Failure to Stimulate

The sun is actually out, which has been such a precious commodity over the last several weeks of gloomy winter days. It makes such a difference to get up to a bright, crisp Wisconsin morning. The animals are fed and watered, the plan for the kids events and getting them to and fro throughout the day, is done, and now it is time for a few comments on the news of the week before we are off to the races.

After yesterdays report that unemployment went back up , it is  time to officially declare, once and for all, that Government intervention, with large amounts of borrowed money, to “stimulate” the economy is a complete and utter failure. It was a failure under President Bush, it is a failure under President Obama. They do not work, and actually do harm.

There needs to be a Hippocratic Oath for politicians that says that they will first “do no harm” to the economy. Many times in my study of History have I read about Governments feeling like they have to “do something”, to make things better, to turn around the economy, to improve our lives. “I’m from the government and I’m here to help”, are words that all proper Conservatives fear most.

So let us all agree now, with a full two year period of frantic and misguided attempts by our benevolent leaders in Washington, that the evidence is in, and the numbers are clear, Stimulus Policies do not work.

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