Public Knows Better Than Congress
Written by Brian Garst, Posted in Economics & the Economy
The statists in Congress are enamored with Keynesian big government policies and profligate spending as a means of “stimulus.” But while they travel the country to tout so-called “stimulus success,” the public displays a far better understanding of the underlying economics. Not only does a plurality find that the stimulus bill actually hurt – rather than helped – the economy, according to a recent Rasmussen Reports survey, but an overwhelming majority of 69% to 15% said that cutting taxes is a better way to create jobs than government spending.
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