00.000-08:00Another excellent point. I agree 100%. If infrastr...Another excellent point. I agree 100%. If infrastructure is really so bad, why haven't state and local governments already addressed it? Probably because it's not that bad in the first place. Whatever gets "fixed" with all this spending is probably not going to be very important, and probably less "stimulative" than spending the money on something else.Scott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-35903048146143358532009-02-02T13:47:00.000-08:002009-02-02T13:47:00.000-08:00And of course, it's a complete shibboleth that inf...And of course, it's a complete shibboleth that infrastructure -- in whatever shape it may be in, and it's not nearly as bad nationwide as we're always told it is -- is the responsiblity of the federal government. As I and others have pointed out before on this site, the federal percentage of total infrastructure spending is about 15%. Total infrastructure spending as a % of GDP is about the Jon S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14840074248344452572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-34168269596194828492009-02-02T11:17:00.000-08:002009-02-02T11:17:00.000-08:00Very good point. I would add that I have never see...Very good point. I would add that I have never seen a politician make good business decisions.Scott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-56381621407699513122009-02-01T13:31:00.000-08:002009-02-01T13:31:00.000-08:00Scott, I thought this quote from the estimable Bar...Scott, I thought this quote from the estimable Barney Frank may be worth a separate post by you all on its own. In a nutshell, it perfectly captures how the House Democrats (okay, almost all Democrats) think:<BR/><BR/>"I never saw a tax cut fix a bridge. I never saw a tax cut give us more public transportation. The fact is, we need a mix," Frank said."Jon S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14840074248344452572noreply@blogger.com