How much do you make an hour?
How about, how much can you SPEND an hour?
Congress can spend $1 billion an hour.
From Politico:
Senator Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has come up with a vivid new way to express his contention that the nation is spending way too much money it doesn’t have.
McConnell includes the tweaks in his opening remarks on the Senate floor on the 51st day that President Obama has been in office.
“In just 50 days, Congress has voted to ... Read More
Posted By Xerraire On Wednesday, March 11th 2009 In News Items | Tags: billions, borrow, borrowed, congress, dollars, mcconell, money, omnibus, spends, stimulus |
How much do you make an hour?
How about, how much can you SPEND an hour?
Congress can spend $1 billion an hour.
From Politico:
Senator Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has come up with a vivid new way to express his contention that the nation is spending way too much money it doesn’t have.
McConnell includes the tweaks in his opening remarks on the Senate floor on the 51st day that President Obama has been in office.
“In just 50 days, Congress has voted to ... Read More
Posted By Xerraire On Friday, February 27th 2009 In News Items | Tags: bill, omnibus, pork, projects, spending |
According to the Wall Street Journal, it's been the worst month since 1933.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 119.15 points, or 1.7%, to end at 7062.93. The blue-chip benchmark ended down 937.93 points, or 11.72% on the month -- the worst percentage drop since 1933, when it fell 15.62%. The Dow industrials have fallen six months in a row and are now more than 50% off their record highs hit in October of 2007.
The S&P 500 fell 17.74 points, or ... Read More
