Leaving Iraq Will Help Economy

[unhappycamper]

Leaving Iraq Will Help Economy
Associated Press | February 09, 2008

WASHINGTON - The heck with Congress' big stimulus bill. The way to get the country out of recession - and most people think we're in one - is to get the country out of Iraq, according to an Associated Press-Ipsos poll.

Pulling out of the war ranked first among proposed remedies in the survey, followed by spending more on domestic programs, cutting taxes and, at the bottom end, giving rebates to poor people in hopes they'll spend the economy into recovery.

The $168 billion economic rescue package Congress rushed to approval this week includes rebates of $600 to $1,200 for most taxpayers, the hope being that they will spend the money and help revive ailing businesses. President Bush is expected to sign the measure next week. Poor wage-earners, as well as seniors and veterans who live almost entirely off Social Security and disability benefits, would get $300 checks.

However, just 19 percent of the people surveyed said they planned to go out and spend the money; 45 percent said they'd use it to pay bills. And nearly half said what the government really should do is get out of Iraq.

Forty-eight percent said a pullout would help fix the country's economic problems "a great deal," and an additional 20 percent said it would help at least somewhat. Some 43 percent said increasing government spending on health care, education and housing programs would help a great deal; 36 percent said cutting taxes.


Rest of article at: http://www.military.com/NewsContent/0,13319,161719,00.html



uhc comment: At $12,000,000,000 to $13,000,000,000 a week, getting out would be a good start.

[midnight]

1. $12,000,000,000 to $13,000,000,000 a week is being spent on this

War. So yes, Bring them home, and save that money to creat better bridges for our familys. America wants their familys home and together again.

[Donkeykick]

2. Indeed.

uhc comment: At $12,000,000,000 to $13,000,000,000 a week, getting out would be a good start.

The President isn't thinking about that offset too.

Makes no difference in giving people that money when all they are going to do is pay off debt with it--or possibly get in to deeper debt.

In the end, people won't own a pot to pee in and a window to throw it out of. :eyes:

[TheCowsCameHome]

3. It may as well be 1000 times that - People can't begin to connect

with dollar amounts that big.

After a certain amount it's just a number followed by lot of zeros to the average working stiff.......................