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To: Steve Lokness who wrote (102602)	1/31/2009 11:21:24 AM
From: Dale Baker	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 544606

Ben Stein is the guy who famously wrote that the subprime crisis would never amount to much since it only impacted a minority of all mortgages out there. I wouldn't trust him to analyze how I unpack my groceries, much less the US economy at this point.

To: Steve Lokness who wrote (102602)	1/31/2009 11:26:01 AM
From: Mary Cluney	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 544606

<<<Both of these guys believe in heavy government interference.>>> Both these guys want a continuation of Bush policies. They want tax cuts that favor the wealthy. They favor health care and social security to be privatised. They are not people you want to listen to. 850 billion dollar is a lot of money but it is going to take a lot more than that to get us out of this mess that Ronald Reagen, the Bushes, Alan Greenspan and the RW ideologues have got us into. The situation is really, really dire. I think we have to face reality.

To: Steve Lokness who wrote (102602)	1/31/2009 1:57:56 PM
From: JohnM	Respond to of 544606

Jack Walsh and Ben Stein - two of the more sane economist just said the bill is a mess and if it doesn't get fixed in Senate that it deserves to fail. Both of these guys believe in heavy government interference. If you mean this Ben Stein (http://finance.yahoo.com/expert/archive/yourlife/ben-stein/1), then I certainly would not agree with that judgment. He's neither among the saner, nor doesn he believe in "heavy government interference." I don't know a Jack Walsh, but if you mean Jack Welch, the former GE guy, then I would disagree again. He's not only not an economist but not particularly in favor of "heavy government interference." Looks to me as if we are sinking deeper into agree to disagree territory.