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To: Road Walker who wrote (447355)	1/13/2009 9:38:54 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574056

Energy infrastructure and conservation works because it puts people to work and lowers peoples energy bill... a double stimulus and long term benefit. It may not pay for itself but at least it partially pays for itself. I think that is the model. It also will lessen the US's trade deficit which will also help our credit problems.

To: Road Walker who wrote (447355)	1/13/2009 9:59:34 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574056

RW, > What would you do if you were (sort of) responsible for 300 million people? Nothing wrong with infrastructure improvements and a new "Manhattan Project" to get us off of Middle Eastern oil. Beyond that, however, I don't think the government should do anything but hold the line on spending. Get out of Iraq; we don't need to be there anymore. That should save us a small sum of money. Then reform Social Security; people with the means shouldn't continue getting the same level of entitlements from the government. If people have a problem with that, let them pay more to keep SS the way it is. Then let the Bush tax cuts expire, but also do away with the useless AMT. If you want to raise taxes on capital gains and businesses, fine by me, but any surpluses should IMMEDIATELY go toward paying down the debt. No ifs, ands, or buts. Tenchusatsu