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Obama Assembling $850 Billion Infrastructure Spending Plan to Jolt Economy

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Do your homework - the house version of the bill only has 30 Billion for infrastructure - less than 5% But the "For Sale" sign keeps says shovel in the dirt projects for this bill.

Jim B of VA 10:22PM January 28, 2009

The Pork of previous congresses has turned into The Whole Enchilada with this Obama driven congress. Where's McCain? Oh, yeah. He voted for the previous $700B bailout with the $150B Pork.

Carl Williams of LA 8:04PM December 18, 2008

Are these your solutions to fix this economy? I personally am willing to listen to ideas that will even only have a small impact correcting the mess that the last 8 years of economic policy has produced for us. I don't know how clueless spends his money, but you miss the point. Over 50% of voters feel that Obama's administration is going to spend the governments money better then the Bush administration has or McCain administration would have. I can't believe after 8 years, you direct your anger at the president elect who has yet to put his policies into place and not at the president whose 8 years of policies got us here.

Clueless indeed of VT 1:18PM December 18, 2008

That's a little selfish, isn't it? Obviously over 50% of voters feel the government spends the money you work hard for better than you do. The government has such a good record on efficient spending that I'm surprised they haven't arrested decenters like you.

Dan of NE 1:02PM December 18, 2008

Spending on infrastructural will only have a small if any impact on the economy. Why? 1 out of 5 dollars are spent within the first year the remaining are spent in the following five years or more. This is due to the amount of red tape, environmental impact studies, and law sues, all come from big government and from the left trying to save everything and everyone.
STOP SPENDING MY MONEY!

Keith of MO 11:50AM December 18, 2008